

Dr. Andrea Schäffler
Associate, Zurich
T +41 58 552 03 34
andrea.schaeffler@mll-legal.com
Profile
Andrea Schaeffler is an associate of the firm’s IP team in Zurich. She represents and advises clients in all aspects of intellectual property and unfair competition law, with a focus on trademark, copyright and design law.
Prior to joining MLL Legal 2021, she worked as an associate at a law firm in Zurich and as a research assistant at the Institute for Economic Law at the University of Bern, while writing a dissertation in trademark law. Since 2018, she is a case editor for the Swiss journal for Intellectual Property, Information and Competition Law (sic!).
Practice Areas
Deals & Cases
- Representation of FIFA against PUMA in a landmark trademark and unfair competition case before the Swiss Supreme Court and the Zurich Commercial Court
Education & Admission
- University of Bern, Dr. iur. (2020)
- Admitted to the bar in Switzerland (2016)
- University of Bern, MLaw (2013)
- University of Bern, BLaw (2012)
Memberships and public offices
- Swiss Institute for intellectual property rights (INGRES)
- German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR)
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
- Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
Languages
- German
- English
Publications
Publications
NFTs and Trademarks – What You Need to Know
MLL-News, 8 April 2022- EN
(Kein) Markenschutz für die Nespresso-Kapsel?
Sic! 2 | 2022, Zur jüngsten Rechtsprechung des Bundesgerichts betreffend Formmarkenschutz für die Nespresso-Kapsel, 16. Februar 2022- DE
- Andrea Schäffler
- Michèle Burnier
The Shape of the VW Bulli – A trademark? A trademark!
MLL-News, 21 January 2022- EN
Intellectual Property 2021 – Switzerland
The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides, 2021 Legalease Ltd, London, July 2021- EN
- Andrea Schäffler
- Michèle Burnier
- Nando Lappert