A few days ago, the European Patent Office (EPO) started publishing quality indicators on a specially created quality dashboard (see:
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The European Patent Office will increase most of its fees by an average of around 5% as of April 1, 2024. The fee increase will be significantly higher for the 3rd and 4th ren...
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In a vote held on 7 February 2024, the European Parliament (EP) approved a proposal to
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The UPC has become known for its expeditious decision-making processes. Just how expeditious it can be, has been shown in a recent case filed with the Munich local division against one of our clients. After a quick review of the claimant’s statement of claim, we infor...
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On November 30, the city honored companies that have shown particularly exemplary commitment to the well-being of Munich residents with the "Munich's outstanding companies" award. We are delighted that we were able to sup...
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Maiwald in the press
Maiwald is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sun Jin Lee,
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Patent attorney Dr Isabel Tomerius joi...
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In the context of the effect-driven assessment of inventive step under the European Patent Convention (EPC) it is usually crucial for the outcome whether an Applicant/a Patent...
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In the trade journal Pharma Recht (46th year, 15 March 2024), Dr. Marco Stief deals with the competition law assessment of research, cooperation and development agreements, wi...
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In a recent article published in GRUR 2024, 182 et seqq.,
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Every year, Chambers Europe ranks the top lawyers and law firms across Europe, providing indispensable insights, and market intelligence for law firm clients as well as legal ...
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We are delighted that Dr. Marco Stief has once again been recognized in the WWL: Germany 2024 ranking by Who's Who Le...
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Maiwald is recommended in 3 practice areas in the 2024 edition of The Legal 500 Germany. A total of 18 lawyers are mentioned by name in the Legal 500 Germany commentary fo...
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Thu.
18
Well informed, and with courage, perseverance and the right partner at your side to success! Did you know that it is much easier to attract investors if the promising, freshly developed innovation is protected by registered industrial property rights such as trademarks, designs and patents? And did you a...
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Tue.
23
We are pleased to have Dr. Marco Stief give a presentation on ''No-Challenge Clauses in R&D, cooperation, license and settlement agreements'' at the 36th German Pharma Law Day. This is a topic that has grown in relevance and complexity in recent years and whose basic principles should be familiar to anyone involved in R&D, cooperation and license agreements or in I...
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Thu.
25
The "Girls' Day - Girls' Future Day" project aims to help improve the career opportunities of girls in promising professional fields in which they are currently underrepresented. We are therefore particularly pleased to be able to show the participants a day at Maiwald IT - from software development to system administration.
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Wed.
8
We are excited to announce that we are a silver sponsor to the upcoming Life Sciences Patent Network Spring 2024 conference in Boston on May 8-9 - a unique opportunity to network, gain valuable insights into the latest trends, challenges, and best practices shaping the future of life sciences innovation. Don't miss the c...
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