Can simulations and predictive methods be patented? What do It needs to consider when drafting patent applications for predictive methods? When are predictions, considered to...
We wish to inform you that the P&TS SA bank account Credit Suisse will be closed on 31 December 2024. Please use our UBS bank...
P&TS is attending the MedTech Congress 2024, where we look forward to meeting you on October 30 and sharing the rich world of startups with...
The SP80 kiteboat has completed its first high-speed tests this year! Top speed: 40 knots / 74 km/h. The team wants to reach 80 knots...
“What if we tried to beat the world sailing speed record?” At the time, it was just a dream dreamt up by three friends. From...
Artificial intelligence is invading every field, but it also raises a number of legal issues, particularly in terms of intellectual property. Adrien Marcone and Ronan...
Our dedicated P&TS team was present to deliver a master class on IP in the field of AI. As always, the SUD24 event was professionally...
SUD24: visit our booth and masterclass! Exciting News! Join us TODAY at startup days for our IP masterclass “Beyond Code: Patents and the AI Revolution”!...
On Monday May 20, 2024, all our offices will be closed. Happy Whit Monday! The P&TS team...
This Wednesday, May 1, 2024, our Neuchâtel and Zürich offices will be closed. Happy Labour Day to all!...
We are excited to welcome Prof. Dr. Daniel Kraus to P&TS as our new Legal Counsel in IP/Innovation law/Privacy. Daniel joins us with an extensive...
Ready to upgrade your skills? The Startup Days 2024 program is now LIVE! As a proud partner curating the session “Beyond code: Patents and the...
P&TS and its offices will be closed from 29th March until 1st April. Happy Easter!...
P&TS Neuchâtel is closed on Friday 1st March for a public holiday in the canton of Neuchâtel. P&TS Zürich remains available....
P&TS currently has a number of vacancies for its Neuchâtel office: Innovation lawyer (100%) IT Specialist (100%) Accounting and finance manager (100%) Junior Patent Attorney...
P&TS SA, in collaboration with InnoCube Executive Training, is delighted to announce its next practical training course on the subject of : Artificial Intelligence: Opportunities...
It’s a quirk of our times that the business models of millions of companies are being turned upside down by structural changes linked to AI,...
Case study: an agency is commissioned to create a visual for a customer, using AI. Question: who owns the rights? To answer this question, we...
Does the author have to be a natural person or can it be an AI? Can a work created by AI be attributed to...
AI-generated creations: a win-win human-machine partnership, but is there a risk of plagiarism? And what happens if an AI is inspired by an existing...
We are excited to announce we are sponsors at the 2nd edition of the MEDTECH CONGRESS, taking place at the Switzerland Innovation Park Basel Area site Jura....
The creative strengths of these tools are regularly highlighted, but what about the legal consequences of using them? Who owns the copyright? Is there copyright?...
On 27 September 2023, the Federal Assembly elected or re-elected 44 judges to the Federal Patent Court. It is an honour and a pleasure to...
What an incredible milestone it has been for P&TS ! Last weekend, our team embarked on a memorable journey to Zermatt to mark our 25th...
Our offices in Neuchâtel and Zurich will be closed on Monday 18 September 2023 for the Swiss Federal Fast, a public holiday in Neuchâtel. The...
Have you noticed how in recent years, IT companies have been increasingly venturing into the health sector? Software and electronics companies are developing innovative solutions...
Congratulations to our apprentice, Clara Godfroid, on passing her exams and obtaining her CFC as a commercial employee. The entire P&TS team wishes her all...
P&TS and Pharma Patents International proudly launched the CrossTech IP initiative during the Swiss Medtech Days on June 13, 2023. CrossTech IP strives to be...
Last Thursday, Claudia Nash and Ronan Guirey gave an “IP Study Case” masterclass at Startup Day 2023. We’d like to thank our superb P&TS team...
On 1 June 2023, the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court (UPC) will come into force at European level. The unitary patent represents a...
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is a specialized court that will start operating on 1 June 2023. It was established to provide a unified system...
The whole web is talking about artificial intelligence at the moment, and we couldn’t resist using it to generate visuals for some of the latest...
SP80, the Swiss world record sailing challenge, is in the process of finalising the construction of the boat which is being assembled in Renens. P&TS...
