Thierry Calame

Switzerland flag Swiss

29+ years of experience

Language:

English, German

Present Function:

Managing Partner, Co-Head Intellectual Property Practice Group,Lenz & Staehelin.

General Expertise:

Certifications and/or licenses
1996 Admission to the Bar of the Canton of Zurich

Professional legal or litigation experience related to the scope of competence of the PMAC

He is Managing Partner of Lenz & Staehelin in Zurich and specialises in intellectual property law, with a particular focus on patent matters. He has extensive experience as counsel in patent, trademark, copyright, and unfair competition litigation, as well as IP-related arbitration, and regularly sits as arbitrator in IP disputes. His practice also includes licensing, IP aspects of commercial transactions, and pharmaceutical law, including regulatory and advertising issues. He holds degrees in chemistry and law, lectures at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, and has published widely in the field of IP. He is a former President of the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW) and served as Reporter General of AIPPI (2010–2014).

Memberships and/or accreditations
European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW).
International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
International Trademark Association (INTA).
Licensing Executives Society (LES).
International Bar Association (IBA).
Swiss Bar Association (SAV).
Zurich Bar Association (ZAV).
Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA).
Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und
Urheberrecht (GRUR), Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES).
Schweizer Forum für Kommunikationsrecht (SF-FS).

Practical experience of conducting mediation or conciliation or judicial settlement conferences or out-of-court dispute settlements in disputes related to the scope of competence of the PMAC
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