Dr Stefanie Parchmann > Maiwald Intellectual Property > Munich, Germany > Lawyer Profile

Maiwald Intellectual Property
ELISENSTRASSE 3,
80335 MÜNCHEN
Germany

Work Department

Stefanie Parchmann advises and represents clients from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, biochemical and chemical industries through all stages of patent prosecution and as well as in patent opposition and appeal proceedings. She also prepares freedom-to-operate and validity opinions.

Having worked for many years as laboratory supervisor and project coordinator in custom manufacturing with a large chemical-pharmaceutical company, Stefanie has first-hand knowledge of the needs of industry with regard to intellectual property protection.

Stefanie lectures on patent law at the Technical University of Munich. As of 01.01.2020 Stefanie Parchmann has been appointed as member of one of the Examination Committees for the European Qualifying Examination for professional representatives (European patent attorneys).

Position

Partner
German Patent Attorney
European Patent Attorney
Chemist

Career

since 2020 Member of one of the Examination Committees of the European Qualifying Examination (EQE)
since 2018 Partner at Maiwald
since 2018 Lecturer for patent law at the Technical University of Munich
since 2008 Patent attorney at Maiwald
2004 – 2007 Patent attorney trainee at an IP law firm
1998 – 2003 Project and laboratory manager at a chemical-pharmaceutical company

Languages

German, English

Memberships

  • epi
  • FICPI
  • GRUR

Education

2008 Admitted to practice as European patent attorney
2008 Admitted to practice as German patent attorney
2004 – 2006 Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen
1995 – 1998 Doctoral degree in the field of biochemistry from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
1989 – 1995 Studied chemistry and biochemistry at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich

Lawyer Rankings

Deutschland > Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz > Patentrecht: Patentanwälte: Streitbeilegung

Maiwald Intellectual Property besticht in streitigen Verfahren vor allem durch die langjährige Erfahrung in Einspruchsverfahren vor dem EPA und folgenden Beschwerdeverfahren, in denen das Team mit Hauptsitz in München bereits mehrfach wegweisende Entscheidungen erzielt hat. Der Sektorschwerpunkt in der forensischen Praxis liegt auf den Life Sciences und dem Pharmasektor, insbesondere auch in der Biotechnologie und im Bereich Medizinprodukte, wo man neben der EPA-Praxis auch in Nichtigkeitsverfahren und begleitend im Rahmen von oft grenzüberschreitend geführten Verletzungsverfahren tätig wird. Die Kanzlei bietet neben dem schlagkräftigen auf streitige Verfahren spezialisierten Team auch eine breit aufgestellte Anmeldepraxis, in der neben der dort starken Life Sciences-Expertise auch die Bereiche Maschinenbau, Elektrotechnik und künstliche Intelligenz erwähnenswert sind. Zu den Hauptansprechpartnern unter den Patentanwälten gehören Derk Vos (Chemie, Pharmazie), Dirk Bühler (Pharma, Biotechnologie, personalisierte Therapien, Diagnostik), Eva Dörner (Chemie, Pharmazie, Pflanzenschutz), Martin Huenges (Biotechnologie, Pharmazie), Lutz Kietzmann (unter anderem Elektrotechnik, Mess- und Verfahrenstechnik, Maschinenbau) und Stefanie Parchmann (Pharmazie, Biotechnologie, Biochemie, Chemie). Biochemie-, Biotechnologie- und Pharmaziespezialistin Annelie Wünsche wurde im Februar 2021 zur Partnerin ernannt.

Germany > Intellectual property > Patent litigation: patent lawyers

In contentious proceedings, Maiwald Intellectual Property particularly impresses with longstanding experience in opposition proceedings before the EPO and subsequent appeal proceedings; here, the team, which is headquartered in Munich, has a track record of achieving groundbreaking judgments. Its forensic practice focuses on life sciences and the pharmaceutical sector, especially with regards to biotechnology and medical devices, and in addition to its EPO practice, also handles nullity and accompanying infringement proceedings, which often entail cross-border aspects. In addition to its powerful litigation team, the boutique also provides a broad registration practice that encompasses strong life sciences expertise alongside sector know-how in mechanical and electrical engineering as well as artificial intelligence. Key contacts among its patent lawyers include Derk Vos (chemistry, pharmacy), Dirk Bühler (pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, personalized therapies, diagnostics), Eva Dörner (chemistry, pharmacy, crop protection), Martin Huenges (biotechnology, pharmacy), Lutz Kietzmann (among electrical engineering, measurement and process engineering, mechanical engineering) and Stefanie Parchmann (pharmacy, biotechnology, biochemistry, chemistry). Biochemistry, biotechnology and pharmaceutical specialist Annelie Wunsch made partner in February 2021.