Masterclass with Ronan Guirey & Franck Amiot Startup INVEST is a leading financing platform for Swiss Deep Tech Startups focusing on the professionalisation of the...
The Unified Patent Court (UPC) is due to open on June 1, 2023. The opening of the UPC will have consequences for owners of European...
We have created our first capsule video, presented by Maria Maina, on the following topic: The right of priority It will be followed by other...
The first ever P&TS Innovation Evening was held last Thursday at the Hiltl Akademie in Zurich. Around 50 inventors, tech transfer managers and other P&TS...
We are delighted to invite you to the very first edition of the “P&TS Innovation Evening” event, which will take place on Wednesday, 16 November 2022,...
The Association of Italian researchers in Switzerland (AIRIcerca – Switzerland) is organizing an event about patenting and intellectual property in Academia on: November 4th at...
We are pleased to announce that P&TS is a partner of this year’s Micro22! The Micro22 events return to the forefront on 20, 21 and...
We welcome Carole Aubert to the P&TS team in Neuchâtel! P&TS will greatly benefit from her expertise in the field of new technology law and...
The Startup INVEST released the masterclass’ video “Freedom to Operate” of Ronan Guirey. MASTERCLASS: Freedom to Operate Interview of Ronan Guirey https://vimeo.com/747291508/1b3aa51d86 Direct access to...
P&TS recherche un/e responsable des formalités brevet pour son bureau de Neuchâtel. Intéressé/e? Plus de détails sur notre page emploi....
During the ICC’2022 (International Create Challenge) at l’IDIAP in Martigny, Maria Maina gave a presentation on 22 August 2022 “IP: WHY Should you care? PDF...
The site now has a new page dedicated to the Unitary Patent: The Unitary Patent With our experienced team of specialist patent attorneys, we are...
Montenegro deposited its instruments of accession to become the 39th member state of the European Patent Organisation. As a result, Montenegro will joint the European...
Our employees are our capital – our competitiveness depends on them. We have a very international team bringing together a number of rare skill sets....
Please note that our office in Neuchâtel and Zürich are closed on 1st August for the Swiss national holiday....
We are proud to have Christophe Saam recommended in the latest edition of” IAM’s Patent 1000 guide”: “A stand-out in Switzerland for his capabilities in...
P&TS employees inaugurated new working spaces today in a small ceremony attended by architects Guido Pietrini and Etienne Dubois of the Atelier Pietrini. In order...
MISE A JOUR (27.06.2022): Après 7 éditions sous un soleil radieux, la météo du 8ème BBQ de l’Innovation s’annonce plus incertaine. Nous avons consulté les...
LES Switzerland has resumed its popular annual seminars at the Maison de la communication in Lausanne – this year on the theme Transfer of Intellectual...
Don’t forget the 19th May of this week, the Startup Days 2022 is happening in Bern! We cannot wait to meet you at our booth...
Make Switzerland more Startup: the Startup Days 2022 has announced its program and also the official date: the 19th May 2022 in Bern Discover more...
P&TS and its offices will be closed from 15 April until 18 April. Happy Easter!...
It all started on 21 October 2019. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of our company, we presented the premiere of the completely crazy...
At P&TS, we welcome more than 200 inventors every year who present us with ideas they have developed in their company, start-up or at...
Despite the armed conflict in Ukraine, the IP offices in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus continue to operate for the time being. However, the situation can...
We welcome Mr. Adrian Judele as Manager Operations & Projects! Adrian will be responsible for the management of the administration and finance teams. He will...
The landscape for patent protection in Europe is evolving. The entry into force of the Protocol on Provisional Application of the Unified Patent Court (UPC)...
Guy Parmelin, President of the Confederation, visits P&TS SA to discuss intellectual property. At the invitation of the city’s authorities, the President of the Confederation,...
Video testimony of the partnership between P&TS and SP80, with Christophe Saam. P&TS is extremely proud to be part of this adventure and to support...
Switzerland, the country of innovation, is proud for its first place in the annual ranking of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). But what does...
By Franck Amiot It is a well-known adage that patents are a driving force of innovation, in that they guarantee a return on the investment...
P&TS is pleased to give the course (in french) “Patents – Practical aspects for SMEs” at the FSRM on Thursday 09.06.2022. Christophe SAAM and Maria...
