We are delighted to be again represented by eight honoured partners in this year’s practitioner and firm rankings by IAM Patent 1000: The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2022. IAM’s purpose is to gather the best patent professionals from the most important jurisdictions. The IAM Patent 1000 shines a spotlight on the firms and individuals that are deemed outstanding in the pivotal area of patent law.
IAM 1000 has awarded Maiwald the rating “recommended” in the category Prosecution & nullity for the jurisdiction Germany. For the jurisdiction “European Patent Office” the firm was able to secure a ranking within Gold-tier.
Our partners’ were ranked as leading individuals for the following fields:
Prosecution und Nullity (jurisdiction Germany):
- Dr Norbert Hansen
- Dr Dirk Bühler
- Dr Christian Schäflein
- Dr Derk Vos
- Dr Eva Ehlich
- Alexander Ortlieb
- Dr Andreas Ledl
- Dr Marco Stief
The following partners were ranked as recommended individuals for the jurisdiction European Patent Office:
Furthermore, Dr Marco Stief was able to secure a silver-tier band in the category Infringement & transaction (jurisdiction Germany), meaning that silver-banded individuals attract extensive feedback and are renowned for their top-end work.
Read the full ranking entries for the jurisdiction Germany here.
For the full ranking entries for the jurisdicion Europe, please click here.
IAM says:
- Alexander Ortlieb has added significantly to his winning track record in oppositions and appeals recently and has a lot of momentum. He’s an excellent team player with wide-ranging expertise encompassing medical, computer, mechanical and other technologies.
- Creative, determined and very responsive“, Andreas Ledl is intimately familiar with the pharmaceutical industry. He is relied on for strategic advice around filings and freedom-to-operate issues and inspires confidence through his proficiency handling worldwide prosecution.
- Christian Schäflein demonstrates an unwavering commitment to patent quality and high-level expertise in areas such as information technology and artificial intelligence. Clients have been sending more work his way at a significantly increased rate because he never lets them down.
- Derk Vos has long cemented his name as a force to be reckoned with in EPO oppositions and appeals, as well as a rigorously commercial strategic counsellor and portfolio manager. He’s one of the most in-demand practitioners among chemical and pharmaceutical innovators.
- Dirk Bühler is a fount of insight and analysis regarding SPCs and a repository of trust when it comes to patent litigation, EPO oppositions and other contentious proceedings. For biotechnology, healthcare and other clients, he provides full-scope strategic IP support.
- Eva Ehlich distinguishes herself as a top expert regarding worldwide IP planning. Her clients include market-leading biopharmaceutical companies who entrust her with global portfolios and rely on her excellent team management and strategic coordination skills.
- Marco Stief is superb in his captaincy of Maiwald’s growing legal department and does an excellent job ensuring an integrated approach between the firm’s lawyers and patent attorneys. He is a tactically astute litigator with high-level pharmaceutical industry experience.
- One of Germany’s top patent attorneys in the fields of chemistry, materials science and semiconductors, Norbert Hansen is the ideal partner for prosecution, portfolio management, EPO oppositions and litigation.
