Maiwald GmbH

Andreas Ledl's expertise extends to all aspects of intellectual property protection in the fields of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and biochemistry. He has extensive experience in patent prosecution and advises on strategy and management of patent portfolios in the most important jurisdictions worldwide. He has particular experience in grant, opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office. He regularly prepares freedom-to-operate, validity and due diligence analyses for clients.

A particular achievement has been the creation of an extensive patent portfolio for a successful/leading opioid-based analgesic.

Partner German Patent Attorney European Patent Attorney Representative before the UPC Biochemist

since 2015 Partner, shareholder and managing director at Maiwald since 2010 Patent attorney at Maiwald 2006 - 2010 Patent attorney trainee at Maiwald

German, English

2023 Admitted to practice before the UPC 2010 Admitted to practice as European patent attorney 2010 Admitted to practice as German patent attorney 2006 - 2009 Studied law for patent attorneys at the University of Hagen 2001 - 2006 Doctoral degree in the field of biochemistry from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (doctoral research at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry) 1995 - 2001 Studied biochemistry at the University of Regensburg and at the Wesleyan University