Dr iur Roger Staub > Walder Wyss Ltd. > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile

Walder Wyss Ltd.
SEEFELDSTRASSE 123
PO BOX 1236
8034 ZURICH
Switzerland

Work Department

IPIT

Position

Partner

Career

Roger Staub is a Partner in the Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Competition Team. He represents national and international companies from various industries, such as luxury goods, pharmaceuticals, food, financial services, fashion, medical devices and media. He specialises in litigating complex cases before state courts and arbitration tribunals. In addition, he advises clients in negotiating IP and technology-related contracts and in developing IP strategies. He also works as an arbitrator in international arbitration tribunals.

Before joining Walder Wyss, he was a partner in a legal firm in Zurich and employed in a London legal firm. He is the author of various publications, in particular the co-editor of a commentary on design law and co-author of a commentary on trademark protection law.

Languages

Roger Staub's working languages are German, English, Spanish and French.

Memberships

Roger Staub is an active member in various organisations in the field of intellectual property. In past years he has been both a committee chairperson and a member of the Global Europe Advisory Council in the International Trademark Administration (INTA).

Education

After studying law at the universities of Munich and Zurich (licentiate degree, 1992), Roger Staub became a member of the bar in Zurich in 1995 and received his doctorate at the University of Zurich in 2000 with a dissertation on copyright contract law.

Lawyer Rankings

Switzerland > Intellectual property

(Leading individuals)

Roger Staub – 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.