Attorney at Law, Swiss Patent Attorney, European Patent Litigator
With our mixed team of attorneys-at-law and patent attorneys, we are ideally placed to represent the interests of our clients in patent litigation disputes. We routinely handle a substantial share of patent disputes in Switzerland and have particular expertise in the fields of software, manufacturing, medical technology and life sciences.
In cross-border litigation, we have considerable experience in conducting and handling complex patent matters in Europe, the USA, and Asia. We coordinate multi-jurisdictional lawsuits with our international network of patent litigators and resolve international disputes.
Before a legal dispute arises, we safeguard our clients’ interests by seeking out-of-court solutions as well as negotiating license agreements and settlements.
Dr. Rudolf A. Rentsch has been recognized as one of Switzerland’s leading patent litigators by several international rankings (amongst other Who’s Who Legal, IAM Patent 1000, Managing IP, Legal 500) and is a part-time judge at the Swiss Federal Patent Court.
IPrime has continuously been awarded a tier 2 ranking for patent disputes in the IP Stars (Managing IP) rankings and has won the “Impact Case of the Year 2020 – Switzerland” award.
IPrime secures the first preliminary injunction before the Unified Patent Court
A mixed team of patent attorneys and attorneys-at-law from IPrime and 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-jurisdictional proceedings led by IPrime on behalf of a Swiss e-bike manufacturer.
IPrime successful in patent nullity proceedings in Switzerland
In a lawsuit extending over a period of 7 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.