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Christoph Gasser
Rechtsanwalt, Dr. iur. summa cum laude, LL.M. University of Michigan Law School, Nebenamtlicher Richter am Bundespatentgericht
Christoph Gasser ist Leiter der Fachgruppe IP/TMT der Kanzlei, verfügt über langjährige Erfahrung in der Beratung und Prozessführung in allen Bereichen des Immaterialgüterrechts und Informatikrechts sowie in der Marken- und Designverwaltung. Christoph Gasser wirkt auch als Geschäftsführer des Instituts für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES), nebenamtlicher Richter am Schweizer Bundespatentgericht, Gerichtsexperte sowie Prüfungsexperte an der schweizerischen Patentanwaltsprüfung. Er ist Verfasser zahlreicher Publikationen zum Immaterialgüterrecht sowie häufiger Vortragsredner.
Standort
Zürich
St. Annagasse 9
Postfach 1162
8021 Zürich Schweiz +41 58 220 37 00 Kontakt email hidden; JavaScript is required Assistent:in email hidden; JavaScript is required
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Sprachen
- Deutsch
- Englisch
- Französisch
"Christoph Gasser is an outstanding IP attorney, one of the best in Switzerland. He is able to spot all legal issues with the ease of a highly talented legal mind. Proactive, extremely competent and reliable, he is our choice for IP matters in Switzerland."Legal500 EMEA, 2022
"At the forefront of the much-lauded IP practice is Christoph Gasser, one of Switzerlands leading lawyers: He is extremely committed to each brief he takes on and will not leave the room until the project is perfectly done and dusted. Christoph is immensely knowledgeable too: his memory and capacity are most impressive. If you're stumped by a case, he will have solved it within five minutes."World Trademark Review, 2022
"Clearly Christopher Gasser is the firm’s best asset. His combination of lawyer and partner of the firm together with having been a patent judge is a perfect match, as his knowledge and legal approach are always an advantage when litigating and approaching conflicts. – I would recommend Christoph Gasser who is super effcient, responsive and very knowledgeable and experienced. It is a great pleasure working with him and I can rely on him to look after our trade mark cases."Legal500 EMEA, 2021
"An experienced lawyer and a phenomenal litigator with great work ethic. He has a phenomenal eye for detail and constructs meticulous arguments just some of the reasons why he has been choosen to sit as an adjunct judge at the Federal Patent Court."IAM, 2021
“One of Switzerland’s most prominent, talented and exceptional trademark lawyers, Christoph Gasser is the man to call in any branding scenario. He knows everything there is to know about trademarks, acts quickly and clients are guaranteed an impeccable service. – The full-service outfit [of BianchiSchwald] has one of the most potent IP departments in the country, due in large part to spearhead and outstanding lawyer Christoph Gasser. – There is no one who can do trademark quite like Christoph – he is charismatic, proactive and an inspiration to all.”World Trademark Review, 2021
“Dr Christoph Gasser, LL.M. of BianchiSchwald, the head of the firm’s excellent IP team, features an impressively broad legal knowledge which testifies for his vast legal experience. He excels by his outstandingly fast pace in terms of responsive- ness and intellectual grasp of complex legal and factual issues. Apart from mastering legal practice he exhibits an unsurpassed brilliance in thought allowing him to reflect on multidimensional legal matters in the precisest of terms. The quality of his pleadings is accentuated by an eloquence, which is rare even compared among the peers. His tactical sophistication and distinguished evaluation skills round off the profile of a first-rate lawyer among the very “cream of the crop."Legal500 WMW - designated as "Leading Individual", 2020
“Christoph Gasser receives effusive praise from all corners of the world. He is one of the best lawyers we have ever worked with, enthuses one patron. He knows our concerns inside out and is incredibly responsive at virtually every time of the day. Excellent results are guaranteed when he is in charge.”World Trademark Review, 2020
