Laurent Muhlstein
Attorney at law, Partner
Laurent Muhlstein regularly advises national and multinational companies, ranging from start-ups and independent entrepreneurs to SMEs and large companies, in the fields of intellectual property (trademarks, patents, designs, copyright, company name, name), new technologies and innovation, unfair competition and employment law.
Recognised as one of Switzerland’s leading intellectual property specialists, Laurent Muhlstein is a frequent speaker at conferences on intellectual property law and often writes articles in his fields of interest.
Intellectual Property
IT & Data Protection
FinTech
Employment Law
Intellectual Property
IT & Data Protection
FinTech
Employment Law
Laurent Muhlstein regularly advises national and multinational companies, ranging from start-ups and independent entrepreneurs to SMEs and large companies, on various matters, including:
- Legal and arbitration representation in infringement and nullity actions (trademarks, patents, designs, copyright, company name, name)
- Disputes relating to know-how, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyright and domain names
- Contractual litigation (licenses, assignment, R&D, franchises, technology transfers, distribution, joint ventures)
- Drafting and negotiating all contracts relating to intellectual property/R&D (including licensing, assignment, publishing, franchising, agencies, distribution, non-competition, joint ventures, know-how, technology transfer, R&D)
- Intellectual property filings and portfolio management (trademarks, designs)
- Employment law
Laurent Muhlstein is a member of a number of associations specialising in intellectual property and is recognised as one of Switzerland’s top intellectual property specialists. He is also an examiner on the Swiss Federal Examination Commission for Patent Attorneys.
Laurent Muhlstein frequently speaks at seminars on intellectual property law and writes articles in the IP field.
Professional Experience
2012 Partner, Junod, Muhlstein, Lévy & Puder
2004 – 2011 Associate, Junod, Muhlstein, Lévy & Puder
2004 Associate, Boehmert & Boehmert (Potsdam) and Fritze Paul Seelig (Hamburg)
Education and admissions
2003 Admission to the bar, Geneva
2001 Law degree (lic. iur.), University of Geneva
Additional professional activities
Since 2015 Lecturer in information law, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland (HES-SO) of Geneva
Member of various professional associations:
- Member of the Geneva Bar Association (OdA)
- Swiss Bar Association (SBA)
- Swiss Group of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- French-Speaking Switzerland Association for Intellectual Property (AROPI)
- Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (Ingres)
- Club of the Centre for Business Law – Industrial Law, Copyright, Commercial Law – of the University of Lausanne (CEDIDAC)
- International Trademark Association (INTA)
- European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
- European Community Trademark Association (ECTA)
- LES-CH, Swiss group of Licensing Executives Society International (LESI)
- French Association of Trademark and Design Law Practitioners (APRAM)
- Geneva Association of Business Law (AGDA)
Distinctions/Recognitions
World’s Leading Trademark Professionals (WTR1000) (“Laurent Muhlstein stands tall with his profound knowledge base and fantastic language skills”)
Chambers Europe (He is widely endorsed by commentators, who describe him as “a true patent litigator”)
Who’s Who Legal Switzerland (“Laurent Muhlstein is lauded as“one of the absolute best in the field” known for his impressive handling of IP and unfair competition law for domestic and international clients”)
Managing Intellectual Property’s IP Stars
Décideurs Magazine
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