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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 270 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. Our teams comprising 110 highly qualified patent attorneys, attorneys-at-law and technical experts, including search specialists, devote their extensive skills and experience to providing clients with optimal customized IP solutions on a daily basis. 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. ### Languages - English - French - German - Japanese - Chinese - Korean ### Staffing Figures - 85 Number of practitioner - 40 Number of partners
Office locations
Munich
Munich
Maiwald GmbH Elisenstrasse 3, 80335 München Munich Germany
Practice areas
Lawyers in this office
Alexander Ortlieb
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Physicist · Intellectual Property
Alexander Schmitz
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Electrical Engineer · Intellectual Property
Aliki Busse
Partner Attorney-at-Law Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property and copyright law · Intellectual Property
Andrea Lasar
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Biologist · Intellectual Property
Andreas Eisele
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Physicist · Intellectual Property
Andreas Ledl
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Biochemist · Intellectual Property
Angela Zumstein
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Pharmacist · Intellectual Property
Anja Fux
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative M.Sc. Biochemistry · Intellectual Property
Annelie Wünsche
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Biologist · Intellectual Property
Berthold Lux
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Christian Meyer
Partner Attorney-at-Law Certified Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property UPC Representative · Intellectual Property
Christian Pioch
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Physicist · Patent Prosecution
Christian Schäflein
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Physicist · Intellectual Property
Claus Schindele
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Derk Vos
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Dirk Bühler
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative M.Sc. Biochemistry · Intellectual Property
Eva Dörner
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Eva Ehlich
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Gisela Gerstberger
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Holger Glas, LL.M.
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist LL.M. "European Intellectual Property Law“ · Patents
Ian Weaver
Partner Irish Patent Agent Chartered Patent Attorney (UK) European Patent Attorney UPC Representative M.Sc. Optoelectronics and Optical Information Processing · Intellectual Property
Isabel Tomerius
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Julia Mössinger
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Biologist · Intellectual Property
Kerstin Wolff
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Ph.D. Molecular Biology and Microbiology · Intellectual Property
Lars Häusler
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Biochemist · Intellectual Property
Marco Stief, LL.M.
Partner Attorney-at-Law UPC Representative LL.M. University of Chicago · Intellectual Property
Martin Huenges, LL.M.
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Chemist UPC Representative LL.M. "European Intellectual Property Law“ · Intellectual Property
Martina Boidol
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Physicist · Intellectual Property
Michaela Weigel-Krusemarck
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Physicist · Intellectual Property
Naho Fujimoto
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Nils Braun
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Norbert Hansen
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Ralf Kotitschke
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Physicist · Intellectual Property
Regina Neuefeind, LL.M.
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Biologist LL.M. "European Intellectual Property Law“ · Intellectual Property
Sebastian Herzog
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Electrical Engineer · Intellectual Property
Stefanie Parchmann
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property
Sun Jin Lee
Partner European Patent Attorney European Patent Litigator (UPC) Biochemist · Intellectual Property
Susanna Heurung
Partner Attorney-at-Law Certified Specialist Lawyer for Intellectual Property · Intellectual Property
Susanne Schmitz
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Graduate Engineer (architecture) · Intellectual Property
Tobias Philipp
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Mechanical Engineer Ingénieur Diplômé (ECP) · Intellectual Property
Ulrike Herr
Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney UPC Representative Chemist · Intellectual Property