Intellectual Property
Our IP Team, which has grown steadily since the 1990s, comprises some of Switzerland’s leading intellectual property law lawyers, covering all aspects of patent, know-how, trademark, copyright, design and unfair competition law. This includes clarifying the noninfringement of third-party rights, management of worldwide IP portfolios, exploitation and enforcement of intellectual property rights and defense against infringement allegations, both out of court and before state courts and arbitratral tribunals. Our well experienced team has the specialised expertise and human resources to help our Swiss and foreign clients succeed. We typically work in an international context. We follow the important legal, economic and technical developments in Switzerland and worldwide and often help shape them. Innovative companies, whether small, medium-sized or large, usually either have us on their side or as an opponent.
Our team offers you access to experts especially in these areas:
Our team represents and advises international and Swiss clients in all fields of trademark and design law.
MoreMLL’s long-standing and widely respected copyright and media team has specialised expertise concerning issues of copyright and media law in addition to in-depth knowledge of new media and related technologies.
MoreThe legal field of protected geographical indications has massively gained in significance in recent years.
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Team
- Nicola Benz
- Renato Bucher
- Ulrike Ciesla
- Guillaume Fournier
- Jacques Johner
- Stefan J. Schröter
- Kilian Schärli
- Nadine von Büren-Maier
- Reinhard Oertli
- Daniel Donauer
- Louisa Galbraith
- Andrea Schäffler
- Yannick Tschudi
- Ada Sofie Altobelli
- Linda Cetkovic
- Nadia Fiechter
- Andrea Heiniger
- Timmy Pielmeier
- Franziska Schweizer
- Clara Weill
“Wide range of experience, very good communication skills”
Publications
Value of a Photograph
Value of a Photograph Vortrag während INGRES Kongress, 02.07.2024- DE
Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Rights and Arbitration
Research Handbooks in Intellectual Property series, Edited by Simon Klopschinski, Partner, rospatt Intellectual Property Lawyers, Düsseldorf and Mary-Rose McGuire, Professor for IP-law and Civil Procedure, European Legal Studies Institute, University of Osnabrück, 30 IPRs arbitration in Switzerland 547, Germany, 2024- EN
2024 World IP Day, AIPPI
Video by Reinhard Oertli for AIPPI's 2024 World IP Day, 26 April 2024- EN
Die Nutzung fremder Marken zur Suchmaschinenoptimierung
sic! 4, 2024, Aufsätze, sic! Stiftung, Bern / Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag, Basel, www.legalis.ch, April 2024- DE
- Stefan J. Schröter
- Timmy Pielmeier
- Lars Scheuner
Firm News
Copyright and IP Transactions: IP STARS 2024 awards our IP team with another two Top Tier rankings, making MLL Legal the only Swiss law firm ranked as Top Tier in all areas of IP
Dr. Peter Schramm | “AI and Copyright Law: Symbiosis or Antibiosis?” | Conference: Best practices in the fight against counterfeiting & piracy 5.0 | University of Neuchatel | 6 September 2024
Our IP team is recognised with three WTR Global Leaders 2024
Event Spotlight: IP-Backed Lending: Unlocking Growth
Clara Weill | COLLOQUE: Demi-journée de droit de la propriété intellectuelle | 23 avril 2024
News Portal
Copyright Protection for Non-EU Works: CJEU Advocate General Rejects Reciprocity Principle
The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (CJEU) just published his opinion in the “Vitra/Kwantum” referral proceedings: In short, he is of the opinion that the member states may not apply Article 2(7) of the Berne Convention. This provision, which was introduced almost 100 years ago due to the major international differences at […]
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Copyright protection on the design of a music instrument
On 2 July 2024 the Commercial Court of Bern (Switzerland) rendered, to the best of our knowledge, the first court decision in the world, confirming copyright on the design of a music instrument – under Swiss, German and Dutch law.
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The Use of Green Claims in Advertising
In today’s world, awareness of environmental and sustainability issues in advertising is gaining legal significance. Consumers are increasingly seeking products and services that are environmentally friendly and sustainably produced. To meet this demand, companies and advertisers often use so-called Green Claims, such as «eco-friendly,» «CO2-neutral,» or «climate-neutral,» to highlight the environmental friendliness of their products or their business.
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Practice of Intellectual Property Law in Europe – Report on the INGRES meeting of 30 January 2023
For over ten years, this event was held on the Zurichberg. The numerous foreign specialists who attend consider it the best opportunity to obtain and exchange information on the most important developments in European intellectual property law at a high level. It was again conceived and led by Dr Michael Ritscher, while Dr Christoph Gasser was responsible for the organisation. The preceding weekend in the snow has also become an integral part of the calendar of more and more intellectual property law practitioners. As previously, the morning was devoted to patent law and the afternoon to other intellectual property law, and new names joined established speakers.
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) affirms the liability of internet sales platforms for plagiarism offers from third-party sellers
There remains little doubt about Amazon’s liability for third party trademark infringements following the recent ECJ judgment of 22 December 2022 in the preliminary ruling in C-148/21 and C-184/21 Louboutin ./. Amazon. Specifically, the ECJ had to decide on questions regarding Amazon’s liability for offers of counterfeit shoes designed by Christian Louboutin.
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