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17 Jan 2025 - Maiwald Blog

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

10 Dec 2024 - Maiwald Blog

New referral to the Enlarged Board of Appeal – continuation of the appeal by intervener – T1286/23

In the opposition appeal proceedings “T1286/23”, which we had already reported on “

14 Nov 2024 - Maiwald Blog

Equivalent infringement in different European jurisdictions

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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Press Coverage

11 Mar 2025 - Press Coverage

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...

12 Feb 2025 - Press Coverage

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...

28 Nov 2024 - Press Coverage

Swerving the matter of granting genetic scissor patents at the EPO

The European Patent Office (EPO) was expected to issue key rulings on CRISPR/Cas9 patents this autumn, but instead, legal uncertainty persists. Nobel Prize winners Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer Doudna, pioneers of the technology, withdrew their patent applications befo...

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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!

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 ...

29 Nov 2024 - Staff News

Maiwald congratulates on passing the exam

We would like to congratulate

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Publications

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Awards

21 Feb 2025 - Award

Chambers Germany 2025 rankings

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

19 Feb 2025 - Award

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.W...

29 Jan 2025 - Award

Women’s IP World Rankings 2025

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

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Events

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24 Apr 2025 |Upcoming|External 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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6 May 2025 |Upcoming|External Events

Maiwald at the LSPN North America Spring 2025 in Boston, May 6-7, 2025

Maiwald is joining one of the most influential IP conference in the life sciencesThe 7th Annual LSPN North America–Spring Conference is an important destination for cutting-edge insights into intellectual property challenges in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical technology industries.We are excited to announce that Maiwald is a

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15 May 2025 |Upcoming|Seminar

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. ...