CMS von Erlach Partners Ltd.

TMC, Intellectual Property

Partner

Dirk Spacek is partner and in charge of the practice groups TMC and IP. He primarily deals with new business models arising in the media-, internet- and technology(IT)-sector, data protection and intellectual property law.

Dirk Spacek mainly advises clients from the media, technology, industry and financial services sectors on technology-related legal matters, in particular IT-contract law, outsourcing, data protection, Internet of Things (IoT), patent research and compatibility cooperations and traditional intellectual property law. Dirk conducts advisory, transactional and contentious work. He specialized early with a dissertation in intellectual property law on the subject of "Protection of TV Formats" ("Schutz von TV-Formaten") and was admitted to the Swiss bar in 2009. He then gained many years of experience in large, prestigious law firms and as an in-house lawyer during multiple in-house secondments.

As a member of the "Commercial" Practice Area Group, Dirk Spacek also advises clients on commercial law matters, e.g. drafting tailored licence, purchase, service and distribution agreements as well as terms and conditions for computer and internet-based business models and technology joint ventures.

German, English, French, Spanish

International Technology Law Association (ITechLaw), Co-Chair Interactive Media and Entertainment Law Committee Licensing Executive Society (LES) Institute for Intellectual Property Law (INGRES) German Society for Information Technology Law (DGRI) Swiss ICT-Association.International Association of Entertainment Lawyers (IAEL) Swiss and Zurich Bar Association

Master of Laws (LL.M.) with focus „Corporate Media, Communications & Technology Policy (IP/IT)“ at Columbia University in New York (USA) (2012) Swiss Bar Admission Zürich (2009) PhD/Doctorate in intellectual property and media licensing law, Dr.iur., University of Zurich (2005) J.D. (lic.iur.), University of Zurich (2002)