help you develop effective IP rights strategies

• assist you with the patent application

• assess potential conflict with the IP rights of third parties

• represent you before patent offices at home and abroad

• advise you on licensing and selling your IP rights

• advise you on legal disputes and help you to enforce your rights

Patent attorneys are duty bound to maintain confidentiality indefinitely concerning all secrets entrusted to them as a result of their profession.

In Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the professional title of patent attorney is protected.
To use the title, patent attorneys must meet the requirements of the Patent Attorney Act and be registered in the Swiss Patent Attorney Register or in Liechtenstein's list of professional patent attorneys. The requirements are:

• a recognised higher education qualification in natural sciences or engineering

• many years of experience in patent matters
• must have passed the patent attorney examination

The title of European Patent Attorney can only be used by those in Switzerland who are registered in the list of professional representatives maintained by the European Patent Office.

These networks and registers can help you to establish contact with a patent attorney:

• The IP Advisory Network
• The Swiss Patent Attorney Register
• The European Patent Attorney Register
• Patent attorney associations in Switzerland and Liechtenstein