Munich is the oldest and, at the same time, largest location of Maiwald Patentanwalts GmbH. Approximately 140 employees are located here, over 50 of whom are attorneys, trainees and associates. The Munich office is conveniently located close to the German Patent and Trademark Office as well as the European Patent Office. The Munich attorneys advise national and international clients in all aspects of intellectual property rights, as well as patent and utility models, employee invention rights, trademarks, design registrations, design and copyright law, licenses, infringement issues, arbitration, media, computer software, internet, company and business law. Besides dealing with registration procedures of national and international patent applications, the care and control of international patent portfolios is a further area of their expertise. They also compile evaluations for legal proceedings and infringement cases. Furthermore, our Munich attorneys have extensive experience in the handling and coordination of national and international patent infringement proceedings, opposition and nullity suits, specifically in respect of cases at the European Patent Office and German Patent and Trademark Office, as well as the Federal Patents Court. Complimentary thereto, a specialized team of attorneys is readily available in the areas of trademark and competition law as well as licensing and contractual law.