Maiwald blog articles
Update on the Interpretation of the Medical Devices Regulation
A few days ago, the EMA published the document "Questions & Answers for applicants, marketing authorisation holders of medicinal products and notified bodies with respect ...
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Victory for Lego – Hope for Designs With Technical Function?
After recent case law has increasingly restricted protection of designs with a technical function, a judgment of the ECJ of 24.3.2021 (
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Maiwald Congratulates on Passing the EQE Examination
We are very pleased to congratulate our four colleagues Dr Melanie Hacker, Dr Lukas Delvos,
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G1/21: Videoconferencing at the EPO – Short Observations on Today’s Second and Final Oral Proceedings Before the Enlarged Board of Appeal
As previously reported, the following question was referred to the EBA on 12 March: Does the EPC, specifically Art...
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Following the Termination of Negotiations Between the EU and Switzerland on the Institutional Framework Agreement, the Swiss Medical Technology Industry Has Lost Its Barrier-Free Access to the EU Internal Market
On the night of 26 May 2021, the Swiss Federal Council announced that it had terminated negotiations with the EU on the Institutional Framework Agreement. For the medical devi...
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Handelsblatt: Best Lawyers 2021
This year, the US publication Best Lawyers recommended 15 Maiwald attorneys as the best in their field. The Best Lawyers Ranking was published in the Handelsblatt Spezial - "T...
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