One has to give ideas a fighting chance to become reality.
Thomas A. Edison
Who Are We?
Suisse Technology Partners AG – IP Law Firm is an independent patent and trademark law firm.
You invent, and we protect – to safeguard and enhance your competitiveness.
Protect your innovation against imitation! Protection enables you to stand apart from your competition and prohibit others from using your intellectual property. It also stops competitors protecting your innovation for themselves. Your protected innovations and creations are a tradeable asset which you can sell or licence.
Our team of highly qualified specialists have a wealth of expertise and specialist knowledge of both intellectual property and various technical fields, most notably mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, chemistry and biotechnology. We draw on these skills to help innovative businesses and individual inventors develop effective strategies for protecting their intellectual property, anywhere in the world.
Our expertise.
Patents
protect your technical innovations.
Trademarks
distinguish your products and enhance their image.
Design
protects the creative new design (external appearance) of your products.
Our team.
Samuel Gernet,
Dr. sc. nat., Dipl. Phys. ETH
Head of IP
European and Swiss patent attorney
+41 52 55 111 07
Samuel Gernet
Dr. sc. Nat., Dipl. Phys. ETH, European and Swiss Patent Attorney
Samuel Gernet works as a patent attorney with a focus on mechanics, electrical engineering, thin film technology, materials and packaging technology. In addition, Samuel Gernet is a expert judge at the Commercial Court of the high court of Zurich.
Samuel Gernet was born in Lucerne and studied physics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. He completed his diploma thesis in plastics physics. He obtained his doctorate at the Institut de Microtechnique in Neuchâtel in the field of subcutaneously implantable glucose sensors. This was followed by several years in the development of microelectronic components for interconnection technology, after which he trained as a patent attorney in an industrial patent department. This was followed by several years as a patent attorney in various industrial companies (electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, medical technology) and as an employee in a patent law firm. Samuel Gernet also gained particular experience in trademark and design law and all related proceedings. Since 1 June 2010, Samuel Gernet has taken over the management of the patent law firm Suisse-TP and works as a patent attorney for various industrial companies and SMEs. Samuel Gernet represents clients from Switzerland and abroad before the European Patent Office (EPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE).
Samuel Gernet speaks German, English and French.
Memberships:
VIPS: Association of Industrial Patent Attorneys in Switzerland
EPI: Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office
INGRES: Institute for the Protection of Intellectual Property in Switzerland
AIPPI: International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property
SVRH: Swiss Association of Commercial Judges
Roland Althaus,
Dr. sc. nat., Dipl. Natw. ETH
European and Swiss patent attorney; lawyer
+41 52 55 111 26
Roland Althaus
Dr. sc. Nat., Dipl. Natw. ETH, European and Swiss Patent Attorney, Attorney-at-law
Roland Althaus works as a patent attorney mainly in the fields of biotechnology, pharmacy, organic chemistry, mechanics and packaging technology.
Roland Althaus was born in Bern, Switzerland, studied biochemistry at the ETH Zurich and completed his diploma thesis in the field of enzyme characterization. He obtained his doctorate in inflammation research at the Institute of Toxicology in Schwerzenbach and simultaneously studied law at the University of St. Gallen (HSG). This was followed by several years in the research and development department of a biotech start-up. He then trained as a patent attorney in a Zurich patent law firm. Since 01.12.2013 Roland Althaus has been working as a patent attorney in the patent law firm Suisse-TP. In addition to patent law, Roland Althaus also has extensive experience in trademark and design law.
Roland Althaus represents his domestic and foreign clients before the European Patent Office (EPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE).
Roland Althaus speaks German, English and French.
Memberships:
EPI: Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent OfficeINGRES: Institute for the Protection of Intellectual Property in Switzerland
Brigitte Stoll
Formalities Officer – patents, trademarks, designs
+41 52 55 111 06
Damian Krapf,
Lic. phil. nat.
Scientific Assistant/Researcher, Formalities Officer – patents, trademarks, designs
+41 52 55 111 14
Patents.
Thomas A. Edison
Patent
(noun)
pat(ə)nt
A patent is an industrial property right conferred by the government. With a patent, you can prevent others from making commercial use of your innovation.
The scenario
You have developed something and want to legally protect your invention.
A third party is using your patented invention in a product and selling it, so you want to put an immediate stop to that party's business practices. You want to prevent him from using it or, at the very least, confer a licence.
Our service
First, we assess the patentability of your invention and guide you along the legally complex route to obtaining a patent. This involves drafting and submitting applications and conducting examination and opposition proceedings. We also maintain and enforce your existing patent rights and assist you in patent invalidation and infringement cases. For national patent applications and disputes, we have access to a global and reliable network of national patent attorneys.
We draft any licence and joint development agreements in close consultation with you, review them and represent your interests in dealings with third parties.
Trademarks.
Alexander Deichsel
Trademark
(noun)
treɪdmɑːk
A trademark identifies the commercial origin of your products and services. A trademark is a symbol of the quality of your products and services and is an important asset. It is one of the keys to sustainable business development.
The scenario
You already have a trademark portfolio or are starting afresh with a new trademark. A third party approaches you with a warning, asking you to cancel your trademark.
It has come to your attention that somebody is using a trademark similar to yours and you want them to desist.
Our service
We comprehensively assist you with the preliminary legal investigations, the application and, if necessary, the defence of your trademark vis-à-vis the trademark Office or against third parties.
For national trademark applications and disputes, we have access to a global and reliable network of national associate attorneys.
Additionally, we monitor the renewal deadlines on your behalf and, when necessary, notify you of conflicts between your trademark and younger, confusingly similar trademarks.
We draft any licence and delimitation agreements in close consultation with you, review them and represent your interests in dealings with third parties.
Designs.
Dieter Rams
Design
(noun)
dɪˈzʌɪn
Designs protect a product's visual features. Both surface designs, such as fabric patterns or bottle labels, and forms, such as watches, lamps or chairs, can be protected.
The scenario
Your product, which has an original appearance, is being imitated by third parties and you want to prevent this.
You receive a warning, asking you to alter your new design for a product.
Our service
We comprehensively assist you with the preliminary legal investigations, the application and, if it comes to this, the defence of your design. For design applications and disputes abroad, we have access to a global network of national associate attorneys.
We also maintain the design protection for you.
We draft any licence agreements in close consultation with you, review them and represent your interests in dealings with third parties.
Testimonials.
To assert our trademarks, which include ALUCOBOND®, DIBOND® and FOREX®, we needed a partner with strategic vision who could get things done, and we found that in Suisse TP IP Law Firm. Together, we win the majority of oppositions.
Lisa Willmann
Head of Marketing Communications Display | Transport+Industry - 3A Composites
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Fee.
Our Service
Usually, fees are based on time spent; the current hourly rate for attorney work is CHF 280 and for formal processing the hourly rate is CHF 160. The frequency of billing is by arrangement with the client.
What challenge are you facing?
look after your portfolio or represent you in court.