eyepi / Intellectual Property Services
See what matters.
Decide with evidence.
Trademark, patent and design searches, ongoing monitoring and information broking for businesses and law firms.
eye + pi
= eyepi = IP
eye stands for observation. pi stands for analysis. eyepi brings both together for intellectual property: IP.
16 ways to start your research
Preparing a launch, assessing a technology or following a competitor? We define the countries, sources and search depth around your decision.
01
Trademark searches
Identify identical and similar marks before choosing a name. Search scope includes agreed territories and relevant goods and services.
02
Patents and utility models
Locate technical publications, applicants and patent families. We document the relevant records and available legal-status information.
03
Prior-art searches
Find patent literature and non-patent publications relevant to a technical question. Dates and sources remain traceable.
04
Freedom to operate
Identify potentially relevant patent rights for a defined product and target market. Legal clearance requires a separate professional assessment.
05
Design searches
Research registered designs and available product images. We document sources for assessing a proposed product appearance.
06
New filing watches
Monitor newly published trademarks, patents, designs or plant variety rights under an agreed search profile.
07
Legal-status monitoring
Follow selected rights and changes recorded in the relevant registers. Reporting intervals and coverage are agreed in advance.
08
Competitor intelligence
Map applicants, patent families and portfolios. Compare technical activities and identify developments for further review.
09
Trademark use research
Document publicly available indications of use, including products, territories and dated sources. Evidence is assessed in its context.
10
Imitation and infringement research
Locate potentially relevant offers and document available evidence. A search hit alone does not establish infringement.
11
Company name searches
Research company names and commercial identifiers alongside relevant trademark sources. Coverage depends on the countries selected.
12
Domain research
Identify relevant domains and available registration data. Domain availability does not establish a right to use a name.
13
Plant variety research
Research variety denominations, available register entries and published information on plant variety protection.
14
Copyright and licence research
Trace authorship indications, possible rightsholders and published licence terms. Permission to use a work must be established separately.
15
Information broking
Combine technical literature, market information and company data into a documented answer to a focused business question.
16
Portfolio and transaction support
Prepare portfolio lists, register comparisons and available licence data for valuation and IP due diligence. Legal review is a separate service.
Monitoring that fits your portfolio
Specify the rights, names, applicants or technologies to watch, the countries and the recipients. We agree reporting intervals and distinguish new-publication watches, legal-status monitoring and online-market monitoring. Alerts support review; legal action and deadline management require a separate arrangement.
From question to documented findings
1. Define the brief
Tell us the subject, purpose, target countries and timing. We agree sources, scope, format and fees before work begins.
2. Research and document
We investigate the agreed sources and record relevant findings, dates and limitations. Unavailable information is identified.
3. Use the results
Receive a structured report with traceable references. Follow-up searches or ongoing monitoring can be agreed separately.
About eyepi
eyepi is the research and information service of IP Services GmbH in Hannover, Germany. We support businesses, IP teams and law firms with factual research and administrative IP services. Additional projects include naming, technology-transfer research, portfolio data and economic valuation support.
Search results depend on source coverage, publication delays and the agreed scope; completeness cannot be guaranteed. eyepi does not provide legal opinions or legal clearance. These must be obtained separately from qualified lawyers or patent attorneys.
Discuss your research project
Please include the subject, countries, purpose and desired delivery date. Agree a suitable transfer method with us before sending unpublished inventions or sensitive documents.
IP Services GmbH
Georgstraße 48 · 30159 Hannover · Germany
+49 511 357356-22 · mail@eyepi.de
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