Startup INVEST is a leading financing platform for Swiss Deep Tech Startups focusing on the professionalisation of the Swiss investment ecosystem. As part of the...
As a result of BREXIT national patents, designs, and trademarks in the UK are becoming increasingly important. P&TS is delighted to announce that we have...
The company STS won the first prize at the EPHJ exhibitors’ grand prize with white platinum: this coating is an alternative to rhodium, which has...
Photo © Guillaume Fischer / SP80 After 3 years of hard work, the SP80 team has launched the construction of the boat destined to break...
P&TS is strengthening its position as a specialist in intellectual property consulting in the German-speaking part of Switzerland and is expanding its team in Zürich....
IP Stars is a prestigious publications specializing in Intellectual Property. The magazine just updated its 2021 ratings and spotlighted P&TS Ltd as a recommended firm...
Selon l’IPI et le Service de l’Economie du Canton de Neuchâtel, le Canton de Neuchâtel est N°1 en brevets déposés par habitant en Suisse. Ainsi,...
On June 23, the Startup Days 2021 took place at the Kursaal in Bern. This special edition marked the return to normality after the purely...
Yesterday morning, Maria Maina, on behalf of P&TS, had the pleasure to hold a lecture on intellectual property to some mediamaticians students of the CPLN...
Summer is settling in nicely and the pandemic is slowing down. With such good news, we also bring a new one. We welcome to Joëlle...
Since 2010, P&TS has been supporting innovation projects in the field of renewable energy, greentech and ethical innovation. Each year, the equivalent of CHF 20,000...
1- After more than 15 years of faithful service, Annora Ho celebrated her last day of work before a well-deserved retirement. Annora has been extraordinarily...
Saskia Glaus joins P&TS to share her experience as a paralegal with a large multinational company. After 3 months of initial training in Neuchâtel, Saskia...
In 8 weeks, the flagship event of the Swiss startup ecosystem will take place in Bern. The conference programme is being revealed in more detail....
P&TS is delighted to share an important announcement from our client H55 SA related to the development of electric airplanes. The project was presented 18...
We are pleased to announce that our partner, SP80, with whom we have been working since 2019, is continuing to evolve. SP80’s ambitious project to...
The sixth edition of the Crypto Valley Top 50 Report (CV VC) has just been released. Despite the Corona crisis, the report shows a striking...
AROPI and ACBSE invite you to the 8th annual meeting of the Federal Patent Court on Tuesday 20 April 2021. As we are in a...
A study published on 8 February 2021 by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) shows that companies that...
We are delighted to announce that the P&TS team in Zurich has now moved to a new and larger office to accommodate our growing team....
Our partner, SP80, gives its review after one year of collaboration with P&TS. SP80’s ambitious project, which is aiming to break the world sailing speed...
P&TS celebrates the beginning of the New Year 2021 with the launch of its Biotech section. The creation of this new section enables P&TS to...
Let’s make Switzerland more startup! The established Startup Days take place in a refreshed version on May 27th, 2021, at the Kongress + Kursaal Bern...
Unfortunately, UK-EU negotiations seem to reach a dead-end. It’s foreseeable that UK Design Attorneys will no longer be eligible to represent clients before the European...
This year, Christophe Saam had the pleasure of moderating as Chairman a discussion round on the impact of Legaltech on the intellectual property industry. The...
Giovanni Gervasio, Ronan Guirey, Maria Maina and Christophe Saam have all been reconfirmed as IP special coaches for Innosuisse. Together with Claudia Nash, the P&TS...
P&TS encountered a vivid interest at the Biotech Chat 2020 by the Bioscience Network Lausanne. Due to the circumstances the event was held in virtual...
In these times of pandemic, P&TS still develops its team and is extremely pleased to welcome Anne-Laure Razimbaud. Anne-Laure takes up the position of operation...
P&TS is excited to be present at the 2020 EPO Patent Information Conference, one of the major patent information conferences worldwide, held in virtual form...
Major changes are planned in the Swiss Patent Law. The Federal Council has published a draft law announced in a press release. The public consultation...
The pandemic is progressing in Switzerland and still leaves a difficult economic situation. In spite of this, we are continuing to develop our activities! We...
