SWITZERLAND Law and Practice Contributed by: Peter Schramm, Timmy Pielmeier, Michael Ritscher and Andrea Schäffler, MLL Legal
MLL Legal is one of the most reputable international law firms in Switzerland, with experienced and dy - namic lawyers offering innovative and solution-fo - cused services. It is present in the key Swiss eco - nomic centres, with offices in Zurich, Geneva, Zug and Lausanne. The firm has one of the strongest and largest IP/ICT and digital teams in Switzerland, bring - ing together experts in all legal aspects related to tra - ditional ICT topics as well as new technologies. Its strong data privacy practice makes it a top choice
for matters concerning digitalisation and new tech - nologies, and Swiss and international clients alike – from corporations and banks to private individuals – appreciate the accessibility and involvement of the firm’s partners in representing their interests. MLL Le - gal’s experience in serving clients from across a vari - ety of sectors has given its lawyers a practical under - standing of business that ensures the delivery of legal advice that is applicable in a commercial context.
Authors
Peter Schramm heads MLL’s trade mark and design group, and has extensive experience in complex IP litigation matters. He has been involved in many landmark IP cases in Switzerland, and co-ordinated several
Michael Ritscher is recognised as one of the most experienced and esteemed IP litigators and arbitrators in Switzerland, and beyond. He heads MLL’s IP group, which he founded in the 1990s. Michael has extensive
large multi-jurisdiction disputes. Peter advises some of the most well-known brands in Switzerland and worldwide on strategic IP issues, and co-operates with the M&A and finance teams at MLL Legal to advise on IP transaction matters. He lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property and has served as speaker for the Academy of European Law and the IRP of the University of St. Gallen.
experience in advising and representing clients from a broad variety of sectors, including life sciences, luxury goods and retail. He is often at the forefront of precedent-setting cases and is regularly sought by companies to handle their cross-border contentious affairs involving Swiss, EU and international law.
Andrea Schäffler is a senior associate in MLL’s IP team in Zurich. She represents and advises clients in all aspects of intellectual property and unfair competition law, with a focus on trade mark, copyright and design
Timmy Pielmeier is a member of the IP team in MLL Legal’s Zurich office. He advises on all aspects of IP law, with a focus on copyright, design and trade mark law, and unfair competition law. Timmy previously
law. Prior to joining MLL Legal, she worked as an associate at a law firm in Zurich and as a research assistant at the Institute for Economic Law at the University of Bern, while writing a dissertation on trade mark law. Since 2018, she has been a case editor for the Swiss journal for Intellectual Property, Information and Competition Law.
worked as a research assistant and lecturer at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and the TUM School of Management, and was a doctoral scholar at the Max Planck Institute. His professional experience also includes a legal clerkship at the Federal Ministry of Justice (Germany) with a stay in Brussels (Council), and an internship at the German Bundestag with a stay in Strasbourg (Council of Europe).
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