Niro Patent Department runs an active and offensive patent policy, thereby
securing the legal basis for Niro and its customers.
The Patent
Department attends to a row of tasks concerning patents, legal matters and
information searches, of which the most important are:
- Protecting the Niro technology by patents and trademarks
- Protecting the Niro technology and know-how by confidentiality agreements
- Drawing up cooperation agreements and licence agreements
- Watching over possible infringement of Niro patents and other rights
- Watching over patent applications filed by competitors and others
- Running the Niro Library
- Watching literature within relevant technology areas
- Performing database information searches for development, technology and
sales
- Supporting other companies of the GEA Powder Technology Division in above
matters
PATENTED NIRO TECHNOLOGY
The Niro technology is composed of proven Niro technology, a continuous
development of the Niro technology, both processes and equipment, new
technologies, and Niro experience and know-how over decades from the Niro pilot
plants and from the thousands of Niro plants operating world wide.
From
its foundation back in 1933, Niro has been based on patented technology.
Through the years, many hundreds of patents have been issued to Niro, and also
today, several hundred Niro patents are in force all over the world.
The Niro patents relate to, among others, spray drying, atomizer
wheels, fluid bed drying, fluid bed granulation, fluid bed perforated plates,
filter and filter CIP technology, coffee technology, air pollution control, et
c.
Throughout this Niro web presentation of the Niro technologies,
"patent pending" is stated (meaning that a patent is applied for) or "patented"
(meaning that a patent is issued). However, these statements refer to a part of
the Niro patent portfolio only, so any third party must see to not infringing
any Niro patent.