A team that is considered ‘wonderful to work with’, Walder Wyss Ltd. pairs its extensive experience in patent litigation with its substantive expertise in managing sizeable trade mark transactional mandates to represent a wide-ranging client roster, from fashion and luxury goods companies to tech and pharma businesses. Roger Staub and Markus Frick lead the firm’s IP offering; the former is highly established in the pharma, luxury goods and financial services industries, while latter is particularly well-versed in relation to multi-faceted cross-border litigation. Michael Isler deploys his capabilities in outsourcing and tech transfer issues to assist an array of tech based clients, while Stefano Codoni is fully immersed in the life sciences and tech arenas.
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‘The firm handles our most complex cases in Switzerland. The quality of the service is good; the attorneys are responsive, professional and knowledgeable.’
‘Manuel Bigler is an experienced lawyer. His opinions are prompt and concise and he shows a good knowledge of the Swiss trademark law and practice. We are satisfied with Manuel’s work.'
‘This is a firm that you can trust blind. They simply know their business very well and will find a solution for every problem.’
‘Roger Staub and Sylvia Anthamatten are my "go to" people for Switzerland and both do an excellent job. I am super happy with the work and can only recommend both.’
‘Manuel Bigler and Markus Frick are excellent.’
‘The team is wonderful to work with. Their competence is super. Also, they are exceptionally dedicated.’
‘Markus Frick is an outstanding strategist with an excellent nose for the needs of the clients. Also, he is fun to work with. Manuel Bigler is remarkably competent and is a wonderful team player. The legal documents the two of them produce are outstanding. I admire their sense for conciseness and how they put their fingers on the really relevant issues.’
‘The IP team is excellent, one of the best in Switzerland - a good mix of experts and young up-and-comers.’
Key clients
- ABB Ltd.
- Actial Farmaceutica Srl
- Alcon Inc.
- Amazon
- Amazon Web Services
- Apple TV
- Argus Data Insights
- AT&T
- Bystronic
- Deutsche Börse/Qontigo
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Practice head
Roger Staub; Markus Frick
Other key lawyers
Michael Isler; Stefano Codoni; Manuel Bigler; Sylvia Anthamatten