Mechanical engineering and manufacturing
We assist clients across various sectors including automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment, packaging and energy. We understand the functionality, construction and design of our clients' devices and processes and help them develop and leverage their intellectual property portfolios.
IPrime secures the first preliminary injunction before the Unified Patent Court
A mixed team of patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law from IPrime and from a German patent law firm succeeded in obtaining the first ex parte preliminary injunction in the history of the Unified Patent Court. The injunction had effect in Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Italy and was part of multi-jurisdinctional proceedings led by IPrime on behalf of a leading manufacturer of e-bikes.
IPrime successful in patent nullity proceedings in Switzerland
In a lawsuit extending over a period of seven years, IPrime defended a leading manufacturer of plastic consumer goods against allegations of patent infringement from a competitor and nullified the patent at stake in its entirety before the Federal Swiss Patent Court.
Software, computers and IT
We understand how to patent software inventions as well as develop effective commercial vehicles like end-user license agreements and terms of service for Software-as-a-Service and cloud consumption models. We advise and counsel on IP and technology matters in relation to computer-implemented inventions, networks, AI, data-driven models and blockchain.
IPrime counsels a US buyer on the acquisition of a software company
Our attorneys-at-law assisted a US investment bank in acquiring a European and US-based communication software firm, advising on the transaction structure and on all intellectual property and software issues.
IPrime successful in opposition proceedings against a patent covering software simulation
Before the German Patent and Trade Mark Office, IPrime filed an opposition against a software simulation patent of a leading German car manufacturer. The patent office revoked the patent for lack of inventive step.
Life Sciences and Medtech
We rely on our technical backgrounds and experience with pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medtech companies to advise our clients throughout their products' lifecycle. We have led a significant number of patent litigation cases in the medtech sector and support clients in their dealings with regulatory authorities.
IPrime represents an in-vitro medical devices manufacturer in procedure before Swissmedic
Our attorneys-at-law support a German in-vitro medical devices manufacturer in a regulatory dispute with Swissmedic over the classification and CE marking of its in-vitro medical devices.
IPrime counsels a global medical devices manufacturer in a lawsuit in Milan
In a lawsuit concerning patent infringement, breach of contract and unfair competition before the Court of Milan, IPrime works jointly with an Italian law firm to defend the interests of its client, a leading medical devices manufacturer.
Consumer goods
We advise consumer good brands and key stakeholders, helping our clients to develop and protect their market position. We counsel on advertising, product liability, commercial contracts and manage large IP portfolios.
IPrime settles a trademark and unfair competition lawsuit before Swiss courts
On behalf of a global beverage company, IPrime filed a lawsuit arguing trademark and unfair competition against a competitor in Switzerland, reaching a rapid settlement before a Swiss Commercial Court.
IPrime files a lawsuit alleging copyright, trademark, and unfair competition
IPrime represented a global wellbeing and healthcare manufacturer in a dispute against a former distribution partner before a Swiss Commercial Court,
Green technology
We advise clients from the energy systems, fuel production and renewable energy sectors on intellectual property issues.
IPrime assists a renewable energy company in its patent portfolio management
We developed the worldwide patent portfolio of a renewable energy company in the fieldof constructive and control systems.
IPrime provides IP advice to an energy plants and fuel production company
We handle numerous patent prosecution matters worldwide in the field of chemical plant technology, internal combustion engines and earthquake-proof industrial facilities.
Arts
We assist, counsel, and represent collectors, artists, galleries, auction houses, museums and cultural institutions in contract drafting, pre-litigation actions and settlement negotiations, as well as in the enforcement of claims.
IPrime successfully enforces the copyright of ALPA Capaul & Weber Ltd. in China
In cooperation with a local law firm, IPrime represented ALPA Capaul & Weber Ltd., a leading manufacturer of high-end photographic cameras in a copyright infringement case in China. In first instance in Chengdu and on appeal in Sichuan, the courts held that ALPA’s cameras were subject to copyright protection and that the defendants infringed this copyright through their plagiarized products.
IPrime counsels a Zurich gallery in a contract dispute
IPrime counseled a Swiss contemporary art gallery in resolving its contractual dispute against an art center.