Dr Dirk Bühler > Maiwald GmbH > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Maiwald GmbH
ELISENSTRASSE 3,
80335 MÜNCHEN
Germany

Work Department

Dirk Bühler specializes in the management of product-related patent portfolios worldwide as well as the associated opposition, nullity and infringement proceedings in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and personalized therapy and diagnostics. He regularly advises clients on complex SPC matters and freedom-to-operate strategies in these areas.

His extensive experience enables him to bring strategic IP consultancy and patent portfolio creation/management into alignment with the economic interests of his clients in a rapidly changing market environment. Clients value his interdisciplinary approach of combining questions relating to patent law with regulatory requirements for marketing authorization of medicinal products in order to achieve the fullest protection possible.

Dirk has received numerous awards for his professional activities as patent attorney and regularly publishes articles on various aspects of patent law.

Position

Partner
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
UPC Representative
M.Sc. Biochemistry

Career

since 2007 Partner, shareholder and managing director at Maiwald
since 2004 Patent attorney at Maiwald
2001 – 2004 Patent attorney trainee at Maiwald

Languages

German, English

Memberships

– GBM
– GRUR

Education

2023 Admitted to practice before the UPC
2004 Admitted to practice as European patent attorney
2004 Admitted to practice as German patent attorney
2001 – 2004 Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen
1998 – 2001 Doctoral degree in the field of biochemistry from the Freie Universität Berlin (doctoral research at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry)
1992 – 1998 Studied biochemistry at the Freie Universität Berlin, the University of California, Berkeley and Heidelberg University

Lawyer Rankings

Deutschland > Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz > Patentrecht: Patentanwälte: Streitbeilegung

Maiwald GmbH genießt einen exzellenten Ruf in der Betreuung von Einspruchsverfahren vor dem Europäischen Patentamt sowie in Nichtigkeits- und Patentverletzungsverfahren. Die Kanzlei bietet dank ihrer umfangreichen Expertise in verschiedenen Bereichen, einschließlich Pharmazie, Biotechnologie und Elektrotechnik, sowie enger Vernetzung mit dem internen Rechtsanwaltsteam Beratung aus einer Hand und kann dadurch auch große Streitkomplexe problemlos betreuen. Besonders stark ist das Team in den Life Sciences, wobei die pharmazeutische und chemische Expertise von Partnern wie Derk Vos und Dirk Bühler maßgeblich geprägt wird.

Germany > Intellectual property > Patent litigation: patent lawyers

Maiwald GmbH enjoys an excellent reputation in opposition proceedings before the European Patent Office as well as in nullity and patent infringement proceedings. Thanks to its extensive expertise in various areas, including pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and electrical engineering, as well as close cooperation with its internal team of lawyers, the group offers advice from a single source and can therefore easily handle even large litigation complexes. The team is particularly strong in the life sciences sector, where its pharmaceutical and chemical expertise is significantly bolstered by partners such as Derk Vos and Dirk Bühler.