Peter Ling

Peter Ling Hungary Switzerland

Member of the arbitral tribunal
Hungary Hungarian (Hungary) Switzerland Swiss (Switzerland) Resident in Switzerland English — Fluent German — Fluent French — Fluent Hungarian — Fluent

Surname
Ling
First name
Peter
Current professional position
Partner
Organisation / firm
Lenz & Staehelin
Country of residence
Switzerland
Nationality
Hungarian (Hungary) Swiss (Switzerland)
Languages spoken & proficiency
EnglishFluent GermanFluent FrenchFluent HungarianFluent

Arbitrator roles
Member of the arbitral tribunal
Professional biography
Peter Ling is a partner specialising in intellectual property, unfair competition and life sciences law. He represents clients in litigation and international arbitration. Peter also advises on licensing and IP structuring transactions, and on strategic IP issues. Peter was counsel in several IP arbitrations under the Swiss Rules, the WIPO Rules and the ICC Rules. His experience spans a broad array of IP topics including life sciences, semiconductors and apparel trademarks, but also non-IP cases such as construction arbitration. Peter is a lecturer of intellectual property law at ETH Zurich and he teaches civil procedure law at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.

Arbitrations conducted
Up to 10
15 years in this role

Legal / dispute expertise
Commercial contracts Copyrights & related rights Damages & valuation Designs Dispute resolution / arbitration practice European patents Licensing & technology transfer National patents Regulatory & compliance (incl. pharma, medical devices, technology) SEPs / FRAND SPCs (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Trade secrets & know-how Trademarks Unfair competition Unitary patents
Technical expertise
Agriculture & plant breeding Artificial intelligence / data technologies Biotechnology Chemistry Diagnostics Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Mechanical engineering Medical technology / medical devices Pharmaceutics Physics
Industries
Construction & engineering Energy & utilities Infrastructure & transport Manufacturing & industrials Pharmaceuticals & life sciences Technology & IT Telecommunications

Bar admission(s)
Switzerland
Governing law experience
Civil law
Seat of arbitration experience
Switzerland

Education (degrees)
Master of Law (Switzerland), LL.M. (Columbia Law School)
Memberships / accreditations
WIPO List of Arbitrators
Institutional panels & memberships
WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center
Publications and/or speaking engagements

Recent publications: - Arbitration’s growing edge in SEP/FRAND and royalty disputes, Global Arbitration Review, Guide to IP Arbitration, 4th ed., https://globalarbitrationreview.com/guide/the-guide-ip-arbitration/fourth-edition/article/arbitrations-growing-edge-in-sepfrand-and-royalty-disputes (Calame T., Ling P.) - Art & Cultural Property Law 2025 - Switzerland: Law and Practice, in: Chambers Global Practice Guides, April 2025 (Ling P., Vlk T., Hediger F.) - Artificial Intelligence 2024 - Switzerland, in: Lexology Panoramic Next, October 2024 (Antreasyan S., Ling P., Morscher L., Poskriakov F., ) - A Practitioner's Guide to European Patent Law, Bloomsbury Academic, 3rd edition, 2025 (England P., with Burghart S., Ericsson J., Jacobacci F., Krens J., Ling P., Madsen Klaus E., Pochart F., Rättzén M., Washbrook M., Wessendorf N.) - One does not simply upload a meme - Internet memes and the parody exemption in Europe, in: Developments and Directions in Intellectual Property Law, Bosher/Rosati (eds.), OUP 2023 (Ling P.) - Life Sciences & Pharma IP Litigation 2023 - Switzerland: Law and Practice, in: Chambers Global Practice Guides, März 2023 (Calame T., Ling P.) - Digital Health 2023 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, Januar 2023 (Ling P., Antreasyan S., Rusterholz L., Trabaldo Togna F.) - Trade Secrets 2022 - Switzerland: Law and Practice, in: Chambers Global Practice Guides, April 2022 (Calame T., Ling P.) - Compulsory licensing in a (post) covid-19 world, in: IAM Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2021, Juni 2021 (Ling P., Dorigo L., Abegg B.) - Patent Enforcement in Switzerland, in: Patent Enforcement in Europe, European Patent Academy (Hrsg.), 2020 (Calame T., Ling P.) Recent speaking engagements: - Lecturer of intellectual property law, ETH Zurich (since 2025) - Lecturer of civil procedure law, Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (since 2018)