MLL Legal fields a strong team of life sciences specialists and under the leadership of Nicola Benz and Simon Holzer, team is particularly noted for its expertise at the intersection of IP and regulatory law. The practice caters to pharmaceutical clients, innovative start-ups, medical devices companies and universities. Benz is an expert in technology and life sciences transactions, while Holzer is a key contact for IP litigation and regulatory issues. Ulrike Ciesla is well-versed in the technical side of pharmaceutical products and represents pharmaceutical companies before the Federal Patent Court. Louisa Galbraith is a further name to note for patent and trade mark disputes.

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Testimonials

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'MLL has one of the best patent litigation teams we have worked with in Switzerland. They are excellent.'
'An extremely busy team that nevertheless manages to produce high-quality work at an impressive rate.'
'They are really good on life sciences cases and we have been impressed with both their technical and legal knowledge in this area.'
'Simon Holzer is brilliant. He knows the judges really well and knows which points to run to stand the best chance of winning a case.'
‘Their response time and network availability is of great importance and beneficial to us.’
'The team is very effective and uniquely positioned in the life sciences area.'

Key clients

Alpex Pharma SA
AstraZeneca AB/AstraZeneca (Switzerland) AG
Authena
Bayer Pharma AG/Bayer Intellectual Property AG/Bayer Consumer Care AG/Bayer (Schweiz) AG
Baxter Ltd
Becton Dickinson Company
Biogen, Inc./Biogen International GmbH
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Bristol Myers-Squibb
Carestream
Cellprotect Holding AG
cereneo Schweiz AG/cereneo International AG

Work highlights

Represented Takeda in a supplementary protection certificate dispute before the Swiss Federal Patent Court against STADA's Swiss subsidiary.

Advised Bristol-Myers Squibb on an ongoing basis, as part of a panel appointment, on a range of life sciences matters in Switzerland.

Represented Biogen in a series of preliminary injunction proceedings in Switzerland aimed at protecting its intellectual property rights related to Tecfidera.