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Maiwald Patentanwaltsgesellschaft

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Germany

Maiwald Patentanwaltsgesellschaft maintains its rank in Tierthree this year. It is a practice largely focused on patent prosecution and opposition, notably before the EPO. The firm operates in Munich, Hamburg, Düsseldorf and Zurich with both domestic and international clients in a range of technical fields. The firm plans to expand its operation with the establishment of offices in other European cities. It has been involved in litigation in the pharmaceutical sector and has expertise in chemistry and engineering as well as biotechnology.


Firm contact

Germany



www.maiwald.eu
www.maiwald.ch

Munich
Elisenhof, Elisenstr 3
D-80335 München
Tel: +49 89 74 72 66 0
Fax: +49 89 77 64 24
Email: info@maiwald.eu

Hamburg
Jungfernstieg 38
D-20354 Hamburg
Tel: +49 40 55 58 95 0
Fax: +49 40 55 54 05 25
Email: mailhh@maiwald.eu

Düsseldorf
Benrather Str 15
D-40213 Düsseldorf
Tel: +49 211 30 12 57 0
Fax: +49 211 30 12 57 1
Email: mail@maiwald.eu

Zürich
Splügenstr 8
CH- 8002 Zürich
Tel: +41 43 25 51 00 0
Fax: +41 43 25 51 00 9
Email: info@maiwald.ch

Firm profile

The present firm of Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH was incorporated in 1995 and is a continuation of the former Maiwald & Partner, established in 1993. The firm presently has around 180 staff members, including 70 patent attorneys, attorneys at law, technical experts and trainees. It ranks among the top five patent and trademark prosecution firms in Germany.

Areas of practice

Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH represents major domestic and international clients in the biotechnology, chemical, pharmaceutical, mechanical and electrical engineering and telecommunications industries. Expertise includes all aspects of national and international law and intellectual property law, especially patents, trademarks, copyright, designs, unfair competition, computer and software law, business and commercial law, licensing and litigation. The clients are large corporations, medium-sized firms, universities and individual inventors.

Partners
Dr Volker Hamm, Dr Regina Neuefeind, Korbinian Kopf, Lutz Kietzmann, Dr Norbert Hansen, Dr Martin Huenges, Dr Holger Glas, Stephan N Schneller, Dr Dirk Bühler, Dr Alexander Wittkopp, Dr Ralph Kühn, Dr Christian Schäflein, Dr Alexander Schmitz, Angela Zumstein, Dr Derk Vos, Thomas Mayer, Dr Berthold Lux.