Publications – Maiwald

19 Sep 2022 - Publication

Germany cancels agreement with Switzerland on the use of trademarks, 2022

In the September edition of Managing Intellectual Property Susanna Heurung explains that owners of German trademarks who rely on their use in Switzerland must change their...

16 Aug 2022 - Publication

Ergänzende Schutzzertifikate – Überblick und Ausblick zur EU-Initiative, Arzneimittel & Recht, 2022

SPCs are currently based on Regulation (EC) No. 469/2009 on the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products. Under a current EU initiative, the Commission is proposing, among other things, a single granting procedure and a single SPC system. In order to be ab...

15 Aug 2022 - Publication

Originator vs Generika – Pharmapatente im Spannungsfeld des einstweiligen Verfügungsverfahrens, PharmR Heft 6/2022, Heft 8/2022

In the latest issue of Pharma Recht, Dr Marco Stief and Dr Christian Meyer

28 Jul 2022 - Publication

Do the experimental use and bolar exemptions also apply in contributory patent infringement cases? Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice, 2022

The reach of Sec. 10(3) of the German Patent Act (GPA) has been the subject of debate by German patent courts for many years. Final clarification by the German Supreme Court is still awaited on the extent to which third parties are liable for their own supplying acts which d...

12 Jul 2022 - Publication

The biggest change is the introduction of a right to compensation under unfair competition law for consumers, 07/2022

In the Special Report of Leaders League, Dr Christian Meyer explains how the new claim for compensation, based on the Directive (EU) 2019/2161 of 27 November 2019 on consumer protection rules, will change some con...

11 Jul 2022 - Publication

Patents: New principles in preliminary injunction proceedings, 2022

In the July edition of Managing Intellectual Property Heike Röder-Hitschke discusses a significant European Court of Justice (CJEU) ruling, and how it will affect future practice in preliminary injunction pr...

4 Jul 2022 - Publication

Regulatorische und haftungsrechtliche Herausforderungen für KI-Medizinprodukte, in Roman Grinblat/ Sibylle Scholtz/ Sophy Stock (Hrsg.) Festschrift für Ulrich M. Gassner, Medizinprodukterecht im Wandel (S. 467 ff.), Nomos, 2022

Ulrich M. Gassner brought medical product law into his scientific focus at an early stage and shaped it over decades. The contributions in this publication on the occasion of his 65th birthday deal with numerous facets of his work. The book contains texts by his students and...

28 Jun 2022 - Publication

EU-Initiative zu Zwangslizenzen – Chance oder Wettbewerbsnachteil? Arzneimittel & Recht, 2022

In an article just recently published in the journal Arzneimittel & Recht (Edition 03/22) Dr Gisela Grabow and Dr Marco Stief discuss the grant ...

9 Jun 2022 - Publication

Patents: New Principles in preliminary injunction proceedings – in: BioScience Law Review, vol. 18 issue 5 (06, 2022)

In her publication "Patents: New Principles in preliminary injunction proceedings", ...

16 May 2022 - Publication

A quiet but important step for software patents in Germany, 2022

Dr Simon Lud explains in Managing Intellectual Property how a German court judgment is advantageous for patent applications in the fields of artificial intelligence and quantum computing.

26 Apr 2022 - Publication

Haftungsbegrenzungen und Freistellungsvereinbarungen insbesondere in Technologie- und Unternehmenskaufverträgen (M&A), Lizenz- und F&E-Verträgen, 2022

In the second part of the recently published article on contractual IP warranties, Dr Marco Stief discusses (1) limitations and restrictions of liability and (2) contractual indemnification obligations, both in the co...

30 Mar 2022 - Publication

Vertragliche IP Garantien in Pharmaverträgen, insbesondere M&A, Lizenz und F&E Verträge, 2022

In der aktuellen Ausgabe der PharmR befasst sich Dr. Marco Stief mit vertraglichen IP-Garantien, insbesondere im Kontext von M&A- sowie Lizenz- und F&E-Verträgen. Gew...

24 Mar 2022 - Publication

Clarification on the transfer of priority rights expected at the EPO, 2022

Dr Matthias Hoffmann discusses in Managing Intellectual Property the uncertainty over the transfer of priority rights and the joint applicants approach at the EPO.

