Thierry Calame
Managing Partner
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, Dipl. nat. sc. ETH
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Managing Partner Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, Dipl. nat. sc. ETH +41 58 450 80 00 thierry.calame@lenzstaehelin.com |
Zurich Brandschenkestrasse 24 CH-8027 Zurich |
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Expertise
Dr. Thierry Calame is the firm's managing partner based in Zurich and an expert in intellectual property matters with a particular emphasis on patent law. He has vast experience as counsel in patent, trademark, unfair competition and copyright litigation, as well as IP-related arbitration. He regularly sit as an arbitrator in IP-related arbitration. Thierry also advises on licensing, the intellectual property aspects of a wide range of other transactions and pharmaceutical law, including regulatory and advertising issues. He has a master’s degree in both chemistry and law, and is a permanent lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. Thierry has published on a wide range of intellectual property topics. He is also the immediate past president of the European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW). From 2010 to 2014, he acted as reporter general of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). Thierry was a member of the board of directors of Innosuisse, the federal agency for science-based innovation.
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Specialist Areas
Intellectual Property, Litigation and Arbitration, Patent, Copyright, Trademark and other IP-related Litigation, Licensing, Unfair Competition, Technology, Media & Telecoms -
Practices
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Professional Experience and Education
and Education
2002 Partner at Lenz & Staehelin 1996 Joined Lenz & Staehelin 2001 University of St.Gallen (Dr. iur.) 1998 University of Santa Clara (USA) 1996 Admission to Zurich Bar 1995 Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law (Germany) 1994 University of St.Gallen (lic. iur.) 1991 Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ (Dipl. nat. sc. ETH) -
Languages
German, English, French -
Memberships
European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW), International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), International Trademark Association (INTA), Licensing Executives Society (LES), International Bar Association (IBA), Swiss Bar Association (SAV), Zurich Bar Association (ZAV), Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA), Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht (GRUR), Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES), Schweizer Forum für Kommunikationsrecht (SF-FS) -
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
- Calame Thierry, Ling Peter, Life Sciences & Pharma IP Litigation 2023 - Switzerland: Law and Practice, in: Chambers Global Practice Guides, March 2023
- Calame Thierry, Ling Peter, Trade Secrets 2022 - Switzerland: Law and Practice, in: Chambers Global Practice Guides, April 2022
- Calame Thierry, Aebi Martin, Enforceability, in: Halket (ed.), Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes, 2nd edition, 2021
- Calame Thierry, Patent Protection for Second Medical Uses, Bühling (ed.), AIPPI Law Series, 2nd edition, 2020
- Calame Thierry, Ling Peter, Patent Enforcement in Switzerland, in: Patent Enforcement in Europe, European Patent Academy (ed.), 2020
- Calame Thierry, Abegg Barbara, Design Protection Smart Charts, Kluwer, 2020
- Calame Thierry, Commercialisation of Healthcare in Switzerland: overview, in: Practical Law, Global Guide 2020, Commercialisation of Healthcare, 2020
- Calame Thierry, Healthcare Enforcement & Litigation 2020 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, October 2019, 71-79
- Calame Thierry, Compulsory Licensing in Switzerland, in: Compulsory Licensing in Europe, European Patent Academy (ed.), 2019
- Simon Jürg, Calame Thierry, Trademarks 2019 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, October 2018, 170-174
- Calame Thierry, Sterpi M., Copyright Litigation, Jurisdictional Comparisons, 3rd ed., London 2018
- Calame Thierry, Genuine Use of Trademarks, Gaspar (ed.), AIPPI Law Series, 2018
- Calame Thierry, Sterpi M., Patent Litigation, Jurisdictional Comparisons, 4th ed., London 2018
- Calame Thierry, Patent Litigation in Switzerland: Overview, in: Practical Law Global Guides, Patent Litigation, 3rd edition, 2016
- Calame Thierry, Hess-Blumer A., Stieger W., Patentgerichtsgesetz (PatGG), Commentary on the Patent Court Act, Basel 2013
- Calame Thierry, Sterpi M., Trade Mark Litigation, Jurisdictional Comparisons, 2nd ed., London 2013
- Calame Thierry, Beweissicherung im Zusammenhang mit Patentverletzungsklagen in der Schweiz ab 2011, in: Oertle/Wolf/Breitenstein/Diem (eds.), M&A - Recht und Wirtschaft in der Praxis, Liber Amicorum for Rudolf Tschäni, Zurich 2010, 485-504
- Calame Thierry, Patent Infringement Worldwide, Claim Interpretation - Infringement - Damages, Busche/Trimborn/Fabry (eds.), Cologne 2010
- Calame Thierry, Schranken des Patentrechts, in: Anwaltsrevue, vol. 2/2009, 55-58
- Calame Thierry, Court of Appeal stellt gefestigte EPA-Praxis über eigenes Präjudiz: Patentschutz für zweite medizinische Indikation aufgrund neuen Dosierungsregimes bejaht, in: sic! 2008, 925-939
- Calame Thierry, Softwareschutz - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen, in: Internet-Recht und Electronic Commerce Law, Bern 2007, 325-348
- Calame Thierry, Schweizerisches Immaterialgüter- und Wettbewerbsrecht Vol. IV: Patentrecht und Know-how / Kapitel 1 Grundlagen, Kapitel 3 Berechtigung an der Erfindung, Kapitel 6 Wirkung des Patents, Kapitel 7 Computerimplementierte Erfindungen, Basel 2006
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Contact Details
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Assistant
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Other Activities
- Lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.
- Former member of the Board of Directors of Innosuisse.
- Member of the Board of the Swiss group of AIPPI.
- Immediate Past President of EPLAW (European Patent Lawyers Association).
- Co-Chair of the AIPPI Committee on Unitary Patent/Unified Patent Court.
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References
An outstanding professional for IP litigation. Very nice to work with.
Legal 500, 2020He is an excellent advocate who gets tremendous results.
Legal 500, 2020An excellent patent litigator
Chambers, 2020He is a greatly respected lawyer who receives plaudits for his outstanding work on matters ranging from unfair competition to copyright litigation.
Who's Who Legal, 2020He has a stellar reputation in the IP market and is praised for his impressive work on regulatory and pharma matters.
Who's Who Legal, 2020Outstanding
Chambers, 2019