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Provision of IPR Agent Services

Overview
  • Awarded
    28/11/2024
  • Today
    14/07/2025
Status
Awarded
Type of contract
Services
Subject for Renewal
No
Buyer
European Central Bank
Place of performance
NUTS code: Multiple place of performance
Location of buyer
NUTS code: DE712 Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
Business sector (Main CPV)
79100000 Legal services
Total estimated contract value (excluding VAT)
Not available
Total final contract value (excluding VAT)
3,200,000.00 EUR
Procedure details
Tender reference number
PRO-009768
Description

Provision of patent agent services regarding current and future euro banknotes, specifically dedicated to banknote research and development activities and to Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) matters related to euro banknotes, the process of euro banknote development, euro authentication devices, euro banknote sorting and handling devices and all matters in the life cycle of euro banknotes. The tasks shall comprise: conducting preliminary IPR risks assessments for new technologies and freedom to operate (FTO) analyses for security features and design elements of banknotes; providing legal guidance and representing the ECB in cases of patent opposition claims and procedures; advising on IPR related issues for new banknotes; drafting, preparing and submitting patent applications and registrations; watching critical patents for existing and newly developed technology and managing patent renewals, annual patent review and annual fees to patent offices.

Submission Method
Not available
Tenders may be submitted
Not available
Information about a public contract, a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system (DPS)
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
Conditions for opening tenders (date)
Not available
Place of performance
DE Deutschland
DE712 Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt
CPV code

79100000 - Legal services

79120000 - Patent and copyright consultancy services CVP code deduced from the text of the procedure AI-generated

Award method
Criterion:
Type: price
Description: financial offer
Weight (percentage, exact): 50
Criterion:
Type: quality
Description: Quality of the technical offer
Weight (percentage, exact): 50
Estimated value
Not available
Final contracted value
3,200,000.00 EUR
Award of contract
Official name: Prinz & Partner mbB
Postal address:
Town: Berlin
Postal code: 10117
Country:
Documents
Prior information
Contract
Award
Footnote - legal notice

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