20 Jan 2022 - Publication

USB stick meets sufficiently specific test in Germany, 2022

Dr Christian Meyer discusses in a publication of Managing Intellectual Property a case concerning the domain muenchen.de, in which a reference to a USB stick was found to ...

11 Jan 2022 - Publication

News from the EPO: The new Guidelines for Examination 2021 and Videoconferences

by Dr Naho Fujimoto in AIPPI In this article, two topics have been selected a...

2 Nov 2021 - Publication

2nd Edition of the Handbook “The Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC)”

We are delighted to announce the release of the 2nd Edition of the Handbook “The Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC)” edited by our partner Dr. Marco Stief. The book provides a detailed insight into t...

2 Nov 2021 - Publication

JUVE Handbook 2021/2022: Co-publishing article on the topic of „Chancen und Stolpersteine bei Videoverhandlungen am EPA“

In the current edition of the JUVE Handbook for Commercial Law Firms 2021/2022 published in October 2021 Dr Eva Ehlich,

28 Oct 2021 - Publication

New referral to the EBoA: post-filed experimental evidence and plausibility, 2021

by Dr Stefanie Parchmann in Managing Intellectual Property

27 Oct 2021 - Publication

Alignment of Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe with the Action Plan on IP, 2021

by Dr Gisela Grabow in Managing Intellectual Property

26 Oct 2021 - Publication

Admissibility of non-challenge clauses and pay-for-delay agreements in settlements and license, 2021

by Dr Marco Stief In the current October issue of Pharma Recht – a specialist journal for pharmaceutical law our partner Dr. Marco Stief has written an article wi...

14 Oct 2021 - Publication

Das Versuchs- und Bolar-Privileg im Bereich der mittelbaren Patentverletzung, 2021

by Dr Marco Stief and

1 Sep 2021 - Publication

German Court Calls for Better Enforcement of Preliminary Injunctions in Patent Infringement Case, 2021

by Dr Christian Meyer in Managing Intellectual Property

1 Aug 2021 - Publication

Enlarged Board of Appeal Rules on Double Patenting, 2021

by Dr Annelie Wünsche and Dr Stefanie Parchmann

1 Aug 2021 - Publication

Vertragshandbuch Pharma und Life Sciences, C.H.BECK, 2., erw. Auflage – 2021 (gemeinsam hrsg. mit Boris Bromm)

by Dr Marco Stief and Boris Bromm The current manual offers a comprehensive collection of annotated contract models for all common regul...

1 Jun 2021 - Publication

Wir helfen dem Erfinder, seine Idee zu schützen, 2021

by Dr Sophie Ertl in ZEIT „Arbeitswelten der Zukunft“

1 May 2021 - Publication

Patente treiben Innovation und Fortschritt, 2021

by Dr Eva Ehlich and Dr Christian Schäflein in Smart Rechtsguide 2021

1 May 2021 - Publication

Germany: EBA Set to Hear Case on the Legality of the EPO’s Video Proceedings, 2021

by Dr Eva Ehlich and Angela Zumstein

1 May 2021 - Publication

Connected Cars, SEP and Frand-Cjeu Referral With a Focus on Multi-Tier Supply Chains, 2021

by Dr Marco Stief and Heike Röder-Hitschke in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice

1 May 2021 - Publication

CJEU SANTEN: No More SPC protection for new indications and new galenic formulations? (2021)

by Dr Marco Stief and Dr Robert Wenzel in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice

25 Apr 2021 - Publication

EPA: Videoconferencing at the EPO – Springboard Into a Digital Age

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1 Apr 2021 - Publication

Videoconferencing at the EPO – Springboard Into a Digital Age?

1 Apr 2021 - Publication

Admissibility of Second Infringement Action Based on the Same Patent, but Different Infringing Act

by Damla Simsek and Dr Stefanie Parchmann

28 Jan 2021 - Publication

The launch of Horizon Europe: The EU initiative for research and innovation, 2021

by Dr Marco Stief in Managing Intellectual Property

7 Jan 2021 - Publication

Can third parties access files in nullity proceedings? (2020)

by Stefan Bianchin in Managing Intellectual Property

7 Jan 2021 - Publication

German court rules against automated dispensing of medicinal products, 2021

by Dr Christian Meyer in Managing Intellectual Property

23 Nov 2020 - Publication

Recent amendments to the SPC Regulation, 2020

by Dr Derk Vos in IAM Innovation & Invention Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century This article first appeared in IAM Innovation & Invention Yearbook: Building IP value i...