Are you attending the Swiss Startup DAYs 2020 on October 5-6 in Bern? If you are a start-up, or if you are interested by the...
Despite the difficult economic situation and the lack of visibility in the short term, we are convinced that the needs of companies for expert advice...
We welcome Clara Godfroid to our team as an apprentice sales employee. After completing her compulsory schooling, Clara devoted herself to a high school matriculation...
The company Infrascreen, which is active in the field of sustainable agriculture, has just won the BCN Innovation Prize, one of the best endowed innovation...
Congratulations to our employees Eva Cattoni, Violaine Zyromski and for first place, Anne-Isabelle Ney for obtaining the Certificate of Advanced Studies Intellectual Property Paralegal diploma!...
We have the pleasure to inform that our co-worker, Sara Polah, succeded the examen and obtained her CFC (Federal Certificate of Ability) as commercial employee...
Christophe Saam was nominated and recommended by Who’s Who Legal: Patents 2020 based on a comprehensive and independent survey of general practitioners and private lawyers...
There are many ways to protect one’s invention internationally, and the strategy for doing so can have a decisive impact on costs and flexibility. In...
We are proud to announce that Christophe Saam has been awarded Patent Star 2020 by the British magazine Managing IP. IP STARS, a specialized reference...
After 8 weeks of home office, most of the P&TS team have partially regained possession of their workstations, in their respectives offices. All measures are...
Responsible for patent formalities at 80 – 100%. Your mission: Administrative support to engineers and lawyers in all procedures related to the obtaining of patents...
Startup MATCHER is a virtual matchmaking platform to support the STARTUP ecosystem in Switzerland. Register now on the virtual matchmaking platform “Startup MATCHER” Our partners...
Reacting to the Covid-19 crisis, many patent offices are extending the deadlines to perform certain acts or offering other remedies when deadlines are missed. Not...
In order to protect our employees and help limit the spread of the covid-19 coronavirus, P&TS has put in place exceptional measures: suppression of all...
The PCT Network published an article on emerging IP trends in 2020. We are proud to be included in this article, among 14 top IP...
Due to the gravity of the situation with COVID-19, the Board of Startup INVEST decided to postpone the Startup DAYs. The main priority is to...
P&TS is excited to have been recently named among @ThePCTNetwork Top 100 Member Firm of 2019. We are proud to belong to the exclusive list...
The SP80, sponsorised by us, has been selected by Foiling Week’s magazine for the Design Award 2019. You can vote in the following link :...
Vous avez été nombreux à être touchés par le témoignage de Sebastian Tobler lors de la célébration des 20 ans de P&TS au Théâtre du...
Claudia Nash was accredited as IP Specialized Coach for the comprehensive Innosuisse Start-up coaching program. In her new role Claudia will be assisting Innosuisse start-ups...
P&TS is glad to introduce Bryan Oteiza who has joined our team as mediamatician. He will mainly focus on the web site’s update also in...
De nombreuses compétences sont nécessaires pour valoriser la propriété intellectuelle d’une société, et ces compétences font appel à de nombreux métiers – conseils en brevet,...
121 km/h: le record de vitesse à la voile est détenu depuis 2012 par les Australiens de Vestas Sailrocket 2. Un bateau suisse parviendra-t-il à...
P&TS a fêté 20 ans au service de l’innovation…...
20 ans au service de l’innovation Depuis 20 ans, P&TS accompagne des inventeurs qui créent des solutions pour un meilleur futur – un futur que...
SP80 is a challenge launched by a group of EPFL students and alumni who want to bring back the world speed sailing record in Europe....
Présentation passionnante de Charles Madore au Congrès de la Société Suisse de Chronométrie (SSC) à Montreux. Devant plus de 600 délégués, Charles raconte l’histoire de...
Le refus du gouvernement Indien de délivrer un brevet à Novartis pour son produit Gleevec® (Imatinib) déjà largement commenté, met en exergue les positions parfois...
Nous sommes très heureux d’annoncer la nomination de Christophe Saam dans la......
La profession d'analyste en information brevet est dorénavant certifiée......
Cette année le Startup DAY aura lieu le 28 Mai au Kursaal à Berne....
