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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Royalty Pharma plc and Revolution Medicines, Inc. have announced a strategic funding collaboration of up to $2 billion to support the global development and commercialization of Revolution’s RAS(ON) inhibitor portfolio, particularly the clinical advancement of lead candida...
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We are happy to report that we successfully defended Merck’s formulation patent EP 3 996 688 for c-Met inhibitor Tepotinib (TEPMETKO®) in opposition proceedings at the hearing on July 9, 2025. The patent is upheld as granted.
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Royalty Pharma plc and Revolution Medicines, Inc. have announced a strategic funding collaboration of up to $2 billion to support the global development and commercialization of Revolution’s RAS(ON) inhibitor portfolio, particularly the clinical advancement of lead candida...
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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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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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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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