Intellectual property

Lenz & Staehelin

Noted for its ‘creative and proactive’ capabilities, Lenz & Staehelin excels across the full gamut of IP mandates, with extensive expertise in representing blue-chip clients in complex patent litigation alongside stellar work in relation to trade mark and design work. Four key players spearhead the group: Thierry Calame, who is a force to be reckoned with in relation to patents and IP related arbitration; Jürg Simon, who leverages his extensive experience in the field to advise on multi-faceted trade mark, design and licensing matters; Peter Ling, a noted practitioner on the litigation and licensing side, recently excelling in the telecoms industry; and lastly Sevan Antreasyan, who enjoys an established presence in the IT, biotech and medtech industries. Martin Aebi and Barbara Abegg further enhance the firm’s capabilities in the contentious IP sphere.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is efficient. Good clear communication giving solid commercial advice.’
‘Peter Ling is super helpful and commercial. He is a pleasure to work with on IP disputes.’
‘Jürg Simon is the leading trademark practitioner in trademark law in Switzerland. His advice is clear, concise and leaves no open questions.’
‘The team is very responsive and co-operative. Work is done on a high level.’
‘Can do attitude, efficient and very pragmatic. Clear understanding of the profile of the client. Always a pleasure, and I also feel valued as a client.’
'They have been very creative and proactive in proposing alternative strategies, showing great understanding of the in-house context.'
‘All of the team members are experts in their fields. Nevertheless, they have a comprehensive view of their cases and aim at finding solutions that are best for the business of their clients.’
‘I enjoy working with Thierry Calame and Barbara Abegg. They are top-notch professionals and know how to communicate complex matters in way that it is readily understood by their clients.'

Key clients

Abbott
AbbVie Inc.
Accord
Acino International AG
Actavis / Mepha
Apple Inc.
Asceneuron
Aura Blockchain Consortium
Bosch
Breguet
Cembra Money Bank AG
Champagne producers association, CIVC
Consorzio Prosecco
Consorzio Aceto Balsamico
Crocs
CYP Association
Mercedes Benz Group AG, (formerly Daimler AG)
Diageo
Dyson
European Broadcasting Union (EBU)
Emmentaler Switzerland
C&E Fein
Federation of the Swiss Electro/Telco Industry
Ferring
FIVE Hotels
Gustavo Gusto
International Olympic Committee
Henkel & Co
Harry Winston
Mars
Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD)
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
MGI Tech Ltd.
MSC Cruises
ON Holding AG
Pack Easy
Prada
Pfizer Inc.
Raclette Suisse
Schöck Bauteile AG
Swatch Group
Swiss Government, Armasuisse
Swiss Sustainable Yachts AG
Swiss Salt Works AG
Tamedia
Teva Pharma AG
Vinci Construction Terrassement
Wyss Center for Bio and Neuro Engineering

Work highlights

Represented Apple Inc. before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Court in a patent litigation initiated by a non-practicing entity, related to information transmission technology, with a successful result.
Represented MSD before the Federal Patent Court in an SPC infringement case, resulting in an ex parte injunction regarding the sale of a generic fixed-dose combination of sitagliptin and metformin which was later confirmed by a panel of three judges.
Advised the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuro Engineering on all areas of law to support its activities, but also those of the startups hosted at the Centre.

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