Intellectual Property
Switzerland
16 years ranked
LAWYER PROFILE
Christoph Gasser
Europe 2026
Ranked in 1 practice area
About
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Practice Areas
Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Law; Information Technology and Communication Law; Licensing Law; Media Law; Trademark Law; Copyright Law; Patent Law; Litigation in Civil and Commercial Matters; Arbitration Law.
Career
University of Bern (lic. iur. 1994; Dr. iur. 1997); University of Michigan Law School (LL.M. 1998); Partner at Staiger, Schwald & Partner Ltd. (2004); Non-permanent Judge at the Swiss Federal Patent Court (2011); Partner at BianchiSchwald LLC (2017); Managing Director of INGRES Swiss Intellectual Property Association (2007).
Professional Memberships
INGRES Swiss Intellectual Property Association; INTA International Trademark Association; ECTA European Community Trademark Association; AIPPI International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property; LES Licensing Executives Society International.
Publications
- Revision of competition law: extension of the prohibition of abusive practices under cartel law and introduction of a ban on geo-blocking (with Stephanie Volz, Newsletter BianchiSchwald, May 2021)
- Copyright Levies in Swiss Copyright Law (sic! 2020, 475 ff.)
- Extended Collective Licenses in Swiss Copyright Law (Art. 43a URG) (with Thierry Burnens, in: Peter Mosimann (Hg.), Das revidierte Urheberrecht, Basel 2020, 129 ff.)
- New federal data protection act for Switzerland (with Thierry Burnens and Stephanie Volz, Newsletter BianchiSchwald, October 2020)
- Treatise on several articles of the Swiss Patent Act (Art. 35, 35a, 35b, 36, 36a and 48) (Mark Schweizer/Herbert Zech (Hg.), Patentgesetz (PatG), Bern 2019)
- Treatise on several articles of the Swiss Trademark Act (Art. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 32, 33, 34, 35a, 35b and 35c) (Michael Noth/Gregor Bühler/Florent Thouvenin (Hg.), Markenschutzgesetz (MSchG), 2nd edition, Bern 2017)
- Treatise on several articles of the Swiss Copyright Act (Art. 19, 20 and 24 URG) (in: Barbara K. Müller/Reinhard Oertli (Hg.), Urheberrechtsgesetz (URG), 2nd edition, Bern 2012)
- Supplementary Protection Certificate (in: Roland von Büren/Lucas David (Hg.), Patentrecht und Know-how, unter Einschluss von Gentechnik, Software und Sortenschutz, SIWR IV, Basel et al. 2006, 681 ff.)
- Fair Use in Copyright Law (Dissertation, Bern 1997)
Chambers Review
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Chambers European Guide
Intellectual Property - Switzerland
Band 2
Individual Editorial
Christoph Gasser advises on cross-border patent and trade mark disputes, in addition to assisting with copyright levies and distribution agreements. He also handles trade mark portfolios for clients in the oil and gas, technology and transportation sectors.
Strengths
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Christoph Gasser provides an absolute top level of service and availability, gives great advice and has reached successful solutions for many of our issues.
Intellectual PropertyChambers European GuideChristoph Gasser is an excellent and talented lawyer who is dedicated and prompt, as well as holistic and proactive. It is a major advantage for the client to be working with him.
Intellectual PropertyChambers European GuideChristoph stands out for his exceptional professionalism, sharp analytical skills and pragmatic advice. He combines deep legal expertise with strong commercial understanding, which makes his guidance both strategic and practical.
Intellectual PropertyChambers European GuideChristoph Gasser is very experienced, driven and attuned to international practice and clients' considerations.
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