Barbara Abegg Associate
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, MJur, CAS in Arbitration

Barbara Abegg

Associate

Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, MJur, CAS in Arbitration

+41 58 450 80 00

barbara.abegg@lenzstaehelin.com

Zurich

Brandschenkestrasse 24

CH-8027 Zurich

www.lenzstaehelin.com

  • Expertise

    Barbara Abegg is an associate based in Zurich whose practice focuses on issues around intellectual property and unfair competition. She represents clients in litigation before Swiss courts, in arbitration proceedings, and in administrative matters before governmental authorities. Barbara regularly advises on a broad range of other issues in the context of intellectual property and unfair competition law. She is also a case editor for the Swiss journal for intellectual property, information and competition law, sic!.

  • Specialist Areas

    Intellectual Property, Unfair Competition, Licensing, Contract Law, Litigation and Arbitration, Technology and Outsourcing
  • Practices

  • Professional Experience and Education

    and Education

    2017Associate, Lenz & Staehelin
    2015Associate, IP Boutique in Zurich
    2013Associate, IP Boutique in Berne
    2010Teaching and Research Assistant to Prof. Dr. Cyrill P. Rigamonti, University of Berne, Institute for Economic Law
    2008Associate, business law firm in Lucerne
    2022CAS Arbitration
    2017University of Oxford (MJur)
    2013University of Berne (Dr. iur.)
    2008Swiss bar admission
    2007University of Lucerne (lic. iur.)
  • Languages

    German, English
  • Memberships

    International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR), European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA) (Member Copyright and WIPO Link Committee), Institut für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES), Zurich and Swiss Bar Association (ZAV, SAV)
  • SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

    • Abegg Barbara, Recognition and enforcement of awards providing for specific performance or permanent injunctions, inter alia, in IP disputes, in: Daniel Girsberger/Christoph Müller (eds.), Selected Papers on International Arbitration, Volume 7, Berne 2023
    • Ling Peter, Abegg Barbara, Compulsory licensing in a (post) covid-19 world, in: IAM Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2021, June 2021, 59-63
    • Abegg Barbara, Noth M., Advertising Law in Switzerland, in: Paul Jordan and Andrew Butcher, Bristows LLP (eds.), International Advertising Law - A Practical Global Guide, 2nd edition, March 2021
    • Abegg Barbara, Es grünt so grün, wenn der EuGH den grünen Punkt nicht für verfallen erklärt, in: sic! 2020, 441-443
    • Ling Peter, Abegg Barbara, Life sciences battlefields - hot litigation topics in Switzerland, in: IAM Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2020, May 2020, 83-89
    • Abegg Barbara, Anmerkung zum Urteil "Archroma Management GmbH; Archroma IP GmbH; Archroma Consulting Switzerland GmbH / accroma labtec AG", Bundesgericht vom 24. September 2019, in: sic! 3/2020, 144
    • Abegg Barbara, Anmerkung zum Urteil "Abacavir Lamivudin", Bundesgericht vom 12. März 2019, in: sic! 2019, 440-443
    • Abegg Barbara, The geographical trade mark: a Swiss innovation worth copying?, International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law (IIC) 2018, 565
    • Abegg Barbara, Swissness als Chance - Die Swiss Made-V für Kosmetika geht sogar noch einen Schritt weiter als die neuen Herkunftsanforderungen, in Life Science Recht 2/2018, S. 115-119
    • Abegg Barbara, Fallbesprechung, Staatsanwaltschaft Lenzburg-Aarau, Strafbefehl vom 30. April 2015, Strafbare Handlung durch grobes Foul, in: SpuRt 2015, issue 5
    • Abegg Barbara, Noth M., Advertising Law in Switzerland, in: Paul Jordan (ed.), International Advertising Law - A Practical Global Guide, Llandysul 2014
    • Abegg Barbara, Zur lauterkeitsrechtlichen Natur der berühmten Marke, in: sic! 2014, 519 et seqq.
    • Abegg Barbara, Beweislast bei angeblich gefälschten Markenartikeln - Anmerkung zu HGer Bern, Massnahmeentscheid Az. HG 13 116 vom 28. Februar 2014, in: «Converse All Star», GB - Der Grüne Bote, 2016, 14 et seqq.
    • Abegg Barbara, Der Gebrauch der fremden Marke im Geschäftsverkehr - Eine marken- und lauterkeitsrechtliche Untersuchung nach schweizerischem und europäischem Recht, Doctoral Thesis, Bern 2013
    • Abegg Barbara, Noth M., Neuerungen im CAS-Code 2013, in: Causa Sport 2013, 112 et seqq.
  • Contact Details

  • Other Activities

    • Case editor for the Swiss journal for Intellectual Property, Information and Competition Law sic!
    • Reporter Swiss journal Life Science Recht (LSR)
  • 31 Jan 2023

    Recognition and enforcement of awards providing for specific performance or permanent injunctions, inter alia, in IP disputes

    in: Daniel Girsberger/Christoph Müller (eds.), Selected Papers on International Arbitration, Volume 7, Berne 2023

  • 28 Jun 2021

    Compulsory licensing in a (post) covid-19 world

    in: IAM Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2021, June 2021, 59-63