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Lenz & Staehelin's Intellectual Property group is renowned for its longstanding practice and excellent track record in every field of intellectual property (patent law, trademark and design law, and copyright law), including related areas such as unfair competition. We offer full services in trademark and design prosecution, represent clients in IP litigation (before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court, the Federal Patent Court, the Federal Administrative Court and cantonal courts across the country), and in IP-related international arbitration. In addition, we advise on complex commercial transactions such as licensing, franchising, joint ventures, R&D cooperations, all kind of technology transfer issues, and IP due diligence in M&A matters.

Lenz & Staehelin has a transaction-oriented approach to intellectual property, and always focuses on immediate client benefit. The breadth and depth of expertise available in-house translates into higher productivity and better services for clients. Because we – unlike most other law firms – also offer administrative services such as trademark and design applications and portfolio management, we can provide a one-stop shop for all IP-related matters (excluding patent applications).

We are at the forefront of European IP development, and have successfully turned various business models into proprietary rights.

Chambers Review

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Intellectual Property - Switzerland

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What the Team is Known For

Lenz & Staehelin has an outstanding reputation in all areas of IP law, including patent and trade mark infringement and nullity proceedings. The law firm acts for clients on supplementary protection certificate matters, with further expertise in appellation of origin cases and unfair competition. The team additionally handles domain and company name issues.

Work Highlights

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  • Lenz & Staehelin acted for Apple in patent litigation related to information transmission technology before the Federal Patent Court and Federal Supreme Court.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Jürg Simon
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Jürg Simon
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Band 1

Jürg Simon represents international clients in trade mark enforcement proceedings, as well as trade mark strategy and litigation. He is also well versed in licensing and distribution mandates and unfair competition issues.

I would highly recommend him to anyone seeking top-notch legal guidance in Switzerland on trade mark matters.

Jürg Simon has an exceptional grasp of complex legal issues. His ability to distil complicated matters into clear, actionable advice is invaluable.

His expertise and dedication are extraordinary.

Thierry Calame
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Thierry Calame
Head of Intellectual Property
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Band 1

Thierry Calame is highly regarded for his experience in handling patent litigation. He also has experience acting in trade mark litigation as well as advising on licensing agreements.

Thierry Calame is great - knowledgeable, commercial and responsive.

Thierry Calame is super smart and gets to the heart of the matter quickly and intelligently. He is our number one choice in Switzerland.

Thierry Calame has an extremely good reputation, is very experienced and demonstrates profound technical knowledge in patent litigation matters.

Thierry Calame is a highly experienced and effective lawyer.

We trust Thierry Calame to handle anything excellently.

Peter Ling
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Peter Ling
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Peter Ling is noted for his experience advising on patent and trade mark infringement litigation. He acts for high-profile clients in the technology, consumer goods and life sciences sectors.

I think Peter Ling is a bright and talented lawyer.

Barbara Abegg
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Barbara Abegg
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Up and Coming

Barbara Abegg is well versed in advising life sciences and manufacturing clients on domestic and international patent and trade mark issues. Her practice encompasses patent invalidity claims, infringement proceedings and trade mark registration.

Barbara Abegg is a very experienced lawyer who is clearly a rising star.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Switzerland

Intellectual Property

Jürg Simon
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Jürg Simon
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Band 1
Thierry Calame
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Thierry Calame
Head of Intellectual Property
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Band 1
Peter Ling
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Peter Ling
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Band 3
Barbara Abegg
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Barbara Abegg
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Up and Coming

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Thierry Calame

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