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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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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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UPDATE: New proceedings before the Enlarged Board of Appeal: “G2/24 – Skin cleanser”

On the issue of the potential continuation of EPO appeal proceedings by an intervener the questions for referral on which we already reported

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Press Articles

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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Roche gets Illumina unit’s DNA testing patent revoked

Roche has successfully persuaded a European appeals panel to revoke a patent held by Illumina’s subsidiary, Verinata Health, for detecting fetal DNA in maternal blood. The European Patent Office (EPO) ruled that the patent lacked an inventive step, as a prior application f...

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Royalty Pharma Announces $250M R&D Funding Collaboration with Biogen

New York, NY, February 12, 2025 – Royalty Pharma (Nasdaq: RPRX) has entered into an agreement with Biogen to provide up to $250 million in research and development (R&D) funding for litifilimab, a first-in-class investigational biologic in Phase 3 tria...

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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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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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Maiwald congratulates on passing the exam

We would like to congratulate

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Staff News

Germany permits service of claims on Chinese defendants by publication, Managing IP, 2025

German courts now allow the service of claims on Chinese defendants by publication to ensure effective legal protection. The Regional Court of Frankfurt am Main confirmed this...

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Statistics and Takeaways from Continued Application of G 2/21 by the EPO’s Boards of Appeal and First Impressions from the UPC on “Plausibility” epi Information, 1/2025

In G 2/21 of March 23, 2023, the Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) decided on the requirements for reliance on a purported technical effect for supporting inventive step, which i...

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Äquivalente Patentverletzung in unterschiedlichen Jurisdiktionen, kandidatentreff Blog 2025

The article examines the different approaches to equivalent patent infringement in Europe and shows how case law has developed depending on the country. The focus is on the Pe...

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Awards

Chambers Germany 2025 rankings

We are proud to share that Chambers & Partners has ranked Maiwald in their inaugural 2025 Germany edition for

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Managing IP EMEA Awards 2025: shortlists revealed

The Managing IP EMEA Awards 2025 shortlist has been unveiled, recognizing top law firms and practitioners across the region for their excellence in intellectual property. ...

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Women’s IP World Rankings 2025

We are proud to share that Dr.-Ing. Sophie Ertl

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Events

Maiwald at the 32nd Annual IP Conference at Fordham Law School New York on April 24-25 2025

The 32nd Annual IP Conference will take place on April 24-25, 2025 at Fordham Law School. Program at a Glance

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Maiwald Seminar on May 15

Patent law news: EPO case law, software and UPC (Lectures will be held in German) We are delighted to invite you once again to our Maiwald seminar. The presentations will take place on May 15, 2025 from 14:00 in Munich in our seminar room in our Maiwald office. ...

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Maiwald at INTA’s 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego

Connect with more than 10,000 top intellectual property professionals, business leaders, government officials, judges, NGOs, and solutions providers at the largest IP gathering of the year. Once again, we are excited to be part of INTA 2025 in San Diego!

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Joint symposium with Oblon in Tokyo on May 20, 2025

The Oblon and Maiwald firms are pleased to invite you to a complimentary joint international symposium on: U.S. and European Patent Practice: Important Aspects for Practitioners At the 2025 joint symposium, we will together examine selected current aspects of protecting innovation...

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