Litigator Christoph Gasser is “willing to go the distance and is available for his clients 24/7”. The practice spearhead is “an entrepreneurial thinker who understands business structures and takes company policies into account when giving advice”, enthuses one patron. “His attention to detail is unparalleled. He provides prompt, detailed and thorough responses – you always get great service and an impeccable finished product.” His business-savvy guidance has recently been sought out by numerous top-dollar clients.World Trademark Review, 2019
The “incredibly knowledgeable” Christoph Gasser “has a fantastic understanding of the business requirements”. Another client adds: “We know that we will receive thoughtful advice whenever we reach out to him.”Chambers Europe, 2018
The brilliant Christoph Gasser comes highly recommended as one of the best lawyers in Switzerland for trademarks work. WWL also says that he is a top practitioner with a superb reputation as a trademark litigator and prosecutor.Who's Who Legal: Trademarks, 2018
The “brilliant” Christoph Gasser comes highly recommended as “one of the best lawyers in Switzerland” for trademarks work. WWL also says that he is “a top practitioner” with a superb reputation as a trademark litigator. He is also “very skilled” in trademark prosecutions and transactions.World Trademark Review, 2018
“His work is extraordinary: he is one of the most intelligent, meticulous and precise lawyers anywhere – nothing goes unnoticed; he is also the fastest practitioner you will ever meet – Christoph is available at almost any time, and always responds within hours. His insights are unparalleled, his thoughtful and clear-cut advice: you can have 100% trust in his guidance.”World Trademark Review, 2018
“Christoph is extremely competent; he responds quickly and has good connections with lawyers all over the world.”Client Choice, 2017
Erfahrung
Seit 2024 | Partner, valfor, Zürich |
Seit 2007 | Co-organizer, "INTA Round Tables" für die Schweiz |
Seit 2011 | Prüfungsexperte, Schweizerischen Patentanwaltsprüfung |
Seit 2011 | Dozent am Vorbereitungskurs zur schweizerischen Patentanwaltsprüfung, Eidg. Institut für Geistiges Eigentum, Bern |
Seit 2011 | Nebenamtlicher Richter, Bundespatentgericht, St. Gallen |
Seit 2007 | Geschäftsführer, INGRES (Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz), Zürich |
2017–2024 | Partner, BianchiSchwald GmbH, Zürich |
2004–2016 | Partner, Staiger, Schwald & Partner AG, Zürich |
2010–2011 | INTA Bulletin Co-Chair, (Sub-Committee Law & Practice: Europe & Central) |
2000–2010 | Dozent am Nachdiplomkurs MAS-IP, ETH Zürich, Zürich |
1999–2004 | Associate, Lenz & Staehelin, Zürich |
1999–2003 | Dozent am LL.M.-Nachdiplomkurs, Universität Zürich, Zürich |
1998 | Associate, Pennie & Edmonds LLP, New York |
1994–1997 | Wissenschaftlicher Assistent, Institut für Wirtschaftsrecht, Universität Bern, Bern |
1996 | Legal counsel, Swatch Group, Biel |
1987–1994 | Clerk, Bezirksgericht Burgdorf, Bern |
1991–1992 | Junior Associate, Jolidon Krneta Gullotti Hirt Riva, Bern |
1997–1998 | LL.M., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
1994 | Doctor iuris summa cum laude, Universität Bern |
1987–1994 | Rechtsanwalt, Kanton Bern |
1987–1994 | Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Universität Bern |
- Zürcher Anwaltsverband
- Schweizerischer Anwaltsverband
- INTA (International Trademark Association)
- ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association)
- LES (Licensing Executives Society)
- AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property)
- INGRES (Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz)
- VSP (Verband Schweizerischer Patent- und Markenanwälte)
- SF/FS (Schweizer Forum für Kommunikationsrecht)
- ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association)
- Mai 2021Revision of competition law: extension of the prohibition of abusive practices under cartel law and introduction of a ban on geo-blocking with Stephanie Volz, Newsletter BianchiSchwald, May 2021
- Oktober 2020New federal data protection act for Switzerland with Thierry Burnens and Stephanie Volz, Newsletter BianchiSchwald, October 2020
- September 2020New challenges for international data transfers with Thierry Burnens, Newsletter BianchiSchwald, September 2020
- April 2020Cybersecurity und COVID-19 with Thierry Burnens and Adrian Trutmann, BianchiSchwald Newsletter, April 2020
- Januar 20202020 Kopiervergütung gemäss GT8 und GT9 sic! 2020, 475 ff.
