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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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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Roche has successfully persuaded a European appeals panel to revoke a patent held by Illumina’s subsidiary, Verinata Health, for detecting fetal DNA in maternal blood. The European Patent Office (EPO) ruled that the patent lacked an inventive step, as a prior application f...
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Maiwald in the press
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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Effective January 1, 2025, Maiwald, one of Germany's leading intellectual property law firms, appointed two new Counsel, Dr. Lukas Delvos and Dr. Jian Sun. Lukas Delvos until ...
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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 that Maiwald has once again been recognised in four categories in this year's Leaders League Ranking 2025:
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We are delighted that, for over a decade, Maiwald has consistently been recognised by Managing IP as one of the leading law firms in intellectual property. This ongoing recogn...
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In the latest Financial Times ranking, Maiwald has been recognised as one of the leading patent law firms in Europe. This ranking is based on recommendations from clients and ...
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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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Wed.
21
We are pleased to announce that Dr. Eva Susanne Ehlich will be an expert at the 18th C5 Communications Forum on “Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe” in Amsterdam. Eva will give a presentation on “Plausibility and Post-Publicatio...
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Tue.
20
The Oblon and Maiwald firms were pleased to host a complimentary joint international symposium on:U.S. and European Patent Practice: Important Aspects for Practitioners At the 2025 joint symposium, selected current aspects of protecting innovations in the U.S. and Europe were examined, considering bo...
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Sat.
17
The International Trademark Association's (INTA) Annual Meeting took place in San Diego from May 17 to 21 this year. Maiwald was among the many companies and law firms in attendance, represented by Susanna Heurung,
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