Patrick Degen
lic. iur., Attorney-at-law
Year of birth: 1974
Bar exam: 2002 degen@schluepdegen.ch
Languages:
German | English | French
Preferred Areas of Practice:
- Litigation, including cross border litigation
- IP Law: Trademarks, copyrights, patents, name- and designlaw, protection of domain names
- Competition law (unfair competition and anti-trust law)
- Personal rights, data protection
- Commercial law: Contracts and corporate law; IT-contracts; publishing law
Background:
1985-1990 stay abroad (USA) | 1999 licence of law, University of Bern | 2002 bar exam Bern | 2002-2005 associate in an IP law office, active in legal consultancy and litigation | 2006 - independent lawyer and co-founder of Schluep | Degen Attorneys-at-law, active in legal consultancy and litigation.
Publications:
- "Data Protection and Banking: The Conflict between Banking Business and Protection of the Personality in Selected Areas", research study, University of Bern, 1998
- „The Valuation of Trademarks from a Legal Point of View“ contribution to the research project „Corporate Brand Management“ of the Bernese Technical College for Economics and Adminstration HSW
- Widmer / Degen, remarks to „Sammelhefter V“, in: sic! 2005, 211 ff.
Further Profession-Related Activites:
- Lecturer for law at the Bernese College for Technology and Information Technology
- Lecturer for law at the Bernese Technical College for Economics and Adminstration HSW
- Co-editor of the professional journal for IP-law „sic!“
Memberships:
AIPPI Switzerland | INTA | INGRES | ECTA | MARQUES | BAV | SAV
Military:
Major; staff officer (S3), armored troops
Hobbies:
Soaring | Cello