The ‘excellent’ Thomas Widmer operates at the forefront of the IP offering at LALIVE, which is highly experienced in a varied litany of trade mark, design, domain name and copyright disputes, providing substantive advice to corporates, NGOs and individual clients operating in the sectors of tech, luxury goods and entertainment. Widmer excels across the full gamut of IP issues.
Testimonials
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‘Lalive's advice is practical and actionable.'
‘Thomas Widmer leads with experience and a calm demeanour. His advice is practical and business oriented.’
‘Lalive understands quickly the situation and provides wise and practical advice. Straightforward approach.’
‘Thomas Widmer is a very good professional, very proactive and nice to work with.’
‘They have been instrumental in guiding us through complex proceedings before the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), delivering exceptional results and offering a unique combination of legal expertise, industry knowledge, and strategic insight.'
- 'Their experience in navigating not only the procedural aspects of international arbitration but also the technicalities surrounding sports-related IP issues has provided us with a significant edge in achieving favourable outcomes.’
‘Thomas Widmer was excellent.’
Work highlights
- Represented a multinational computer, technology and IT consulting corporation in civil proceedings against a Swiss bank which is inter alia claiming access to the source code of various software interfaces developed by the client in the frame of a global IT service agreement.
- Advised a non-profit organisation funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on drafting and negotiating several contractual agreements, which include IP issues.
- Advised a Swiss jewellery company on the management of its trade marks and designs worldwide.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Thomas Widmer