Dr Peter Schramm > MLL Legal > Zurich, Switzerland > Lawyer Profile
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SCHIFFBAUSTRASSE 2
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8031 ZÜRICH
Switzerland
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Dr Peter Schramm
Work Department
Trademarks, Design & Advertising | Patents and Life Sciences | Competition, Antitrust and Trade Law
Position
Peter Schramm heads the firm’s trademark & design group comprising lawyers from the firm’s Zurich, Geneva and Brussels offices. He represents clients in all aspects of IP law, including IP advisory, prosecution, litigation and arbitration. Peter Schramm has wide ranging experience in trademark, copyright, design and unfair competition issues, is well known for his trade dress and design law expertise and has been involved in several leading cases in Switzerland and abroad. He advises Swiss and international clients from various industries, with a strong focus on retail, pharma, luxury brands, fashion, machine tools and furniture manufacturers. Peter leads the firm’s global trademark and design task force that coordinates the cross-border IP issues of several Swiss companies and exchanges and develops know-how within the firm and its network of partner firms. He is fluent in German, English, French and Spanish.
Career
Partner with MLL (since 2014), Secondment with Wuersch & Gering LLP, New York, USA (2010), Associate with MLL (2007–2013), Trademark lawyer with the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, Bern (2005–2007), Associate with a German IP law firm (2004–2005), Trainee with Hogan Lovells, Alicante (2003), Legal Trainee at the District Court of Saarbrücken (2001–2003)
Languages
German, English, French, Spanish
Memberships
Swiss Institute for IP rights (INGRES), German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (GRUR), International Trademark Association (INTA), Vice Chair of the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA), Association of Intellectual Property Experts (VPP), Association of Swiss companies in Germany (VSUD)
Education
Saarland University, Dr. iur. (2005), University of Konstanz (1998–2000), University of Salamanca (1997–1998), Saarland University (1995–1997)
Lawyer Rankings
Switzerland > Intellectual property
Possessing a ‘profound knowledge of IP law’, MLL Legal
’s IP offering encompasses the full scope of litigation, arbitration and strategic advice within the sphere of IP. While esteemed for its considerable expertise in patent litigation and counterfeit cases, the team is also noted for its operations in precedent-setting blockchain matters. Michael Ritscher,
Simon Holzer and Peter Schramm spearhead the IP practice, with Holzer thriving in complex patent litigation and transactional work and Schramm being an established presence within the trade mark and design world. Louisa Galbraith is also recommended.
Switzerland > Sports law
MLL Legal represents team owners, individual athletes, and sports organisations in both contentious and non-contentious matters including drafting of employment, service and agreements, athlete transfers, litigation, and disciplinary proceedings. In Geneva, the team is headed by Jean Marguerat whose practice involves representing clients before CAS. Zurich team head Peter Schramm has extensive expertise in matters concerning ambush marketing.
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Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
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- Sports law
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- Dispute resolution: arbitration