- Januar 2020Erweiterte Kollektivlizenzen (Art. 43a URG) with Thierry Burnens, in: Peter Mosimann (Hg.), Das revidierte Urheberrecht, Basel 2020, 129 ff.
- Januar 2020Arbitration Law: Procedural Orders may not be appealed to the Federal Supreme Court [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision] with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2020, 20 f.
- Juli 2019Schweizer Steuerreform: Prüfen Sie die konkreten Auswirkungen und nutzen Sie die Chancen! with Sébastien Maury, BianchiSchwald Newsletter, July 2019
- April 2019Employment law: Right to attend specific trainings (St. Gallen District Court decision SZ.2019.58 of late March or early April 2019), with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 4/2019
- Januar 2019Kommentierung der Art. 35, 35a, 35b, 36, 36a und 48 PatG Mark Schweizer/Herbert Zech (Hg.), Patentgesetz (PatG), Bern 2019
- Januar 2019SWITZERLAND: Supreme Court Rules VW-LAND May Not Be Used by Former Volkswagen Dealer, INTA Bulletin 2019, Jg. 74, Nr. 16
- Januar 2019SWITZERLAND: Swiss Court Denies Notoriety of Unregistered THINK DIFFERENT U.S. Trademark, INTA Bulletin 2019, Jg. 74, Nr. 13
- Januar 2019Fatal Accident during a Bicycle Race [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision]: Criminal Liability with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2019, 44 ff.
- Januar 2018Hit by a Golf Ball [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision]: Criminal Liability, with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2018, 49 ff.
- Januar 2018Arbitration Clause [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision], with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2018, 82 f.
- Januar 2017Kommentierung der Art. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 32, 33, 34, 35a, 35b und 35c MSchG Michael Noth/Gregor Bühler/Florent Thouvenin (Hg.), Markenschutzgesetz (MSchG), 2nd edition, Bern 2017
- Januar 2017Christoph Gasser, BianchiSchwald, on the Benefits of INTA Membership, INTA Bulletin 2017, Jg. 72, Nr. 19
- Januar 2017Comentários à Decisão do Tribunal Geral da União Européia, Grupo Promer / PepsiCo: Invalidation because of Design Infringement according to Article 25(1)(d) of Regulation No 6/2002 RSDE 2010 (Rio de Janeiro), Nr. 6, 355 ff.fl., Bern 2017
- Januar 2016SWITZERLAND: Pink Color for Femoral Heads Not Protected as a Color Trademark INTA Bulletin 2016, Jg. 72, Nr. 16
- Januar 2016SWITZERLAND: Christian Louboutin Loses Position Trademark Appeal INTA Bulletin 2016, Jg. 71, Nr. 168, 689 ff.
- Januar 2016SWITZERLAND: Court Allows INDIAN MOTORCYCLE to Be Registered for Clothing INTA Bulletin 2016, Jg. 71, Nr. 7
- Januar 2016Criminal Liability of River Rafting Guides and Tour Operators [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision], with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2016, 20 ff.
- Januar 2015Civil Liability of an Operator of a Ski Slope [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision], with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2015, 52 ff.
- Januar 2015Advertisement by Attorneys at Sports Events [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision], with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2015, 29 ff.
- Januar 2014Electronic Legal Correspondence in Switzerland The Latest Developments Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review 2014, 25 ff.
- Januar 2014Partial Cancellation for Trademark Non-use in Europe with Carmela Rotundo and Giuseppe Petti, INTA Bulletin 2014, Jg. 69, Nr. 7, 1 f.
- Januar 2014Civil Attachment (Freezing Order) of Future Claims with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2014, 65 ff.
- Januar 2014Preventive Measures against Violence at Sports Events/Constitutional Rights with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2014, 30 ff.