29 Oct 2020 - Publication

Schutzzertifikat widerrufen, 2020

by Dr Derk Vos in transkript - Life Science Magazine

21 Oct 2020 - Publication

Protection Through Insurance Solutions

by Dr Christian Pisani (together with Rebecca Koch) in Risikomanagement, Organisation, Compliance für Unternehmen Eds. Zenke / Schäfer / Brocke

6 Oct 2020 - Publication

Das Ende von SPCs für neue Indikationen? (2020)

by Dr Marco Stief in the GRUR - Zeitschrift der Deutschen Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht

28 Sep 2020 - Publication

Case provides legal certainty for employers and employee inventors, 2020

by Dr Anja Friedrich in Managing Intellectual Property

14 Sep 2020 - Publication

Lieferengpässe in der Arzneimittelindustrie – Ursache, Gründe und Lösungsansätze am Beispiel des Corona Virus (Teil 2), 2020

by Dr Marco Stief and Dr Boris Bromm in Pharma Recht - Fachzeitschrift für das gesamte Arzneimittelrecht

10 Jul 2020 - Publication

Distinguishing Between a Technical Feature and a Representation of Information, 2020

by Stefan Bianchin in Managing Intellectual Property

1 Jul 2020 - Publication

EMA and EU Commission offer flexibility instead of intervention, 2020

by Dr Gisela Grabow in Managing Intellectual Property

16 Jun 2020 - Publication

Lieferengpässe in der Arzneimittelindustrie – Ursache, Gründe und Lösungsansätze am Beispiel des Corona Virus (Teil 1), 2020

by Dr Marco Stief and Dr Boris Bromm in Pharma Recht - Fachzeitschrift für das gesamte Arzneimittelrecht

15 Apr 2020 - Publication

Forum Shopping Is Becoming More Difficult, 2020

by Dr Annelie Wünsche in Managing Intellectual Property

15 Apr 2020 - Publication

How are patents interpreted after nullity proceedings? (2020)

by Thomas Ederer in Managing Intellectual Property

25 Mar 2020 - Publication

Handbuch des Patentrechts, 2. Auflage, 2020

2nd edition 2020 Eds. Haedecke / Timmann, edited i. a. by Dr Dirk Bühler and Dr Marco Stief Publ...

31 Jan 2020 - Publication

Rechtliche Probleme des ergänzenden Schutzzertifikats für Arzneimittel, 2020

Using the example of medical indications, excipients and combinations of active ingredients by Dr Marco Stief Publisher Carl Heymanns Verlag ISBN 97...

26 Nov 2019 - Publication

Compliance Requirements for Effective Risk Management

by Elke Wurster and Dr Christian Pisani in MPJ - Medizinprodukte Journal

26 Nov 2019 - Publication

CJEU Clarifies the Impact of a Declaration

by Stephan Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property

14 Nov 2019 - Publication

Auch “kleinere” Ideen sind schützenswert, 2020

by Dr Eva Dörner and Alexander Ortlieb in Rechtsguide 2020 (insert of Süddeutsche Zeitung)

30 Oct 2019 - Publication

German Federal Patent Court Releases New Decision, 2019

by Stefan Bianchin in Managing Intellectual Property

28 Oct 2019 - Publication

AIPPI Study Question 2019 Plausability

by Dr Ina Bürck in Study Guidelines, 2019 AIPPI Word Congress - London additional authors: Heiko Dumlich, Johannes Gierlich, Robin Keulertz, Simon Klopschinski, Philipp Marchand, Mi...

9 Oct 2019 - Publication

Protection of inventions in AI and digitalisation, 2020

by Dr Christian Schäflein and Dr Fabian Kiendl in IAM Yearbook: Building IP value in the 21st century 2...

