Maiwald – Intellectual Property

Helping you shape the future.

How we support you

Our success is built on individual consulting and acting with foresight. You can trust our highly professional team of patent attorneys and lawyers who are experienced specialists in all aspects of intellectual property law.

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Protect

We help you safeguard your intellectual property. Our particular expertise is coordinating and managing global patent portfolios.

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Litigate

We provide support and advice on infringement issues and in disputes concerning the validity of intellectual property rights.

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Deal

We advise on filing strategies and evaluate freedom-to-operate questions as well as the validity of IP rights.

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Consult

We support and guide you through contract negotiations and M&A transactions from a patent law perspective.

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News

25 Sep 2025

Handelsblatt: The best law firms in Germany 2025

The US publisher Best Lawyers has determined the best commercial law firms in Germany for 2025 exclusively for Handelsblatt. Best Lawyers rates the law firms according to the ...

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16 Sep 2025

WirtschaftsWoche 2025: Top Law Firm & Top Lawyer

We are delighted that Maiwald has once again been named a “TOP Law Firm 2025” in the field of patent law by WirtschaftsWoche magazine.

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2 Sep 2025

How UPC’s first ruling on second medical use infringement reflects German practice, ManagingIP 2025

In its ruling on EP 3 536 712 B1, the Düsseldorf Local Division of the UPC for the first time outlined crucial criteria for patent infringement based on second medical use cl...

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