Thierry Calame

Thierry Calame


Lenz & Staehelin

Recognized since 2010

Zürich, Switzerland

Practice Areas

Arbitration and Mediation

Intellectual Property Law

International Arbitration

Litigation

Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Practice

Technology Law

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Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Intellectual Property Law
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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 sits 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 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).

Location
  • Brandschenkestrasse 24
    Zürich 8027
    Switzerland
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • French
Bar Admissions
  • Switzerland, Swiss Bar, 1996

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2024 - Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2022 - Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Practice Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Intellectual Property Law
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Practice, Zürich, Switzerland (2024)
  • Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Practice, Zürich, Switzerland (2022)
  • Intellectual Property Law, Zürich, Switzerland (2013)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Switzerland 2025 for work in:
  • Arbitration and Mediation
  • Intellectual Property Law
  • International Arbitration
  • Litigation
  • Pharmaceuticals and Life Sciences Practice
  • Technology Law
Special Focus:
  • Patent
  • Trademark

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