The Board of Appeal of the EPO has issued two decisions concerning appeal cases T 0123/22 and T 1191/22, which relate to the interpretation of Rule 80 EPC. The fundamental que...
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G 2/88 provides legal assessment for novelty of a non-medical use claim. G 2/88 allows acknowledging novelty of a non-medical use claim of an old compound for a particular pur...
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European Patent EP 2 825 558 concerns a combination therapy of bevacizumab and paclitaxel for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer. The claim was supported by Phase III AURELIA c...
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Maiwald acted as legal advisor to Royalty Pharma in connection with an innovative funding agreement totaling up to $2 billion with Revolution Medicines. The transaction includes up to $1.25 billion in synthe...
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Cyprumed GmbH and Merck & Co., Inc. have entered a Non-Exclusive License and Option Agreement to develop oral formulations of peptides using Cyprumed’s drug delivery technology. MSD gains global non-exclusive rights...
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The market analysis by Managing IP and the IP STARS ranking 2024 confirm this: The German market for intellectual property remains dynamic and highly competitive. Especially in the field of patent law, numerous law firms were able to maintain and expand their leading positio...
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Maiwald in the press
With effect from 1 July 2025, Maiwald, one of Germany's leading intellectual property law firms, has appointed Alexander Feil, Dr. Johannes Scholz and Dr. Fabian Wiescher as C...
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Congratulations to our colleagues, Dr. Patrick Heeger and
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We congratulate Dr. Anna Closs on passing the German patent attorney examination!
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In their recent feature with Managing IP, senior representatives from Maiwald – Dr. Anja Fux, Dr. Derk Vos, Heike Roeder-Hitschke, Dr. Nils Braun and Martina Boidol...
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This article covers the most recent developments regarding the European Research Exemption, which permits the use of patented inventions for research purposes, as well as the ...
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The jurisdictional reach of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) was a widely and controversially discussed topic from the outset. Some practitioners took the view that the UPC also...
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We are delighted to have been honoured once again by Managing IP (MIP) as a "Top Tier Firm" in the 2025 IP Stars Patent Ranking. With awards in the categories of "Patent Prose...
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We are delighted that our colleague Dr. Marco Stief has once again been recognized as one of the leading practionee...
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We are delighted that Maiwald has once again been recognised in four categories in this year's Leaders League Ranking 2025:
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Wed.
16
On 16 July 2025, Maiwald will be taking part in the Industrial Property Rights Day at the Haus der Wirtschaft in Stuttgart. The all-day event offers practical insights into current topics relating to patents, trade marks and design - with specialist presentations, expert forums and an exhibition of innovative IP tools. O...
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Sun.
28
We are pleased to participate in the INTA Trademark Administrators & Practitioners (TMAP) Meeting 2025 in Berlin. This prestigious event brings together trademark administrators, patent paralegals, young professionals and attorneys working in the field of trademark law.The diverse conference program will cover current developments in trademark law and practical top...
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Mon.
13
We are pleased to announce that Maiwald Intellectual Property will participate as a Platinum Partner at the upcoming Life Sciences Strategy Summit on IP & Exclusivity, taking place in the Infinity Hotel & Conference Resort Munich from 13–15 October 2025.
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Wed.
21
We are pleased that Dr. Eva Ehlich was an expert at the 18th C5 Communications Forum on “Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe” in Amsterdam. Eva gave a presentation on “Plausibility and Post-Publication Evidence in Inventive Step ...
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