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20.02.2025 | Law and policy, Copyright
AI regulation in Switzerland: Federal Council chooses a sectoral approach
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Deputy Director General and General Counsel of the IPI, Head of Legal & International Affairs Division

Felix Addor
Born in 1963, at the IPI since 1994
Prof. Dr. iur., Attorney-at-Law
Professional career
Current roles:
- Deputy Director General and General Counsel of the IPI as well as Head of Legal & International Affairs Division
- Adjunct professor and lecturer in international negotiations & conflict resolution as well as for intellectual property law, Faculty of Law, University of Bern
- Lecturer in international negotiations & conflict resolutions, Faculty of Law, University of Zurich
- President, foundation board sic! – journal for intellectual property, information and competition law
- Senior Fellow, Institute for Global Negotiation
Previous roles:
- Senior Fellow, Global Health Center, Graduate Institute of International and Delevopment Studies, Geneva
- Head of Staff Division
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Deputy Head, International Trade Relations department, IPI
- Legal Advisor, International Trade Relations department, IPI
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Research Assistant, Institute for Private International Law and Civil Procedure, University of Bern
News
24.02.2025 | Media release
Federal Council elected Vincenza Trivigno to the IPI’s Institute Council
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20.02.2025 | Law and policy, Copyright
AI regulation in Switzerland: Federal Council chooses a sectoral approach
...more