PAPst LICEnsInG
At home in global markets
• Handle reminders and debt collection activities for example in computers, are licensed by Papst
in the event of irregularities in the payment Licensing. In addition, the majority of the world
As a patent exploitation company operating
of royalties. market for electronically commutated motors and
worldwide, we have successfully licensed several
a major share of the world sales of optical disk
hundred primarily electronic-related patents.
drives for CD-ROMs and DVDs have a licence
We have successfully concluded more than 140
Business model
from Papst Licensing.
licence agreements with leading companies in
Our business model includes the following
Europe, the US, Japan, China, Korea and Taiwan.
procedures. First, a patent holder becomes aware of
This is our company’s core market. We like to deal
Working together with an international network of
an infringement of his patent and contacts us. After
with patents on consumer products that are sold
patent attorneys, engineers and business experts,
closely examining the patent and the extent of the
in large volumes to consumer markets that involve
we make direct contact with the infringing
infringement, Papst Licensing acquires the patent
electronics and precision/mechanical engineering
parties and negotiate with them—worldwide.
and pursues the infringement at its own risk and
components—we prefer a cell phone or an MP3
Our objective is to conclude a licensing contract
in its own name—from the careful analysis of the
player to a power plant, because you can easily buy
in which the original holder participates. In the
product, evaluation of the worldwide infringement
it and we can take a close look at it.
event that negotiations with the party committing
volume, local negotiations and, if necessary, all the
the infringement are not successful, we are able to
way through to legal enforcement.
That is one reason why we rarely stray into the
conduct and finance legal proceedings. We have
pharma or biochemistry sector. It is easier if you
Our objective is a contractually defined licence
many years of experience in litigation, especially
can see something on the product that is covered
situation that regulates financial participation
in the US.
by the patent claims rather than having to spend
in the use of the patent. In contrast to patent law
huge amounts of money looking into where the
firms, we handle exploitation management in the
services
infringement actually is. In the pharma and bio
event of a patent infringement as well as the entire
industries, companies tend to have one patent on
Patent infringements must be actively pursued to
economic side of the exploitation process. This
one product and there is little more you can do. In
ensure that a patent holder can successfully reap
also includes supervising licence payments and, in
the electronics area, there is much more scope for
the benefits of his patent rights. We pursue patent
the case of irregularities, handling reminders and
patent exploitation.
infringements with the objective of sharing the
debt collection. We assume the entire financial risk
fruits of any exploitation with the original holder
of exploitation.
Papst Licensing’s expertise makes available to
of the patent. Granting licences has significant
small and medium-sized businesses the ability to
advantages over a legal ban on use or an injunction:
Benefits
participate in the world licensing market, which they
once a technology has been successfully launched
would not otherwise be able to access. Our ability
Our model saves you the costs arising from
on the market, it often makes more sense in
to commercialise patents globally is due in good
the exploitation process. This is made possible
economic terms to participate in the success than
part to our close co-operation with an international
because you transfer your patent rights to us so
to have a monopoly situation imposed through
team of experts to identify which products and
that we exploit those rights at our expense as the
the courts. In contrast, the taking over of patents
processes constitute potential infringements.
owner of the patent. This allows us to maximise
that have not yet found an industrial application
our ability to exploit patents worldwide. As the
and consequently have not been infringed is not
original patent owner, you share in the licence
consistent with our business model. Daniel Papst is a patent attorney at Papst Licensing.
proceeds and thus also participate in the global
He can be contacted at: daniel.papst@papstlicensing.com
exploitation of your patent rights. You also receive
Expertise
a free licence for production and sales, allowing
A patent exploitation company has to have the
you to continue your business unhindered.
tools, experience and successful track record to
take effective action against patent infringers to
In addition to global players Sony, Toshiba,
bring about the successful exploitation of patents.
Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Canon, HP, LG, Samsung,
Thereby, it is crucial to:
Compaq, Seagate and IBM, more than 70
other companies in Germany, France, the UK,
• Observe and analyse products, technologies
Switzerland, Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan and the
and markets
US are amongst our licensees.
• Be backed by a network of international attorneys
The success of our work is the result of a long and,
and patent lawyers, technical consultants and
at times, difficult path. There are few companies
market analysts
Daniel G. Papst
that will accept a licence without considerable
• Exploit national and international patents by
discussions. However, through our expertise
Daniel G. Papst graduated from the University
granting licences
in enforcing patents at home and abroad, our
of Karlsruhe in electrical engineering and
• Have the know-how from more than 1,000 licence knowledge of global market conditions, and our
information technology in 2000, earning
negotiations with international corporations in
a Dipl-Ing (comparable to an MSc). Papst
professional and practical negotiating skills, we
has been a licensed German patent attorney
Europe, the US, Japan, China and Korea succeed time after time in making the original
and has worked with Papst Licensing
• Have long-term experience with judicial
infringer of the patent our business partner.
GmbH & Co. KG in St. Georgen since 2005.
proceedings, particularly in the US
One hundred percent of the world market for
He is one of the firm's managing directors
• Draw up licence agreements
computer hard drives and over 90 percent of the
and shareholders.
• Monitor licence contracts, and world market for electric cooling fans, as used
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