Maiwald GmbH‘s IP practice spans an array of industries, acting for start-ups through to large multinational companies across all industry sectors. The team handles patent prosecutions, post-grant validity proceedings and various appeals. Another key areas of their patent litigation practice is handling cross-border infringement and nullity proceedings. Derk Vos handles contentious proceedings alongside the management of intellectual property for a number of companies, while Dirk Bühler represents clients from the gene-editing and immunology spaces, coordinating complex prosecutions and handling contentious proceedings.
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Key clients
- Acetate
- Dr. Reddy's/betapharm Arzneimittel GmbH
- Ilapak
- Sandoz Hexal
Work highlights
Represented UCB in infringement proceedings concerning the romosozumab antibody.
Represented defendant Lindt & Sprüngli GmbH in patent infringement proceedings and parallel opposition proceedings concerning a Katjes patent on vegan chocolate.
Filed a preliminary opposition on behalf of Beurer, resulting in the plaintiff withdrawing its patent infringement action before the UPC.
Other key lawyers
Alexander Ortlieb; Dirk Bühler; Derk Vos; Eva Ehlich; Sun Jin Lee; Anja Fux; Matthias Hoffmann