Intellectual Property Law, Technology Law, Digitalisation, and Communication

Thanks to our network of specialists, we are able to offer comprehensive legal services in the IT and telecommunications sectors.

We advise providers and users of IT solutions, particularly on complex outsourcing and insourcing projects, distribution and licence agreements, internet-related matters, and data protection issues (including e-commerce, online marketplaces, etc.). We represent telecommunications companies across the entire spectrum of regulatory affairs, particularly regarding the interconnection of fixed and mobile networks.

Brand building and the development of innovative products and solutions are key factors for sustainable business development.

We advise and represent our clients on all matters relating to copyright, trademark, design and patent law, as well as unfair competition. Our expertise covers traditional and new media, the entertainment industry, and the arts. In addition to licensing and exploitation rights, our core competencies also include strategic intellectual property issues and enforcement of rights.

Our team provides contractual support across all areas, from development through to production and procurement, and from the protection of products and services through to marketing and sales. Our legal services include, in particular, the drafting, negotiation, enforcement and execution of contracts, negotiations and proceedings with government bodies, and the provision of expert opinions for private and public organisations, particularly in the following areas:

• Sales strategies, including distribution, agency, franchise and licence agreements
• B2B and B2C online transactions
• Manufacturing and maintenance contracts
• Service and quality management contracts
• Marketing, media and sponsorship agreements
• Transport contracts, guarantees, letters of credit
• General Terms and Conditions

• Representing a medical device manufacturer that is building its software development around an open-source strategy
• Advising a leading supplier of automotive parts on structuring its web platform for global operations

• Advising food manufacturers and manufacturers of non-prescription phytopharmaceuticals on advertising health claims
• Advising on and drafting complex licence agreements for pharmaceutical companies
• Advising pharmaceutical companies on research collaborations with universities
• Registration of hundreds of trademarks for major Swiss companies
• Advising a major sports brand on counterfeiting issues
• Transfer of trademark portfolios and trademark coexistence agreements (particularly in the health and services sectors)