Dr Regina Neuefeind, LL.M.
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Biologist
Regina Neuefeind advises and represents clients in securing, defending, enforcing and challenging intellectual property rights in Germany, Europe and around the world. Her main professional activities relate to the preparation of freedom-to-operate and validity opinions and due diligence analyses. She also represents clients in complex opposition, nullity and infringement proceedings in the fields of molecular biology, biochemistry, biotechnology and pharmaceuticals, with special focus on protein-based drugs and biosimilars as well as plant biotechnology.
Since 2001 | Partner, shareholder and managing director at Maiwald |
Since 1999 | Patent attorney at Maiwald |
1996-1999 | Patent attorney trainee at Maiwald |
2004-2006 | Master’s degree in „European Intellectual Property Law“ (LL.M.) from the University of Hagen with a focus on "European and International Civil Procedure Law" and "Patent Infringement and Nullity in England and France" |
2001 | Admitted to practice as European patent attorney |
1999 | Admitted to practice as German patent attorney |
1996-1998 | Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen |
1995 | Postdoc research work at the Max Planck Institute for Plant Breeding Research |
1992-1994 | Doctoral degree in biology from the University of Hohenheim (doctoral research at the Institute for Biotechnology of Bayer AG, Crop Science) |
1991: | Diploma thesis at the Institute for Genetics of the University of Cologne |
1986-1990 | Studied biology, biochemistry and pharmacology at the University of Cologne and the University of Sussex |
- Patent prosecution and portfolio management
- Filing strategies and drafting patent applications
- Supplementary protection certificates proceedings
- Freedom-to-operate and validity analysis
- Opposition and nullity proceedings
- Patent litigation
- Strategic consulting for biosimilar development
- Recommended in Handelsblatt | Best Lawyers "Germany's Best Lawyers" 2020
- For many years "frequently recommended lawyer" in the JUVE Handbook of Commercial Law Firms
- Representation in various opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office concerning blockbusters such as Humira®, Herceptin®, Mabthera® and Avastin®
- German Patent Attorney Association
- epi
- GRUR
- FICPI
German, English