“Maiwald cultivates excellent team spirit, rendering interactive collaboration between the different teams highly productive and leads to great results. The group easily adapts to urgent, large-volume projects. The intensity and effort they put into their work products is outstanding. They work seamlessly as teams, transparently and cooperatively, and they place a premium on recruiting, training and motivating top-level junior talent.“
– IAM Patent 1000, 2023
"Gut organisiert, kompetente Beratung, guter Detaillierungsgrad."
"Starkes Team, das alle für uns wichtigen Bereiche auf Partnerlevel abdeckt und auch bei relevanten Fragestellungen fokussiert aktiv wird. Ressourcenschonendes Vorgehen, konzentriert auf die Lösung und nicht auf das Problem, zusammen mit der Kombination IP-Recht und Patentrecht machen für uns die Zusammenarbeit sehr einfach. Der Austausch mit anderen Abteilungen inhouse funktioniert reibungslos."
"Im Fokus steht eine sehr gute praxisnahe Rechtsberatung mit pragmatischen Lösungsansätzen und Handlungsempfehlungen. Es werden nicht einfach, wie von der ein oder anderen anderen Kanzlei, ohne Grund lange rechtstheoretische Gutachten erstellt, ohne klares Ergebnis oder Handlungsempfehlung."
– The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2023
"Maiwald ist sehr gut auf unsere Branche und Themenschwerpunkte fokussiert,
sodass auch größere Arbeitsaufträge schnell und sehr gut erledigt werden. Insbesondere zeichnet Maiwald,
neben dem juristischen Fachwissen, die besonders gute Branchenkenntnis sowie (soweit erforderlich)
auch technische Expertise aus. Man merkt bei jedem Projekt, dass alle Anwälte seit Jahrzehnten im Bereich Life Sciences tätig sind."
– The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2023
"Maiwald provides very responsive interactions, well-founded arguments and a very good strategic view."
"The team has a very high work ethos, addresses the right questions and is very focused on strategic issues."
– Chambers Global Guide, 2023
"Exzellentes Technologie- und Geschäftsverständnis, sehr professionelle Arbeitsweise, hervorragende Anwälte mit hoher Kompetenz."
„Besonders ist die technikorientierte Arbeitsweise, die angeboten wird, ohne dass übermäßig auf formelle Probleme eingegangen werden muss."
"Partner auf Augenhöhe, patentrechtlich Themen werden immer vor dem Hintergrund unserer Geschäfts- und Forschungsentwicklung betrachtet. Wir wissen, dass die Ratschläge von Maiwald nicht von externer Beraterseite kommen, sondern von jemandem, der sich in unser Unternehmen hereinversetzt."
– The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2024
"Das Team ist sehr gut organisiert, sehr responsiv bei immer sehr guter Qualität."
"Sehr gutes Verständnis für die rechtlichen Trends, sehr gute Beratung."
„Das Maiwald-Team ist sehr professionell und hochqualifiziert."
– The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2024
"Maiwald besticht durch Erfahrung, ungewöhnlich hohe kommunikative Fähigkeiten (was insbesondere in der Streitbeilegung hilft),
Effizienz und tiefes fachliches Wissen. Das Team ist divers aufgestellt, was in diesem Bereich nicht alltäglich ist, und bei vielen Projekten
zu fabelhaften Ergebnissen beiträgt."
"Die Kanzlei ist papierlos aufgestellt, und das auch schon vor Corona. Hierin zeigt sich eine Weitsicht,
welche man auch immer wieder an anderer Stelle erkennt."
– The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2024
“a good choice for opposition proceedings and actions for nullity as well as for patent infringement proceedings.”
– Legal 500 Germany, 2022
“Excellent across the board… Amazing strength in depth”
– IAM 1000, 2022
“It is extremely service oriented and works closely with its clients, developing a strong understanding of their needs.”
– IAM Patent 1000, 2021
"As a mixed law firm, Maiwald has experts on all IP-related issues, from employee invention law to compliance and contract law. The close cooperation between patent attorneys and lawyers reduces costs and ensures overall better performance in litigation. [...]"
– Legal 500 EMEA, 2021
A client says: "I know no better firm than Maiwald that I can trust in all patent-related services."
– Chambers Europe, 2021
“I find the co-operation exceptionally good; they have very smart ideas and they are very responsive,„ reports another impressed interviewee.
“I would specifically recommend them for freedom-to-operate analyses for technical cases,„reports one client, who also highlights the firm's research team, saying:„This is a huge advantage and something we really value.”
– Chambers Europe, 2020
"… pharma and biotech patents remain Maiwald’s calling card. Indeed the firm is at the top of the market when it comes to prosecution and litigation in biotech."
– JUVE German Commercial Law Firms, 2019/2020
“One client says: ”I would definitely say that their knowledge is second to none, it is a very robust team with a high level of detail and a high level of knowledge.„”
One client says: „For prosecution and opposition work, I rate Maiwald highly - I have been impressed by their attention to detail, strategic mindset and good technical knowledge.”