- Januar 2013The Swiss Approach to Examining the Technical Necessity of Three-Dimensional Trademarks INTA Bulletin 2013, Jg. 68, Nr. 5, 1, 7 ff.
- Januar 2013Criminal Law/Fraud/Manipulation of Soccer Games with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2013, 118 f.
- Januar 2013Ordre Public/Personal Freedom with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2013, 31 ff.
- September 2012Revision des Gesetzes gegen den unlauteren Wettbewerb (UWG) with Cyrill Süess, SS&P Newsletter, September 2012
- Januar 2012Kommentierung der Art. 19, 20 und 24 URG sowie Vorbemerkungen Schranken in: Barbara K. Müller/Reinhard Oertli (Hg.), Urheberrechtsgesetz (URG), 2nd edition, Bern 2012
- Januar 2012Bundesgericht Schmuckring (CH), Urteil vom 4. Februar 2008 in: Henning Hartwig (Hg.), Designschutz in Europa / Design Protection in Europe, Bd. 4, Cologne 2012, 19 ff.
- Januar 2012Arbitration in Sports Cases with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2012, 108 ff.
- Januar 2012Doping Offences in the Past/Eligibility to Participate in Olympic Games with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2012, 69 ff.
- Januar 2012Soccer/Employment Law/Termination with Immediate Effect/Right to Perform ist Contractual Duties with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2012, 34 ff.
- Januar 2012Bundesgericht Schmuckring (CH), Urteil vom 4. Februar 2008 in: Henning Hartwig (Hg.), Designschutz in Europa / Design Protection in Europe, Bd. 4, Cologne 2012, 19 ff.
- Januar 2011New Arbitration Law (Arbitration; Civil Procedure; Switzerland) with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2011, 23 ff.
- Januar 2011Athletics/Doping Violation/Reformatio in Peius [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision], with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2011, 22 f.
- Januar 2010Grupo Promer/PepsiCo: Nichtigkeit wegen Geschmacksmusterverletzung nach GGVO 25 I d, sic! 2010, 539 ff.
- Januar 2009Evidence in the New Swiss Federal Code of Civil Procedure Digital Evidence and Electronic Signature Law Review 2009, 195 f.
- Januar 2008Stärken und Schwächen der Europäischen Patentorganisation Tagungsbericht zur INGRES-Veranstaltung on 18 April 2008 in Bern, with Michael Ritscher, sic! 2008, 689 ff.
- Januar 2008Federal Trademark Act Amendment Concerning Counterfeiting INTA Bulletin 2008, Jg. 63, Nr. 6, 15
- Januar 2008Benetton/G-Star: Keine Unterscheidungskraft durch Benutzung im Falle des Eintragungshindernisses von MarkenRL 3 I e (iii), sic! 2008, 317 ff.
- Januar 2008EUROJOBS Descriptive for Employment Agency Service INTA Bulletin 2008, Jg. 63, Nr. 2, 7
- Januar 2008Relatório Comentários sobre à Decisão da Corte Européia de Justiça, Dyson Ltd/Registrar of Trade Marks: No Trade mark Protection for Concepts RSDE 2008 (Rio de Janeiro), Nr. 2, 269 ff.
- Januar 2008Ice Hockey/Criminal Law [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision], with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2008, 11 f.
- Januar 2007AMERICAN BEAUTY Cannot Be Monopolized INTA Bulletin 2007, Jg. 62, Nr. 17, 9
- Januar 2007Red Bulls Color Trademark Blue/Silver Rejected INTA Bulletin 2007, Jg. 62, Nr. 11, 12
- Januar 2007Dyson Ltd/Registrar of Trade Marks: Kein Markenschutz für Konzepte, sic! 2007, 393 ff.
- Januar 2007Tennis [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision], with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2007, 51 ff.
- Januar 2007Football [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision], with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2007, 29 f.
