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Maiwald Blog

26 May 2025 - Maiwald Blog

Turn one into several – what Rule 80 EPC says about using several independent claims to defend one independent claim

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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11 Apr 2025 - Maiwald Blog

EPO Board of Appeal 3.3.04 is setting the right standard for acknowledging novelty of non-medical use claims (T 1913/21)

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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8 Apr 2025 - Maiwald Blog

EPO revokes Roche’s Patent on combination therapy of bevacizumab and paclitaxel for platinum-resistant ovarian cancer that was supported by results of Phase III AURELIA clinical trial

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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Press Coverage

15 Apr 2025 - Press Coverage

Cyprumed Enters License and Option Agreement with MSD for the Development of Oral Peptide Therapeutics

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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2 Apr 2025 - Press Coverage

Managing IP names Maiwald one of the leading IP law firms in Germany

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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25 Mar 2025 - Press Release

Roche gets Illumina unit’s DNA testing patent revoked

A European Patent Office board of appeal said in a ruling published on March 10th that Roche Diagnostics GmbH proved Verinata Health Inc.'s blueprint lacks an inventive step over an earlier international patent application setting out a similar way of testing "free-floating ...

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Staff News

4 Feb 2025 - Staff News

Maiwald congratulates Dr. Anna Closs on passing the exam

We congratulate Dr. Anna Closs on passing the German patent attorney examination!

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8 Jan 2025 - Staff News

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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29 Nov 2024 - Staff News

Maiwald congratulates on passing the exam

We would like to congratulate

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Publications

11 Jun 2025 - Publication

Managing IP Awards interview: Maiwald
ManagingIP June 10, 2025

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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30 Apr 2025 - Publication

Safe Harbor Provision in European Patent LawThe Research & Bolar Exemptions, AIPLA Chemical Practice Chronicles Newsletter, Volume 13 Issue 1 2025

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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30 Apr 2025 - Publication

The ‘long-arm’ of the Unified Patent Court – New developments in European cross-border patent litigation, AIPLA Chemical Practice Chronicles Newsletter, Volume 13 Issue 1 2025

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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Awards

12 Jun 2025 - Award

Handelsblatt Best Lawyers: Germany’s Best Lawyers 2025

In its 17th edition, the US specialist publisher Best Lawyers has determined the most renowned lawyers in Germany, Austria and Switzerland exclusively for Handelsblatt. The ra...

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30 May 2025 - Award

IP STARS 2025: Maiwald Secures Recognition for Trademark Expertise

We are delighted that Maiwald has again been ranked in Tier 3 for trademark law by Managing Intellectual Property (MIP). This ranking highlights law firms that are recommended...

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30 May 2025 - Award

IAM Patent 100 Rankings 2025

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Events

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21 May 2025 |Past Event|External Events

C5’s 18th Annual Forum on “Pharma & Biotech Patent Litigation in Europe” in Amsterdam

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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20 May 2025 |Past Event|LectureVortag Live

Joint symposium with Oblon in Tokyo on May 20, 2025

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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17 May 2025 |Past Event|External Events

Maiwald at INTA’s 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego

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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15 May 2025 |Past Event|SeminarSeminar

Maiwald Seminar on May 15

Patent law news: EPO case law, software and UPC (Lectures will be held in German) On May 15, we had the pleasure of hosting another Maiwald seminar in our office. Thank you to the speakers and everyone involved for making this an interesting afternoon and ensuring the event ran smoothly.

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