– Chambers Europe, 2019
“This dynamic team of patent attorneys, legal counsel and technical experts won praise for its combination of speedy handling in-depth technical and industry-related knowledge. Also emphasized were its competence in opposition proceedings, its „excellent service“ and „pragmatic advice“ as well as „outstanding industry knowledge“ and „special expertise in the fields of pharma and life sciences.”
– Legal 500 EMEA, 2019
“Maiwald is one of the best in the business for EPO and German patent office prosecution and contentious proceedings.”
– MIP IP Stars, 2019
“The handling of international proceedings and Maiwald’s reputation for meeting challenges and achieving excellent results are particularly highlighted. IAM emphasizes Maiwald’s outstanding client base abroad and in particular the representation of Japanese clients in EP proceedings.”
– IAM 1000, 2019
“With special technical knowledge of the biotechnology sector, the firm has always been a favourite among pharmaceutical companies, but it is now also making significant inroads into the electronics and telecoms worlds.”
– IAM 1000, 2018
"Litigation and patent prosecution with technical expertise in biotech, pharmaceuticals and chemicals. Licensing contracts. Excellent US contacts."
– JUVE Patent Germany rankings, 2023
„The law firm has a very good understanding of complex issues.“
Maiwald's team members are very open and committed.“
„The lawyers are technically very experienced, versatile, friendly and approachable.“
– Chambers Europe Guide 2024, Intellectual Property: Patent Prosecution client Europe
„Their ability to handle complex and sophisticated matters is very strong. They have a very good understanding of complex issues. The depth and breadth of their team is very strong. The team are able to immerse themselves in various topics. Their service levels and responsiveness are strong. They provide short response times. Their ability to deliver to budget and provide overall value for money is neither strong nor weak. Their commercial awareness is strong.“
– Client | Chambers Europe 2024 Insights report
"One of the most renowned firms of Germany, Maiwald is stacked with a team of PhD Attorneys who quickly get to grips with new inventions and dispense advice that has true commercial value. Start-ups, SME’s, and multinationals all flock to the group for its services”
– IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders, 2023
"They are fast in processing patents and we value their technical and legal competence. They provide a precise summary and explanation of complex issues."
"A reliable team with very good communication, they have a very high standard and a strong work ethic."
"They are very strategic and thoughtful. Patent applications are very comprehensive."
"Maiwald delivers strategic advice and to-the-point answers to sometimes rather complicated issues and questions. They have a diverse team of many different characters; I always know who best to call if I have a specific issue."
"They are very hands-on and responsive. They think outside of the box and provide clear answers and solutions. Nearly all of their attorneys do have in-house experience and therefore know what I need in order to make decisions and/or to advise and inform our top management."
– IP Stars Reviews 2023
"German IP powerhouse Maiwald...is home to a team of experts who are solid on the technology and deliver sound legal counsel to expertly navigate the prosecution and infringement patent landscape"
– IAM Patent 1000, 2024
"The law firm has a very good understanding of complex issues."
"Maiwald's team members are very open and committed."
"The lawyers are technically very experienced, versatile, friendly and approachable."
– Chambers Global Guide 2024
"Maiwald knows what high-quality patent portfolios look like and how to optimize them for top commercial performance. It is one of the most well-rounded outfits in private practice thanks to its wealth of policy, litigation, and strategy expertise. "
– IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025
„Das Team von Maiwald verfolgt einen sehr strategischen Ansatz, ist kundenorientiert und arbeitet sehr gewissenhaft.“
„Ich liebe es, mit Maiwald zusammenzuarbeiten. Das Team dort leistet sehr gute Arbeit für uns.“
„Maiwald verfügt über ein hochkarätiges Team von Patentanwälten und Patentanwältinnen. Ich habe immer gute Erfahrungen mit der Arbeit damit gemacht.“
„Das Team von Maiwald ist immer schnell zur Stelle und klärt.“
„Maiwald ist eine herausragende Kanzlei von Patentanwälten und Patentanwältinnen.“
– Chambers Germany, 2025
"Maiwald is one of the best law firms specialized in patent law in Germany. I like Maiwald's reactivity and high expertise in IP law."
– IP Stars Reviews 2025
"We like their communicating and providing input on client's needs."
– IP Stars Reviews 2025
"Maiwald is one of the best law firms specialized in patent law in Germany."
– IP Stars Reviews 2025
"I like Maiwald's reactivity and high expertise in IP law."
– IP Stars Reviews 2025
"The team is very approachable and hands-on, with a great focus on service."
– IP Stars Reviews 2025
"We appreciate their know-how and diligence."
– IP Stars Reviews 2025
"We appreciate their professionalism and diligent work ethic as productive and efficient partners rather than service providers and the high commitment of the firm to understand the client's problems and jointly work on solving them rather than providing off-the-shelf solutions."
– IP Stars Reviews 2025
"We value the very good communication."
– IP Stars Reviews 2025
"We value their open-mindedness to suggestions from others, and their technical ability in the field."
– IP Stars Reviews 2025
