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UPDATE: New proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal: “G2/24 – Skin cleanser”

On the issue of the potential continuation of EPO appeal proceedings by an intervener the questions for referral on which we already reported

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New referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal – continuation of the appeal by intervener – T1286/23

In the opposition appeal proceedings “T1286/23”, which we had already reported on “

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Equivalent infringement in different European jurisdictions

As part of our regular internal legal seminars, Dr. Wilhelm Eger held a talk on current developments in infringement under the doctrine of equivalency in various European lega...

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Press Coverage

Royalty Pharma Announces $250M R&D Funding Collaboration with Biogen

New York, NY, February 12, 2025 – Royalty Pharma (Nasdaq: RPRX) has entered into an agreement with Biogen to provide up to $250 million in research and development (R&D) funding for litifilimab, a first-in-class investigational biologic in Phase 3 tria...

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Swerving the matter of granting genetic scissor patents at the EPO

The European Patent Office (EPO) was expected to issue key rulings on CRISPR/Cas9 patents this autumn, but instead, legal uncertainty persists. Nobel Prize winners Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, pioneers of the technology, withdrew their patent applications befo...

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PI decision at UPC local division Munich after withdrawal of the PI request

The article sheds light on preliminary injunction proceedings before the local division of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) in Munich between the applicant Tiroler Rohre (TRM) and the defendants SSAB Swedish Steel GmbH and SSAB Europe Oy concerning pile shoes for anchoring str...

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Staff News

Maiwald congratulates Dr. Anna Closs on passing the exam

Dr. Anna Closs specializes in intellectual prope...

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Maiwald appoints Dr. Lukas Delvos and Dr. Jian Sun as Counsel

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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Maiwald congratulates on passing the exam

We would like to congratulate

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Publications

Germany: new filing options for UPC users and strategic considerations for patent challengers in Europe, IAM 2025

This article discusses some aspects that arose as a direct or indirect consequence of the entry into force of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement on 1 June 2023 at German...

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After two years of G 2/21 case law, is the interpretation now settling? Managing IP, 2025

In their recent publication in Managing IP, Dr. Eva Ehlich and Dr. Anja Fux discuss a board of appeal decision on G 2/21’s interpretation, including a critical review of the...

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Awards

Women’s IP World Rankings 2025

We are proud to share that Dr.-Ing. Sophie Ertl

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Maiwald awarded 1st place by FOCUS as top employer for medium-sized companies in 2025

At Maiwald, we go to great lengths to ensure that all our colleagues feel comfortable and are constantly trying to optimize ourselves in order to achieve and maintain the most...

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IAM Strategy 300 Global Leaders 2025

We are delightet that IAM has recognized eight of our partners as Strategy 300 Global Leaders: Dr. Andreas Ledl...

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Events

Meet Maiwald at IAM LIVE IPBC in Korea

Join Donjing son, Alexander Feil and Dr.-Ing. Sophie Ertl at IPBC Korea 2025 on 20 February in Seoul! This premier event will bring together industry leaders to discuss the latest trends and challenges in intellectual property. With a fully bilingual agenda, it’s the perfect opportunit...

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Maiwald at the Ingolstädter Patenttag 2025

Patents, trademarks and design - Property rights, processes and strategies At the Ingolstadt Patent Day, patent experts, employees from patent and legal departments, representatives from law firms as well as students and graduat...

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Inaugural European Summit for Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law in Brussels

Empowering Women to Lead with Vision and Purpose The inaugural European Summit for Women Leaders in Life Sciences Law brings together professionals from biotech, pharma, and medical devices to discuss and develop solutions to their common challenges. T...

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28th Marburger Discussions on Pharmaceutical Law

On March 13, 2025 our parter Dr. Marco Stief will give a talk at the 28th Marburger Discussions on Pharmaceutical Law (Forschungsstelle für Pharmarecht) on marketing protection under patent law, which will also cover the limits and procedural enforcement as well as the associated legal consequenc...

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