Intellectual property

Walder Wyss Ltd.

‘One of the best group of IP experts in Switzerland’, Walder Wyss Ltd.’s IP practice possesses vast experience representing clients before the Swiss Supreme Court, as well as advising clients on the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious IP rights. The group has undertaken an extensive range of work that encompasses R&D and licensing contracts, with a prominent focus on fashion, luxury, IT and life sciences sectors, to name a few. The practice is led by Markus Frick, who is recommended for his ‘great strategic foresight and expertise’, and Roger Staub, who is ’one of the best IP attorneys’. Frick demonstrates significant prowess in handling complex cross-border litigations and Staub’s wide-ranging experience includes the negotiation of IP and technology-related contracts as well as the development of IP strategies.

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Testimonials

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‘One of the best group of IP experts in Switzerland.’
‘Roger Staub is one of the best IP attorneys available. His briefs are fantastic and he gives strategic advice that usually plays out exactly as predicted.'
'Markus Frick is an excellent IP attorney, with great strategic foresight and expertise.'
'Manuel Bigler is a awesome litigator. Highly recommended.’
‘Walder Wyss provided legal advice to the foundations in connection with the rebranding. The individuals were extremely experienced in this context and were able to provide excellent advice.’
‘The legal overview and also the effective time-critical implementation were carried out independently and extremely professionally. The team supported us where necessary, at all times and did everything to our complete satisfaction at the required time.'
'We have relied on WalderWyss in the past and will continue to do so in the future.'

Key clients

ABB Ltd.
Actial Farmaceutica Srl
Alcon Inc.
Amazon
Amazon Web Services
Apple TV
Argus Data Insights
AT&T
Bystronic
Deutsche Börse/Qontigo
Easygroup, incl. EasyJet
FIBEP Swiss Chapter
Giorgio Armani SpA
Hitachi/ABB Power Grids
Inventio AG (IP management company of Schindler Group)
Jemie B.V.
Kendris
Lastminute.com Group
Merck KGaA
Microsoft
Migros
Morach-Technik AG
Nestlé
OTTO’S AG
Pret A Manger
Richemont (incl. Cartier, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Piaget, Chloé, Baume & Mercier, Montblanc, Van Cleef & Arpels, Panerai, A. Lange & Söhne)
Rocket Film Productions
Servisa
Snap, Inc. (former Snapchat)
Storck
The Association of the Swiss Gas Industry
Vertex Pharmaceuticals

Work highlights

Represented Merck KGaA in a trade mark litigation against MSD before the Commercial Court of Zurich and the Federal Supreme Court regarding the use of “Merck” in domain names and social media addresses as well as on websites and social media presences, with a successful result achieved for the client.
Advised Rocket Film Productions on IP aspects of a film production for Apple TV (Super League: The War for Football).

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