Maiwald GmbH, with headquarters in Munich, is experienced in disputes, particularly in opposition proceedings before the EPO, but also has expertise in nullity and infringement proceedings. Pharma and chemistry are among the practice's central specialist areas, which are covered by Eva Ehlich and Derk Vos among others; both are often instructed by US and Japanese clients. Biotechnology, electrical engineering and mechanical engineering form additional practice pillars; Sophie Ertl and Alexander Schmitz are among the key contacts for the latter.

Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • 'Excellent understanding of technology and business, very professional way of working, excellent lawyers with a high level of competence.'

  • 'Marco Stief: Very good litigation and licensing lawyer.'

  • 'Alexander Schmitz: Outstanding patent attorney with outstanding expertise in the areas of physics/mechanics/electrical engineering/software/algorithms.'

  • 'The Maiwald team is very professional and highly qualified.'
  • 'The team is a partner at eye level. Patent law issues are always viewed against the background of our business and research development. We know that the advice we get from Maiwald does not come from an external consultant, but from someone who is inside our company.'

  • 'Derk Vos and Marco Stief are both extremely pleasant colleagues who know the market like the back of their hand and are very well connected. Derk Vos advises with an impressive mix of time efficiency and brilliance in terms of content.'

  • 'Maiwald impresses with its experience, unusually high communicative skills (which is particularly helpful in resolving disputes), efficiency and deep technical knowledge. The team is diverse, which is not common in this area, and contributes to fabulous results in many projects.

  • 'The firm is paperless, even before Corona. This shows a foresight that can also be observed over and over again elsewhere.'

Key clients

  • Acetate
  • Allnex
  • Bett1
  • Fraunhofer
  • BASF
  • Brainlab
  • Curevac
  • IMA
  • Knorr
  • Mann+Hummel
  • Pepsi
  • Powermat
  • Sandoz
  • Stada
  • Vega

Other key lawyers

Derk Vos, Dirk Bühler, Eva Dörner, Alexander Schmitz, Alexander Ortlieb, Marco Stief, Eva Ehlich, Sophie Ertl