A new edition of the Swiss Venture Capital Report was published at the end of January 2019, as a paper magazine and online at https://www.startupticker.ch/en/swiss-venture-capital-report....
We are currently seeking to recruit for our Neuchâtel office a: Patent attorney, French-English, in Neuchâtel The main responsibilities consist of: – Patent applications: the...
The entire P&TS team wishes you a happy festive season, a Merry Christmas, a very happy New Year. Please note that our offices will be closed on...
The legaltech scene in Switzerland is becoming more and more diverse and vibrant, with newcomers nearly every week and a wide range of services provided...
People are queuing to access the EPOPIC conference on patent information in Brussels. Christophe Saam acted as a chairman of the discussion round on «...
The KIPO (Korean Intellectual Proprty Office) has introduced an expedited examination system for patent applications related to “Fourth Industrial Revolution” (4IR) technologies 4IR Technologies (7):...
As announced in our previous articles, P&TS was a proud gold sponsor of the start-up days in Bern which took place on 25 & 26th...
P&TS was founded in 1998, 20 years ago. After travelling throughout the mountains of the Arab peninsula for several weeks, upon his return to Switzerland,...
At the l’ICC’2018 Create Challenge at the IDIAP in Martigny (see our article of 25.4.2018), Maria Maina and Christophe Saam made a presentation on 3rd September...
Don’t forget, P&TS will take part and is a proud sponsor of the Swiss Start-up Days, the major Swiss start-up event, taking place on Tuesday...
An interview (in French) with Christophe Saam, CEO of P&TS, was published in the AGEFI of 28.8.2018 (Swiss economic magazine). “Brevets : “Construire des ponts plutôt...
On 31 July 2018 the programme “C’est déjà demain” (It’s Already Tomorrow), sponsored by P&TS, will be broadcast (in French) on CanalAlpha. CanalAlpha is a...
Please note that P&TS is closed on 1st August for the Swiss national holiday....
On 7 May 2019, the Zürcher Kantonalbank and the Technopark Foundation will award the ZKB Pionierpreis Technopark prize worth CHF 98,696.04 to an innovative start-up...
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{:fr}Pour la quatrième édition (la cinquième en ajoutant les 15 ans de P&TS), le BBQ de l’Innovation a été à nouveau béni des dieux de la météo ! 220 inventeurs et entrepreneurs se sont retrouvés le mardi 26 juin dans le jardin de P&TS afin de célébrer l’innovation et ceux... read more →
PME Magazine devotes a feature article on the Blockchain phenomenon (in French). In addition to the applications for this technology for cryptocurrencies, this article explains how...
P&TS is pleased to communicate the nomination of Mr Christian Barbier as a new member of its board of directors. Christian Barbier was notably CEO...
Tomorrow evening, 26 June 2018, the annual BBQ of innovation will take place in P&TS’ garden. We are expecting more than 200 attendees from a...
Today, 25 June at 4.30 pm, as part of the 40th anniversary celebrations of the FSRM, a lecture will be held at Microcity, Maladière 71B,...
P&TS partners with Bernstein to offer a new way to secure intellectual property assets. #intellectualproperty #blockchain Blockchain technology is mainly known for cryptocurrencies, such as bitcoins....
P&TS is proud to be a contributing participant at this lecture: To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the FSRM, Swiss Foundation for Research...
Please join P&TS SA and Bernstein.io at the Swiss Day of the AIPPI in Zurich. A talk will be given by Maria Maina on the...
P&TS proud sponsor of Startup DAYS, 25 & 26 September 2018, Bern. “International start-ups, investors & corporates gathering around deep technology”. As a patent law...
All e-mails sent by P&TS contain an electronic s/mime signature. This signature added by our encrypting server allows the recipient to make sure that the...
I had the pleasure of presenting IP roadmaps and to talk about intellectual property at an AIP event at Club 44 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a...
We are delighted to have contributed to the thematic seminar “I found my start-up” within the Master of Innovation at the University of Neuchâtel, in...
P&TS welcomes the ratification of the Unified Patent Court Agreement (UPC) by the United Kingdom. The announcement was made yesterday, on World IP Day yesterday...
Registration for the 7th edition of the International Create Challenge 2018 (www.createchallenge.org) is now open. Organised by the IDIAP Research Institute http://www.idiap.ch and their partner...
