Switzerland

E Blum & Co is one of the leading patent and trade mark attorney firms in Switzerland. It is widely respected by market commentators in IP protection and portfolio management work. The firm has European patent attorneys that are highly recommended for patent protection and patent litigation support work. The firm has notable technical expertise in biotechnology, chemistry, nanotechnology and computer technology.

Martin Münch, Kurt Sutter and Martin Toleti are among the experienced European patent attorneys in their respective fields. Sutter is a non-permanent judge at the Swiss Federal Patent Court. The trade mark and legal practice is staffed by dual-qualified IP practitioners, most notably Beatrice Klingler, Sven Capol, Brendan Bolli and Mathias Meyer. 

Business law firm Homburger has an excellent reputation for IP disputes and transactions work. Its IP practice is headed by Georg Rauber and Gregor Bühler, who handle IP disputes and transactions. Another key partner in the practice for patent dispute is Andri Hess, a non-permanent Swiss Federal Patent Court judge. Werner Stieger is another notable practitioner in dispute resolution and contract negotiations.

IPrime Rentsch Kaelin has European and Swiss patent attorneys who can deal with patent protection matters in the fields of technology, life sciences and chemistry. The firm provides litigation services through its legal arm IPrime Legal. 

Rudolf Rentsch is the key contact for patent disputes at the firm. He is also a part-time judge at the Federal Patent Court of Switzerland. Moritz Kälin oversees the patent prosecution department at the firm. The other experienced senior patent attorneys at the firm are Thomas Kretschmer and Otto-Martin Willy Bertschinger.

Isler & Pedrazzini shines in Switzerland for IP protection and portfolio management work. Corsin Blumenthal is among the experienced senior lawyers in the firm for trade mark instructions. The partners are supported by junior lawyers such as Marc Wullschleger.  

Keller Schneider is the result of a merger of Keller & Partner and Schneider Feldmann. The firm is recommended for patent protection and portfolio management work, with strong expertise in software and engineering. Its managing partner is Mirko Schade. Other notable European patent attorneys in the firm include Hannes Spillmann, Philipp Rüfenacht and Werner Roshardt. Martin Schneider is a senior practitioner in its legal and trade mark practice. In trade marks, Schneider is supported by practitioners such as Beate Hanika and Christina Hirschberg-Weinekötter, both of whom are qualified lawyers. 

Lenz & Staehelin is one of the leading business law firms in this jurisdiction for IP disputes and transactions. IP patent star Thierry Calame co-heads the IP practice, with support from litigation head Daniel Tunik. In patent disputes and IP transactions, Calame is supported by senior lawyers and associates from other departments, such as managing partner and M&A lawyer Guy Vermeil, who can assist with IP transactions, while counsel Martin Aebi is an experienced lawyer for arbitration work. 

M Zardi & Co is a specialised patent attorney firm with growing reputation in both the domestic and international market. Since its inception in 1999, the firm has built an enviable IP service line in industrial design, copyright, licensing, patent and trade mark mandates. Practitioners are specialised in the electronics, mechanics, chemistry, industrial chemistry and pharmaceutical chemistry sectors. Founder Marco Zardi is a mechanics specialist alongside patent attorney Riccardo Biazzi. Prosecution specialist Carlo Torti provides litigation assistance.  

P&TS offers reputed patent litigation, prosecution services, design and trade mark prosecution. It has an in-house team of patent analysts offering a wide range of freedom to operate and patent search services. Sectoral specialism is in ICT, electronics, microtechnology, machining and medtech. The IP practice is divided between Neuchâtel and Zürich. Patent prosecution practitioners are Adrian Huber, Franck Amiot and Christian Wirth. Claudia Nash has expertise in technology transfer and licensing.  

IP firm prins was founded in 2020 by former Schneider Feldmann partners: Bruno Meyer, Mirko Bödecker and Raphael Nusser. Meyer and Bödecker are patent attorneys while Nusser is a lawyer and trade mark attorney. The firm expanded in 2022 by merging with Spierenburg & Partner, a move which brought in a small team of patent professionals. 

Rentsch Partner is a boutique which is highly recommended for patent protection and litigation work. The firm has European patent attorneys for technical fields such as mechanics, chemistry, computer technology, and electrical engineering.

The key patent attorneys include Louis Lagler, Andrea Carreira, Alfred Köpf and Dany Vogel. Vogel, who specialises in computer technology, and Köpf, who handles biotechnology work, are non-permanent judges of the Swiss Federal Patent Court.

For disputes, the firm has experienced lawyers such as Christian Hilti, Gregor Wild and Matthias Städeli. Hilti and Städeli also hold judicial positions. Wild and Städeli specialise in soft IP work. The partners are supported by consultants, patent engineers and associates.

Troller Hitz Troller is best known for its trade marks practice. The firm has a number long-established IP lawyers for trade mark protection and disputes. Ursula In-Albon, Patrick Troller, Gallus Joller and Martin Hitz are among the experienced senior soft IP lawyers in the firm. The partners are supported by a team of junior lawyers, including Niklaus Mürner and former Nestlé IP counsel Hubert Doléac.

Boutique law firm Wild Schnyder is recommended for soft IP work, especially trade marks. Donald N Schnyder and Barbara K Müller are the leaders in the firm. They are supported by 2019 Rising Star Patrick R Schutte and a team of associates.