2015 Legal Awards

Legal Awards 2015 M&A awards 101 LEGAL awards ~ Best for Life Sciences IP Law - Germany A relatively young but dynamic and experienced patent attorney’s office, Schiweck, Weinzierl Koch has a strong tech- nical background across the chemical, pharmaceutical and life science sector. Having spoken with the Firm, we had the chance to hear their thoughts on what it takes to win an award in this competitive practice area. The Munich region is a hot spot for life sciences and innovations. There are a remarkable number of patent law firms specialising in protection of intellectual property rights in this field. Thus, keeping an eye on compet- itors is as essential to commercial success as keeping up with our clients’ demands. In our business, it is indispensable to have direct contact with the clients to work as a team to get the best results. Moreover, a company should place emphasis on transparency and trust. The main step for defining an excellent client service is the understanding of client needs and expectations, and repaying their trust with loyalty and professionalism. Our clients are internationally prominent pharmaceutical and chemical companies, medium-sized businesses, biotech start-ups and renowned research institutions and universities. Our focus is always on their representa- tion and defence. To achieve clients’ business goals we look beyond the traditional structures and pursue unconventional models. By virtue of strong technical and legal competence, coupled with practical experience, we are able to clearly identify innovations in the field of life science and protect our clients’ ideas at their core. Accordingly, it is important to be intensively engaged with the market and competition in order to adapt IP strategies in the best possible way. Thus, our focus is always on the latest developments in the legal protection of intellectual properties and our clients much appreciate this. The international market for patents constantly grows, reflecting importance that companies attach to intel- lectual properties. Patents are key indicators and their importance is recognized for strategic development of companies. With an increasing significance for companies to secure their latest developments on the market, patent attorneys help their clients’ businesses in building up a solid and balanced IP portfolio. In addition to economic factors, success of our business is measured by client satisfaction and their economic success. We benchmark our business by comparing the achievements and number of acquisitions with law firms that practice in the same region and the same technical areas, thereby increasing our effectiveness and profitability and making the best use of our time and resources while reducing risks. However, success also means to adapt our services and standards to the situation, time and need of our clients. It is a time of strong expansion of our team and we are extending our range of activities – besides life science – to further areas in the field of intellectual property. In the near future, a particular challenge in Europe will be the proposed unitary patent and the unified patent court designed to hear cases regarding infringement and revocation proceedings of European patents includ- ing unitary patents. Company: Schiweck Weinzierl Koch GbR Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.ip-matters.de Address: Landsberger Straße 98, D-80339 Munich, Germany Telephone: +49 (89) 1894769-0 Schiweck Weinzierl Koch GbR