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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In the opposition appeal proceedings “T1286/23”, which we had already reported on “
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As part of our regular internal legal seminars, Dr. Wilhelm Eger held a talk on current developments in infringement under the doctrine of equivalency in various European lega...
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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 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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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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Maiwald in the press
We congratulate Dr. Anna Closs on passing the German patent attorney examination!
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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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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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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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We are proud to share that Chambers & Partners has ranked Maiwald in their inaugural 2025 Germany edition for
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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.W...
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Thu.
24
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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Thu.
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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Sat.
17
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. The theme of this year’s Annual Meeting is “The Business of IP,” which highlights the pivotal role that intellectual...
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Tue.
25
Labor law, intellectual property law Speaker: Dr. Marco Stief LL.M. (University of Chicago) This seminar will provide you with an overview of the main features, critical issues and pitfalls of German employee invention law. In addition to the basics of...
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