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As one of Germany’s largest and best-known firms in the field of intellectual property, Maiwald’s foremost aim is to achieve the best possible solution for each client in each particular case. Maiwald employs about 260 people working out of Munich and Düsseldorf. The interdisciplinary teams work closely with each other and with foreign associates, always with an eye to the client’s particular needs, whether start-up, mediumsized firm or large corporation, across all industrial sectors. Maiwald’s team does its utmost to ensure that all IP matters are handled with competence and care, irrespective of the client’s physical location, whether in Germany, Europe or beyond.

Client-oriented solutions and personal consultation are at the heart of Maiwald’s professional approach. About 100 highly qualified patent attorneys, attorneys-at-law, and technical experts, an in-house patent search department and numerous client-specific teams of paralegals put their extensive range of skills and experience at clients’ disposal in order to arrive at the best possible customised IP solutions. Client satisfaction is evidenced by the long-standing business relationships with many prestigious corporations.

Main Areas of Practice:
Maiwald advises and represents domestic and international clients from all technical fields across the entire spectrum of intellectual property law. When appropriate, an interdisciplinary exchange of information and expertise can take place between various teams, ensuring that the optimal solution is achieved in each particular case.

Maiwald’s Patent Attorneys:
Maiwald’s team of patent attorneys combine their expertise across various technical fields and advise and represent clients across a wide range of industries.

These include:

• Pharma & Biotech
• Organic Chemistry & Polymers
• Inorganic & Construction Materials
• Food & Agriculture
• Electrical & Mechanical Engineering
• Communication & Information Technology
• Mobility & Energy
• Displays & Light
• Measuring & Process Technology
• Medical Technology & Imaging
• Artificial Intelligence & Digitalization

Maiwald’s patent attorneys have extensive experience in the management of international patent portfolios. Services include drafting and filing patent applications and coordinating worldwide prosecution as well as defending, enforcing and contesting IP rights. Patent attorneys also prepare freedom-to-operate (FTO) opinions based on thorough research and analysis to establish whether existing IP rights of third parties could potentially stand in the way of a client’s particular product or manufacturing process. Clients also benefit from the exceptional expertise in opposition and appeal proceedings before the German and European Patent Office as well as in infringement and nullity proceedings before the national courts.

Maiwald’s Attorneys-At-Law:
Maiwald’s team of attorneys-at-law can boast many years of experience in trademark, design, copyright, and contract law as well as patent infringement litigation, particularly in the conduct and coordination of international litigation proceedings.

The firm’s legal expertise includes:

• Patents & Utility Models
• Supplementary Protection Certificates
• Trademarks & Designs
• Copyright
• Competition & Antitrust Law
• Compliance
• Contract Law
• Employee Invention Law
• Pharmaceutical Law
• Data Protection
• Plant Variety Protection

Close cooperation between patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law is especially important in patent infringement litigation, since this type of proceedings generally calls for a comprehensive overview of the various national regulations as well as a thorough grasp of the particular technology. The interdisciplinary teams provide a comprehensive package of services to guarantee the successful conduct of legal proceedings in an international arena, also in cases where speed is of the essence, such as in preliminary injunction proceedings or border seizure procedures.

However, Maiwald’s attorneys-at-law would be the first to acknowledge that litigation is not always the best solution. They are skilled advocates in arbitration and mediation proceedings and are trusted experts when it comes to negotiating licensing contracts.

Lawyer Profiles

Photo	Name	Position	Profile
	Martina Boidol	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Physicist	View Profile
	Dr Nils Braun	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist	View Profile
	Dr Dirk Bühler	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney M.Sc. Biochemistry	View Profile
	Dr Aliki Busse	Partner Attorney-at-Law Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property and copyright law	View Profile
	Dr Eva Dörner	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist	View Profile
	Dr Eva Ehlich	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist	View Profile
	Dr Ing Sophie Ertl	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Mechanical…	View Profile
	Dr Naho Fujimoto	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist	View Profile
	Dr Holger Glas, LL.M.	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist…	View Profile
	Dr Norbert Hansen	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist	View Profile
	Dr Lars Häusler	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Biochemist	View Profile
	Dr Ulrike Herr	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist	View Profile
	Sebastian Herzog	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Electrical Engineer	View Profile
	Susanna Heurung	Partner Attorney-at-Law Certified Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property	View Profile
	Dr Martin Huenges, LL.M.	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Chemist Representative before the UPC…	View Profile
	Lutz Kietzmann, LL.M.	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Mechanical Engineer LL.M. (Intellectual Property)	View Profile
	Dr Ralf Kotitschke	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Physicist	View Profile
	Dr Andrea Lasar	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Biologist	View Profile
	Dr Andreas Ledl	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Biochemist	View Profile
	Dr Sun Jin Lee	Partner European Patent Attorney European Patent Litigator (UPC) Biochemist	View Profile
	Dr Berthold Lux	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist	View Profile
	Dr Christian Meyer	Partner Attorney-at-Law Certified Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property Representative before the UPC	View Profile
	Dr Julia Mössinger	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Biologist	View Profile
	Dr Regina Neuefeind, LL.M.	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Biologist…	View Profile
	Alexander Ortlieb	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Physicist	View Profile
	Dr Stefanie Parchmann	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Chemist	View Profile
	Dr Tobias Philipp	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Mechanical…	View Profile
	Dr Christian Pioch	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Physicist	View Profile
	Dr Christian Schäflein	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Physicist	View Profile
	Dr Claus Schindele	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Chemist	View Profile
	Susanne Schmitz	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Graduate…	View Profile
	Dr Alexander Schmitz	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Electrical…	View Profile
	Dr Marco Stief, LL.M.	Partner Attorney-at-Law LL.M. University of Chicago	View Profile
	Dr Isabel Tomerius	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist	View Profile
	Dr Derk Vos	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Chemist	View Profile
	Dr Ian Weaver	Partner Irish Patent Agent Chartered Patent Attorney (UK) European Patent Attorney M.Sc.…	View Profile
	Dr Annelie Wünsche	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Biologist	View Profile
	Angela Zumstein	Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Pharmacist	View Profile