Noted for its ‘creative and proactive’ capabilities, Lenz & Staehelin excels across the full gamut of IP mandates, with extensive expertise in representing blue-chip clients in complex patent litigation alongside stellar work in relation to trade mark and design work. Four key players spearhead the group: Thierry Calame, who is a force to be reckoned with in relation to patents and IP related arbitration; Jürg Simon, who leverages his extensive experience in the field to advise on multi-faceted trade mark, design and licensing matters; Peter Ling, a noted practitioner on the litigation and licensing side, recently excelling in the telecoms industry; and lastly Sevan Antreasyan, who enjoys an established presence in the IT, biotech and medtech industries. Martin Aebi and Barbara Abegg further enhance the firm’s capabilities in the contentious IP sphere.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is efficient. Good clear communication giving solid commercial advice.’
‘Peter Ling is super helpful and commercial. He is a pleasure to work with on IP disputes.’
‘Jürg Simon is the leading trademark practitioner in trademark law in Switzerland. His advice is clear, concise and leaves no open questions.’
‘The team is very responsive and co-operative. Work is done on a high level.’
‘Can do attitude, efficient and very pragmatic. Clear understanding of the profile of the client. Always a pleasure, and I also feel valued as a client.’
'They have been very creative and proactive in proposing alternative strategies, showing great understanding of the in-house context.'
‘All of the team members are experts in their fields. Nevertheless, they have a comprehensive view of their cases and aim at finding solutions that are best for the business of their clients.’
‘I enjoy working with Thierry Calame and Barbara Abegg. They are top-notch professionals and know how to communicate complex matters in way that it is readily understood by their clients.'
Key clients
- Abbott
- AbbVie Inc.
- Accord
- Acino International AG
- Actavis / Mepha
- Apple Inc.
- Asceneuron
- Aura Blockchain Consortium
- Bosch
- Breguet
Work highlights
- Represented Apple Inc. before the Federal Patent Court and the Federal Supreme Court in a patent litigation initiated by a non-practicing entity, related to information transmission technology, with a successful result.
- Represented MSD before the Federal Patent Court in an SPC infringement case, resulting in an ex parte injunction regarding the sale of a generic fixed-dose combination of sitagliptin and metformin which was later confirmed by a panel of three judges.
- Advised the Wyss Center for Bio and Neuro Engineering on all areas of law to support its activities, but also those of the startups hosted at the Centre.
Lawyers
Hall of fame
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Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Thierry Calame; Jürg Simon; Peter Ling; Sevan Antreasyan
Other key lawyers
Martin Aebi; Barbara Abegg