Maiwald is a leading intellectual property law firm located in Munich and Dusseldorf, Germany. About 90 highly qualified patent attorneys, attorneys-at-law, and technical experts, an in-house patent search department and numerous client-specific teams of paralegals put their extensive range of skills and experience at clients’ disposal. 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, medium-sized firm or large corporation, across all industrial sectors. Client satisfaction is evidenced by the long- standing business relationships with many prestigious corporations. 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. We also provide strategic advice, thereby combining legal aspects with the client’s business development considerations. The focus in this regard is on IP Consulting as well as IP Search Fundamental aspects of our patent practice include prosecution and post-grant validity proceedings, in particular before the European Patent Office. We regularly handle cases for our clients before the Boards of Appeal and the enlarged Board of Appeal where we have achieved some of the most prestigious landmark decisions (e.g. G1/16). In addition, we have extensive expertise in multi-national infringement and nullity proceedings, some of which went up to the Federal Supreme Court and the European Court of Justice.