LL. M. Attorney-at-Law
Trademark Attorney ASPTA
Partner
Areas of Practice
Intellectual property law, including in particular trademarks, patents, design, copyright, corporate and trade names, unfair competition, protection of know-how and trade secrets, legal advice and legal representation in these areas, including litigation, drafting of contracts and legal opinions, intellectual property rights searches, prosecution of registration proceedings. In-depth experience in particular in the areas of infringement and opposition proceedings, licensing, management of trademark portfolios.
Career and Experience
Law studies at the Universities of Zurich and Neuchâtel (graduation 1995), Zurich Bar Examination (1999); Trademark Attorney VSP (2005); LL.M. International Business Law (University of Zurich; 2008); CAS Prozessführung – Civil Litigation (University St. Gallen, 2020)
Trainee (partially with venia advocandi, 1995-1997), Auditor and Secretary of Court at the District and Juvenile Court of Zurich (1997-2000).
Joined E. Blum & Co. AG in 2000.
Publications
Design, in: 125 Years E. Blum & Co., A Short Manual on Intellectual Property Law, Zurich 2003
Co-author of “Copyright in Switzerland”, in “Getting the Deal Through, Copyright in 21 Jurisdictions Worldwide”, publ. by Law Business Research, London, 2006-2015
Memberships
| ASPTA | (Association of Swiss Patent and Trademark Attorneys) |
| INGRES | (Institute for the Protection of Industrial Property) |
| INTA | (International Trademark Association) |
| LES | (Licensing Executives Society) |
| FICPI | (International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys) |
Languages
German, English, French