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Maiwald Blog

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

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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 “

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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

25 Mar 2025 - Pressemitteilung

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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11 Mar 2025 - Pressebericht

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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12 Feb 2025 - Pressebericht

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

4 Feb 2025 - Personalnachricht

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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8 Jan 2025 - Personalnachricht

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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29 Nov 2024 - Personalnachricht

Maiwald congratulates on passing the exam

We would like to congratulate

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Publications

24 Mar 2025 - Publikation

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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26 Feb 2025 - Publikation

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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17 Feb 2025 - Publikation

Maity et al. (2020), Cancer Cell Specific Drug Delivery by a Tumor-Homing CPP-Gossypol Conjugate Employing a Tracelessly Cleavable Linker. Chem. Eur. J.

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Awards

21 Feb 2025 - Auszeichnung

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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20 Feb 2025 - Auszeichnung

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...

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29 Jan 2025 - Auszeichnung

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|SeminarSeminar

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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25 Mar 2025 |Past Event|SeminarSeminar

Current practice focus on employee invention law

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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