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
- Louisa Galbraith
- Jacques Johner
- Stefan J. Schröter
- Kilian Schärli
- Nadine von Büren-Maier
- Reinhard Oertli
- Daniel Donauer
- Andrea Heiniger
- Andrea Schäffler
- Yannick Tschudi
- Ada Sofie Altobelli
- Linda Cetkovic
- Nadia Fiechter
- Timmy Pielmeier
- Luca Ruggiero
- Dominic Schopf
- Franziska Schweizer
- Rhea Specogna
- Clara Weill
“There is no doubt about the fact that Meyerlustenberger Lachenal Froriep is one of the best IP law firms in Switzerland. It has a great team of highly specialised, very experienced practitioners, all of whom are highly regarded in their respective fields”
Publications
Chambers and Partners – Switzerland: Trade Marks & Copyright 2025
Chambers and Partners - Switzerland: Trade Marks & Copyright, February 2025- EN
Swiss Federal Supreme Court confirms validity of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s SPC for apixaban
Bristol-Myers Squibb successfully defended the Swiss SPC for the pharmaceutical active ingredient apixaban, used in the blockbuster anticoagulant Eliquis.- EN
Die Nutzung fremder Marken zur Suchmaschinenoptimierung
4 | 2024 sic! Stiftung, Bern / Helbing Lichtenhahn Verlag, Basel- DE
- Stefan J. Schröter
- Timmy Pielmeier
- Lars Scheuner
Legal 500: Patent Litigation Comparative Guide
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides 2024, October 2024- EN
Firm News
MLL Legal recognised three times Swiss firm of the year
Congrats on the successful Kick-off to Young INGRES!
MLL Legal successfully represented the Swiss retailer COOP on appeal in EPO opposition proceedings
MLL Legal recognised by Chambers Europe 2025
Andrea Schäffler | “IP in Focus: New Challenges, Perspectives and Opportunities” | 3 April 2025 | Munich, Germany
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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