Designed specifically for in-house counsel in the life sciences industry, the event focused on the complexities and challenges faced in managing Supply Chain Disputes, covering litigation strategies, termination risks...

At the beginning of September 2025, the Swiss Federal Council published the dispatch for the partial revision of the Therapeutic Products Act (TPA).

Narcosis, whippped cream, engine tuning or party drug: laughing gas has many uses in Switzerland. But what is the legal classification of laughing gas...

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On March 21, 2025, the Swiss parliament has adopted a new Cost Containment Package ("CCP2") in response to the continuing rise of healthcare costs...

In its decision of June 3, 2024, the Federal Administrative Court confirmed the decision of the IPI, stating that the trademark "Burek King" cannot be registered due to the risk...

Tobacco products and e-cigarettes are currently governed by the Swiss foodstuffs regulation.

The European pet, veterinary services and animal-health sector is a large, growing market driven by the "humanisation" of pets and associated rising pet ownership...

Last month, Germany introduced the Digital Health Service Act, which grants German patients access to reimbursable digital health applications.

In a recent decision, the Federal Supreme Court ruled by four votes to one in a public deliberation that the naming of an animal species for plant-based meat substitutes is incompatible with the Swiss Federal Law on Foodstuffs and Utility Articles ("LMG").

Nestlé, the world's biggest food producer, has opened a new research center of package in Lausanne.

Switzerland is not part of the European Union and regulates advertising independently.

The Federal Administrative Court's leading case (C-5912/2013) was a about an order of the FOPH that imposed to reduce the price of a specific drug by almost 26% only based on the ERP, without consideration of the IRP.

Should Ferrero, the producer of Nutella, be hindered to produce a Swiss-style Nutella just for the Swiss market with more cocoa powder than the "normal" Nutella?

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court (FSC) has concluded that recommended resale prices issued by Pfizer Ltd. (Pfizer) constituted unlawful resale price maintenance...

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court considered the current practice of the Swiss Federal Office of Public Health regarding the re-examination of drugs which are reimbursed by the mandatory health insurance as unlawful.

Shortly before the start of the Winter Olympics in South Korea, the International Sports Court in Lausanne acquitted around thirty Russian athletes from doping charges.

Starting February 2024, Swiss food manufacturers and retailers must comply with new standards following a comprehensive revision of Swiss food law.

On March 10 2024, Switzerland – together with fellow European Free Trade Association members Liechtenstein, Norway and Iceland – signed the ‘Trade and Economic Partnership Agreement' with India.

Changes to the Therapeutic Products Act will improve public access to medicines and conditions for biomedical research and industry.