Thierry Calame Managing Partner, Co-Head of Intellectual Property
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, Dipl. Nat.sc. ETH

Thierry Calame

Managing Partner, Co-Head of Intellectual Property
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law, Dipl. Nat.sc. ETH
+41 58 450 80 00
thierry.calame@lenzstaehelin.com
Zurich
Brandschenkestrasse 24
CH-8027 Zurich
www.lenzstaehelin.com
  • 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 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). 

  • Tätigkeitsbereiche

  • Berufserfahrung und Ausbildung

    und Ausbildung

    2002Partner, Lenz & Staehelin
    1996Joined Lenz & Staehelin
    2001University of St.Gallen (Dr. iur.)
    1998University of Santa Clara (USA)
    1996Swiss Bar Admission
    1995Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law (Germany)
    1994University of St.Gallen (lic. iur.)
    1991Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETHZ (Dipl. nat. sc. ETH)
  • Fachgebiete

    Intellectual Property, Litigation and Arbitration, Patent, Copyright, Trademark and other IP-related Litigation, Licensing, Unfair Competition, Technology, Media & Telecoms
  • Sprachen

    German, English, French
  • Mitgliedschaften

    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)
  • AUSGEWÄHLTE PUBLIKATIONEN

    • Calame T., Ling P., Life Sciences & Pharma IP Litigation 2023 - Switzerland: Law and Practice, in: Chambers Global Practice Guides, March 2023
    • Calame T., Ling P., Trade Secrets 2022 - Switzerland: Law and Practice, in: Chambers Global Practice Guides, April 2022
    • Calame T., Aebi M., Enforceability, in: Halket (ed.), Arbitration of International Intellectual Property Disputes, 2nd edition, 2021
    • Calame T., Patent Protection for Second Medical Uses, Bühling (ed.), AIPPI Law Series, 2nd edition, 2020
    • Calame T., Ling P., Patent Enforcement in Switzerland, in: Patent Enforcement in Europe, European Patent Academy (ed.), 2020
    • Calame T., Abegg B., Design Protection Smart Charts, Kluwer, 2020
    • Calame T., Commercialisation of Healthcare in Switzerland: overview, in: Practical Law, Global Guide 2020, Commercialisation of Healthcare, 2020
    • Calame T., Healthcare Enforcement & Litigation 2020 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, October 2019, 71-79
    • Calame T., Compulsory Licensing in Switzerland, in: Compulsory Licensing in Europe, European Patent Academy (ed.), 2019
    • Simon J., Calame T., Trademarks 2019 - Switzerland, in: Getting the Deal Through, October 2018, 170-174
    • Calame T., Sterpi ., Copyright Litigation, Jurisdictional Comparisons, 3rd ed., London 2018
    • Calame T., Genuine Use of Trademarks, Gaspar (ed.), AIPPI Law Series, 2018
    • Calame T., Sterpi ., Patent Litigation, Jurisdictional Comparisons, 4th ed., London 2018
    • Calame T., Patent Litigation in Switzerland: Overview, in: Practical Law Global Guides, Patent Litigation, 3rd edition, 2016
    • Calame T., Hess-Blumer ., Stieger ., Patentgerichtsgesetz (PatGG), Commentary on the Patent Court Act, Basel 2013
    • Calame T., Sterpi ., Trade Mark Litigation, Jurisdictional Comparisons, 2nd ed., London 2013
    • Calame T., 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 T., Patent Infringement Worldwide, Claim Interpretation - Infringement - Damages, Busche/Trimborn/Fabry (eds.), Cologne 2010
    • Calame T., Schranken des Patentrechts, in: Anwaltsrevue, vol. 2/2009, 55-58
    • Calame T., 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 T., Softwareschutz - Möglichkeiten und Grenzen, in: Internet-Recht und Electronic Commerce Law, Bern 2007, 325-348
    • Calame T., 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
  • Andere Aktivitäten

    • Lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.

    • Member of the Board of the Swiss group of AIPPI.

    • Co-Chair of the AIPPI Committee on Unitary Patent/Unified Patent Court.

    • Former member of the Board of Directors of Innosuisse.

    • Past President of EPLAW (European Patent Lawyers Association).

  • Kontakt Details

  • Assistenz

  • Andere Aktivitäten

    • Lecturer at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.

    • Member of the Board of the Swiss group of AIPPI.

    • Co-Chair of the AIPPI Committee on Unitary Patent/Unified Patent Court.

    • Former member of the Board of Directors of Innosuisse.

    • Past President of EPLAW (European Patent Lawyers Association).

  • Referenzen

    An outstanding professional for IP litigation. Very nice to work with.

    Legal 500, 2020

    He is an excellent advocate who gets tremendous results.

    Legal 500, 2020

    An excellent patent litigator

    Chambers, 2020

    He 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, 2020

    He has a stellar reputation in the IP market and is praised for his impressive work on regulatory and pharma matters.

    Who's Who Legal, 2020

    Outstanding

    Chambers, 2019

An outstanding professional for IP litigation. Very nice to work with.

Legal 500, 2020

He is an excellent advocate who gets tremendous results.

Legal 500, 2020

An excellent patent litigator

Chambers, 2020

He 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, 2020

He has a stellar reputation in the IP market and is praised for his impressive work on regulatory and pharma matters.

Who's Who Legal, 2020

Outstanding

Chambers, 2019

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