Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd

Zurich / Intellectual Property / Litigation / International Arbitration / Life Sciences

Philipp Groz is a partner in our Dispute Resolution team. He heads our Intellectual Property team and co-heads our Life Sciences group. He represents clients in litigation before Swiss courts and in international arbitrations in all types of IP, trade secrets, and unfair competition disputes, and in a wide range of contractual and product liability disputes. He also sits as an arbitrator. Philipp frequently assists clients in drafting and negotiating licensing, R&D, manufacturing, supply, distribution, sponsoring, franchising, and other agreements. He also advises on IP aspects of transactions. His practice further includes regulatory and advertising matters.

Experience:

• Represented pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in various international arbitrations arising out of licensing and/or distribution agreements
• Represented medical device manufacturer in patent entitlement dispute before the Swiss Federal Patent Court
• Acted as counsel to telecommunication companies in various unfair competition proceedings before Swiss courts and authorities
• Advised consumer goods companies on various aspects of Swiss regulatory law (such as advertising, labeling, product liability, product recalls)

2012 - Partner at Schellenberg Wittmer 2005 - Associate at Schellenberg Wittmer 2004 - Substitute Judge and Court Secretary at the District Court of Zurich 2001 - Court Secretary and Clerk at the District Court of Zurich

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Board member of Licensing Executives Society Switzerland Member of AIPPI Standing Committee on Alternative Dispute Resolution Member of INTA's ADR Committee Member of WIPO Mediation and Arbitration Advisory Committee

2007 - LL.M. in Intellectual Property, New York University 2004 - Bar Admission in Switzerland 2001 - lic. iur., University of Zurich