- Januar 2007No Trademark Protection for Concepts INTA Bulletin 2007, Jg. 62, Nr. 8, 12
- Januar 2007COLORADO is limited to U.S. Products INTA Bulletin 2007, Jg. 62, Nr. 1, 9
- Januar 2007Government Revises Trademark and Design Fee [in Switzerland], INTA Bulletin 2007, Jg. 62, Nr. 1, 11
- Januar 2006Das ergänzende Schutzzertifikat in: Roland von Büren/Lucas David (Hg.), Patentrecht und Know-how, unter Einschluss von Gentechnik, Software und Sortenschutz, SIWR IV, Basel et al. 2006, 681 ff.
- Januar 2006Das Zitat im Lichte von "Kreis vs. Schweizerzeit" with Marc O. Morant, sic! 2006, 229 ff.
- Januar 2006Submission of evidence through digital documents in Swiss civil litigation with Stefanie Meyenhofer-Peters, Digital Evidence Journal 2006, 102 ff.
- Januar 2006Football [on a Swiss Federal Supreme Court Decision], with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2006, 98 f.
- Januar 2006Equestrian Endurance Racing: World Championships 2005 with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2006, 79 f.
- Januar 2006Snowboarding: Selection for the Olympic Games with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2006, 50 ff.
- Januar 2006DEUTSCHE SEE Fish Must be Caught Not Merely Processed in Germany INTA Bulletin 2006, Jg. 61, Nr. 15, 11
- Januar 2006Wakeboarding Decree with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2006, 24 f.
- Januar 2006Two Years' Tolerance Considered Sufficient for Forfeiture of Trademark Claims INTA Bulletin 2006, Jg. 61, Nr. 12, 10
- Januar 2005Workshop über Kennzeichenrecht Entwurf eines schweizerischen Kennzeichengesetzes, sic! 2005, 983 ff.
- Januar 2005Markenschutz vereinfacht: Beitritt der Europäischen Union zum Madrider Protokoll, SS&P Newsletter, January 2005
- Januar 2005Bemerkungen zum "Soft Care-Entscheid" der Eidgenössischen Rekurskommission für geistiges Eigentum vom 12. Juli 2005, sic! 2005, 877
- Januar 2005Doping Sanctions System with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2005, 94 f.
- Januar 2005Ice Hockey: Arbitration in View of the Agreement between Switzerland and the European Union on the Free Movement of Persons with Eva Gut-Schweizer, ISLR 2005, 76 f.
- Januar 2005Container Suitable for Acquiring Distinctiveness Through Use INTA Bulletin 2005, Jg. 60, Nr. 8, 8
- Januar 2005BIN LADEN Trademark Upheld INTA Bulletin 2005, Jg. 60, Nr. 2, 4
- Januar 2004Burden of Proof on Owner of Imposed Trademark INTA Bulletin 2004, Jg. 69, Nr. 21, 7
- Januar 2004Acquired Distinctiveness Through Use of Three-Dimensional Trademarks, INTA Bulletin 2004, Jg. 59, Nr. 18, 3
- Januar 2004Protection of Well-Known Trademarks INTA Bulletin 2004, Jg. 59, Nr. 10, 14
- Januar 2004The Lego Case Continues INTA Bulletin 2004, Jg. 59, Nr. 2, 7
- Januar 2003International Arbitration: Procedure. Doping - independence of Arbitration for Sport - Procedural ordre public with Stephan Erni, ISLR 2003, 88 f.
- Januar 2002Bemerkungen zum "Die Post-Entscheid" der Eidgenössischen Rekurskommission für geistiges Eigentum 5 February 2002, sic! 2002, 247 f.
- Januar 1997Der Eigengebrauch im Urheberrecht, Dissertation, Bern 1997
- Januar 1997Momentaufnahme des Patentrechts, recht 1997, 24 ff.
- Januar 1997Strategische und taktische Fragen bei der Schaffung und Hinterlegung neuer Zeichen with Roland von Büren, sic! 1997, 28 ff.
- Januar 1996Die internationalen Urheberrechts- und leistungsschutzrechtlichen Abkommen im Lichte des Information Highway with Carlo Govoni, in: Reto M. Hilty (Hg.), Information Highway, Beiträge zu tatsächlichen und rechtlichen Fragen, 1996