7 Oct 2019 - Publication

FCJ Clarifies Requirements for Enforcement of Time-Barred and Non-Time-Barred Claims, 2019

by Dr Christian Meyer in Managing Intellectual Property

7 Oct 2019 - Publication

Claim Interpretation If Preamble Equates to State of the Art

by Dr Volker Tegeder in Managing Intellectual Property

26 Aug 2019 - Publication

General Court confirms lack of likelihood of confusion between IOS FINANCE and EOS

by Stephan Schneller and Samira Weik in World Trademark Review This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (07/2019). For further information,...

25 Jul 2019 - Publication

Supreme Court Shows Distrust of Digital Deadline Management System, 2019

by Sebastian Herzog in Managing Intellectual Property

4 Jul 2019 - Publication

CAR-T-Zelltherapien – Herausforderungen beim IP, 2019

by Dr Dirk Bühler in BioTechnologie Jahrbuch 2019

24 May 2019 - Publication

What Happens When Prior Art Is Described in a Patent?

by Dr Martin Trautmann in Managing Intellectual Property

17 May 2019 - Publication

Pregabalin and Fulvestrant – a comparison of German and English liability regimes for Swiss-type claims in light of current case law

by Dr Marco Stief and Ulrike Zorr in Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice und GRUR Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheb...

16 May 2019 - Publication

Proposed Regulation Increasing Transparency at the EFSA Threatens IP, 2019

by Dr Gisela Grabow in Managing Intellectual Property

27 Mar 2019 - Publication

New Liability for Second Medical Use, 2019

by Dr Marco Stief and Ulrike Zorr in Managing Intellectual Property

20 Mar 2019 - Publication

Court blocks prior art time travel

by Dr Julia Mössinger in Managing Intellectual Property

20 Feb 2019 - Publication

Securing the Way: Compliance Management Systems

by Elke Wurster in DATEV magazin

12 Feb 2019 - Publication

Court Decides on Issues Related to Declaration of Division During Appeal, 2019

by Dr Christian Haggenmüller in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Jan 2019 - Publication

On the prohibition of post portem insemination

by Dr Christian Pisani in Der Gynäkologe

25 Jan 2019 - Publication

German FPC Adds Another Twist to Pemetrexed Case

by Dr Renate Rieder in Managing Intellectual Property

25 Jan 2019 - Publication

CJEU Rules on SPCs for Combination Products, 2018

by Dr Annelie Wünsche in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Late-filed submissions in nullity proceedings, 2015

by Simon Quartus Lud in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Business bases opposition against trade mark on company name, 2018

by Susanna Heurung in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

BPatG judges have adequate technical expertise, 2015

by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

The effects of a cooking pan

by Thomas Mayer in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Infringer cannot intervene in reinstatement procedure, 2016

by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

R 0016/13 – A truly positive decision! (2015)

by Eva Ehlich in European Patent Institute

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Submissions filed in second instance nullity proceedings, 2016

by Simon Quartus Lud in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

SPCs for medical devices, 2016

by Dr Annelie Wünsche in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

BGH “Filmscanner” judgment reviewed, 2016

by Marco Stief and Stefan G Fuchs in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

CJEU requirements in FRAND cases, 2016

by Marco Stief and Stefan G Fuchs in Managing Intellectual Property siehe auch Teil 2: Recent developments in German jurisprudence following ECJ Huawei Technologies / ZTE

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

BGH denies injunctive relief grace period in patent case, 2016

by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Inescapable trap for German parts of European patents, 2014

by Anja Friedrich in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Revised TTBER and Guidelines, 2015

by Marco Stief in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

New opportunities to obtain purpose-related patents, 2015

by Martina Müller-Dyck in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Inventive step and application of general knowledge

by Holger Kämpf in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

‘Spin bingo’ will be perceived as a specific version of the game of bingo

by Stephan N. Schneller in World Trademark Review

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Ruling on indirect patent infringement, 2015

by Fabian Kiendl in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Safe harbors in Europe: an update on the research and Bolar exemptions to patent infringement, 2015

by Marco Stief in Nature Biotechnology, Volume 33, Number 7

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

General Court rules in bingo trade mark case

by Stephan N. Schneller in Nature Biotechnology, Volume 33, Number 7

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Technical character of graphic feedback, 2015

by Simon Quartus Lud in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Patentability of mathematical methods

by Ralph Fernolend in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Inescapable trap for German parts of European patents not inescapable

by Andreas Ledl in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Different disclosure standards for novelty and priority, 2013

by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

General Court overturns on phonetic similarity

by Stephan N. Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Free fluege.de for all, rules General Court

by Stephan N. Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Federal Supreme Court endorses functional claim language, 2013

by Dirk Bühler in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Chemical and biological inventions

by Marco Stief together with Dr. Dirk Bühler in Patent Law – A Handbook on European and German Patent Law, Haedicke/Timmann (Hrsg.)

