Issue 3 2019

Acquisition International - Issue 3 2019 19 Jan19506 Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB is a patent attorney’s office focused on intellectual property rights with an emphasis on life science. Following their success in the 2019 Global Excellence Awards, we profiled the firm and spoke to Managing Partner, Dr. Wolfram Schiweck who provided us with a detailed insight into the successful patent attorney’s office. chiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB a dynamic, relatively young but very experienced teamwith a strong technical background across the chemical, pharmaceutical and life science sector. In addition to this, the team has an additional focus on due diligence work, freedom-to-operate work, as well as opposition and appeal proceedings before the European Patent Office. The team at Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB is particularly experienced in antibody inventions, inventions relating to artificial binding molecules with antibody-like properties and technologies based on using cells of the immune system. These technologies have become the driver in pharmaceutical development. Ultimately, Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB’s focus has always been on their clients and the representation and defence of their interests. Besides quality and proficiency, the team places great emphasis on transparency and trust. Every client is provided with a personal contact to serve their best interests. The main important step to defining a client service philosophy is to understand the needs and expectations of clients and to repay their trust through loyalty and professionalism. Whilst on the topic of clients, Wolfram begins by informing us of the clients that the team serves, and how they use their wealth of experience to create a positive outcome for both parties involved. “Here at Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB, our clients are international operating pharmaceutical and chemical companies, medium-sized businesses, biotech start-ups, renowned research institutes and universities. We have the courage to sometimes look beyond traditional structures, to pursue innovative models for the enforcement of our client’s rights and to provide them with an ‘out-of- the-box’ mentality. It is important to us to find the best IP strategies and to help our clients in building up a solid and balanced IP portfolio.” Working behind the scenes to ensure that the outcome surpasses the expectations of the client, it is the passionate, experienced team which forms the backbone of Schiweck Weinzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB. When discussing the internal culture, Wolfram is keen to highlight the key role the team plays in the overall success of the firm. “We actually see the strength of our company in a constructive cooperation of all areas. Every team member of our office contributes with his or her professional expertise to the success of our firm, and the focus of our employees has always been on our client’s concerns. An intensive, open exchange of technical and legal knowledge inside the firm is decisive for our achievement and shapes our daily work. We believe that the high quality and excellence of our work is based Contact: Dr. Wolfram Schiweck, Managing Partner Company: Schiweck Wenzierl Koch Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Address: Ganghoferstraße 68B, 80339 München, Germany Telephone: +49 (89) 1894769-0 Website: www.ip-matters.de Representing Your Interests on the outstanding competences that we provide as a team and the purposeful collaboration of all service areas.” Looking ahead to what the future holds, Wolfram signs off by revealing the exciting plans which lie in the pipeline for the firm, especially following their recent success in Acquisition Intl.’s 2019 Global Excellence Awards as Germany’s Most Outstanding Life Science IP Law Firm 2019. “It is a time for a strong expansion of our team and we are confident to further extend our range of activities, besides life science, to further technical areas in the field of intellectual property. It is an incentive for our team to continue with high quality work and client oriented individual service, which strengthens us further in our expansion oriented course.” S