Copyright & Media
MLL Legal’s long-standing and widely respected copyright and media team have specialised expertise in legal issues concerning copyright and media law in addition to in-depth knowledge of new media and related technologies.
Areas of expertise
- Advice and litigation on national and international copyright issues
- Advice and representation of parties concerning copyright and personality rights in the media, including rights of reply and injunctions
- Representation of parties and arbitration in matters concerning copyright, software and telecommunications rights
- Preparation of reports and legal opinions on software, copyright and media law issues
- Advice for clients on the rollout of new forms of communication, in particular those based online, including contact with national and international regulators, issuing the relevant declarations and applying for concessions and permits
- IP due diligence within the scope of M&A transactions in the software, communications and media sectors
- Contracts for the creation of copyrighted works, including software development agreements
- Copyright and software licence agreements and distribution agreements
- Advice on open-source software and Creative Commons licences
- Advice concerning the rights to works of art, in particular lending and copying rights
- Advice on the areas where copyright and communication law overlap, including personality rights, data protection law, unfair competition law, issues relating to service providers for the sharing of online content (user-generated content platforms)
Other relevant areas
Patents | Trademarks & Designs | Geographic indications of origin
“Very client-oriented way of working: expeditious; uncomplicated; interest in a quick, pragmatic solution, which, among other things, reduces legal fees and strengthens the company’s reputation”
Related to this Practice Area
Publications
Study Questions and Answers on Moral Rights
Report of the webinar about Study Questions and Answers by AIPPI Swiss Group 2022, 24 November 2022- EN
SQ282 Moral Rights
Video and presentation of Reinhard Oertli, Moderator at AIPPI Swiss Group Webinar about Study Questions and Resolutions 2022, 24 November 2022- EN
The Technology Media and Telecommunications Review – Switzerland
The Technology Media and Telecommunications Review, 11th edition, The Law Reviews, Editor: Matthew T Murchison, December 2020- EN
- Lukas Bühlmann
- Michael Reinle
- Damian George
URHEBERRECHT – Praxis des EuGH 2020
Vortrag anlässlich der INGRES-Tagung vom 1. Februar 2021, Erstes virtuelles Meeting- DE
Firm News
MLL Legal highly recommended for Copyright & related rights and IP transactions
As the final IP Stars rankings have been released for this year’s edition, we are honoured to announce that our firm has been top-listed in the fields of Copyright & related rights and IP transactions. Our partner Nicola Benz furthermore has been recognized as a “Transaction Star 2023”. We would like to thank our clients…
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Managing IP EMEA Awards 2023 | MLL Legal shortlisted
MLL Legal is shortlisted for the Managing IP EMEA Awards 2023 in all kinds of categories, i.e. in Patent Disputes, Trademark Disputes, Trademark Prosecution, Copyright, IP Transactions & Advisory and Peter Schramm for IP Practitioner of the Year.
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Bundesgericht bestätigt Urheberrecht am Feuerring als Werk der angewandten Kunst
MLL Legal vertritt Andreas Reichlin erfolgreich vor dem schweizerischen Bundesgericht zur Bestätigung des Urheberrechtsschutzes am Feuerring. Fünf Jahre nach dem letzten Entscheid des Bundesgerichts zu Werken der angewandten Kunst im Fall Max Bill hat sich das Bundesgericht in seinem Urteil vom 17. Juni 2022 erneut mit Fragen der urheberrechtlichen Schutzvoraussetzungen für Werke der angewandten Kunst…
MoreSwiss Federal Supreme Court confirms copyright protection of the Feuerring as a work of applied art
MLL Legal successfully represented Andreas Reichlin before the Swiss Federal Supreme Court and achieved confirmation of copyright protection for the Feuerring as work of applied art. Five years after the Federal Supreme Court’s last decision on works of applied art in the Max Bill case, the Federal Supreme Court addressed in its ruling of 17…
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WTR1000 2022: “MLL is at the top of its game and the work produced is beyond impressive”
MLL’s IP team ranks highly again in the 2022 edition of World Trademark Review’s WTR 1000.
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