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

The law of utility models

by Marco Stief together with Dr. Dirk Bühler in Patent Law – A Handbook on European and German Patent Law, Haedicke/Timmann (Hrsg.)

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Patent Law – A Handbook on European and German Patent Law, 2014

by Marco Stief together with Dr. Dirk Bühler in Patent Law – A Handbook on European and German Patent Law, Haedicke/Timmann (Hrsg.)

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Questions submitted on scope of Bolar provision, 2014

by Marco Stief together with Heinrich Nemeczek in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Multiple complaints bring higher cost risk for defendant, 2014

by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

CJEU rules on enforcement of unregistered Community designs

by Stephan N. Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

Federal Supreme Court clarifies priority issues, 2014

by Andrea Lasar in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

New life for equivalent infringement

by Sophie Ertl in Managing Intellectual Property

12 Nov 2018 - Publication

General Court considers scope of examination by Board of Appeal under Article 64

by Stephan N. Schneller in World Trademark Review

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

High barrier set for revocation of injunctions, 2012

by Dr Derk Vos in Managing Intellectual Property

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

Court rules on SPCs with negative duration

by Dr Dirk Bühler in Managing Intellectual Property

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

Domain ruled not jus ad rem

by Stephan N. Schneller in Managing Intellectual Property

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

New Patent Office in Switzerland: Stringent Requirements regarding cease and desist claims in patent proceedings

by Matthias Gottschalk in <

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

One person can sue for nullity twice, 2012

by Norbert Hansen in Managing Intellectual Property

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights. Necessary Instruments versus Over-Enforcement

by Heike Röder-Hitschke in Götting/du Vall/Röder-Hitschke (Hrsg.)

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

Supreme Court rules on prerequisites for prior use

by Andreas Ledl in Managing Intellectual Property

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

Gebrauchsmusterrecht

by Marco Stief zusammen mit Dr. Dirk Bühler in Handbuch des Patentr...

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

Chemische und biologische Erfindungen

by Marco Stief zusammen mit Dr. Dirk Bühler in Handbuch des Patentrechts, Haedicke/Timmann (Hrsg.)

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

Das ergänzende Schutzzertifikat

by Marco Stief zusammen mit Dr. Dirk Bühler in Handbuch des Patentr...

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

Use of mediation for IP matters increases, 2012

by Alexander Schmitz in Managing Intellectual Property

9 Nov 2018 - Publication

Neurim and SPCs: Justice for indication inventions, 2012

by Marco Stief together with Robert Wenzel in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

AG provides an advisory opinion on Article 3(a) of the SPC Regulation

by Sybille Pfender in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

Basic patents and supplementary protection certificates, 2018

by Dr Klaus Breitenstein in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

Infringing inventions dispersed across multiple territories, 2018

by Dr Simon Lud in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

Clarification of the case law on repair and reconstruction

by Stefan Gross in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

CJEU asked to clarify functional definition issue, 2018

by Dr Annelie Wünsche and Dr Dirk Bühler in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

Time for more medical device SPCs?

by Jan van Dieck in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

ECJ rules on Community design case

by Heiko Dehm in World Trademark Review This article first appeared on WTR Daily, part of World Trademark Review, in (09/2017).

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

BigData und IoT – kann Europa gegen Google und Co bestehen? (2017)

by Dr Christian Schäflein in Ingenieurversteher

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

The underrated alternative ground, 2017

by Lutz Kietzmann in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

Design protection more important than ever, 2017

by Susanna Heurung in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

Protecting and enforcing data formats for the IoT, 2017

by Simon Quartus Lud in Managing Intellectual Property

30 Oct 2018 - Publication

Process patents and the partial outsourcing of individual procedural steps into patent-free foreign countries – opportunity or risk? (2018)

by Marco Stief together with Katja Bolender in Expert Guides

30 Oct 2018 - Publication