Please note that P&TS is closed on Tuesday 1st May 2018 for Labour Day, a public holiday in the canton of Neuchâtel. ...
We are pleased to inform you that our trademark attorney Barbara Gehri has been appointed Vice President of the Swiss Association of Patent and Trademark...
We would like to draw your attention to an important upcoming event in the blockchain world, organised by Lakeside Partners. The Blockchain Summit – Crypto...
P&TS SA has been named in the economic magazine PME Magazine (published in French) as one of the ten most promising SMEs in the canton of Neuchâtel! This...
In line with its ecological policy, P&TS subscribes to an electricity supply from renewable sources in our region, the canton of Neuchâtel. Each year, we...
Blockchains are revolutionising not only payment traffic and FinTech, but also the organisation of companies. Stocking of data and programmes peer-to-peer, as well as the...
Italy constitutes the fourth largest market in Europe. The Italian patent is an economical alternative to the European patent when there are a limited number of countries to...
P&TS winner of Patent Law Firm of the Year in Switzerland – 2018, awarded by Corporate International
We are pleased to announce that the leading business publication and advisers, Corporate International http://www.corp -intl.com, has awarded P&TS : Patent Law Firm of the Year in Switzerland...
CTI Startup is no more, long live Innosuisse in 2018! Over a period of 10 years, P&TS has guided more than 400 start-ups, providing them with...
On 14th December 2017, the P&TS team went on an outing to celebrate the end of the year and to get together to spend some...
The entire P&TS team wishes you a happy festive season, a Merry Christmas, a very happy New Year. Please note that our offices will be closed on...
The WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) has just published a report concerning the number of patent, trademark and design filings worldwide in 2016. In a press release they...
The 2016 ranking of Managing IP magazine has just been published: for the third year in a row, P&TS is listed as “top filer”, that is with the most international PCT...
Jean-Claude Schwarz’s watch-making career was particularly prolific, initially at the head of Jean d’Eve, then as the manager of the Festina group in Switzerland. Over...
“From FINTECH to TECHFIN: new questions” Christophe Saam, CEO of P&TS SA, will be one of the speakers at a “panel meeting” in English in Zurich on Thursday...
P&TS took part in the Sino-Swiss Women’s Forum 2017 in Chengdu, China, 16-17 November 2017. The topic was: « Connect for Entrepreneurship, Research, Management and Education.” There...
Sino-Swiss Women’s Forum 2017: « Connect for Entrepreneurship, Research, Management and Education”. November 16-17, 2017, Chengdu, China. Official Swiss Delegation: November 15-18, 2017 After a...
Patent information is a strategic resource for innovative companies all around the world. Data access, difficulties induced by Asian countries patent application increase or the...
On Wednesday 1st November 2017 P&TS took part in an event at our neighbours, the Neuchâtel Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CNCI), for the presentation of the...
Maria Maina, Giovanni Gervasio and Johannes Wohlmuth have recently been registered as Italian patent attorneys (Consulenti in brevetti). We are proud to now offer our...
At the end of August 2017, the P&TS staff were lucky enough to be able to visit the workshop of the famous and talented automaton maker,...
An article on the site entreprisesne.ch (in French) dedicated to intellectual property in the canton of Neuchâtel devotes a substantial part to P&TS, which is mentioned several...
On 27th September 2017, the (Swiss) Federal Assembly renewed the judges at the Federal Patent Court. Court of First Instance of the Confederation in terms...
Double presentation by P&TS at the inauguration of the Swiss Center Samara, in southern Russia: On 15th September, at the official inauguration, Christophe Saam /...
A celebration of the first official action carried out by P&TS in Italy, directly without using a local representative! Our three new Italian patent attorneys, who...
For many years P&Ts has been using an Extranet communication system called Propis in order to communicate in a secure manner with its clients and partners. ...
FINTECH : The Next Frontier Christophe Saam, CEO of P&TS SA, and Ronan Guirey, Director of P&TS AG, Zurich, will be two of the speakers at...
Due to low usage of the fax and to the widespread usage of scanning and sending documents by e-mail, P&TS has decided to no longer...
There are several possible strategies when filing patent applications covering more than one country. Although the protection afforded by one or the other option may...
The Swiss Federal Office of Energy (SFOE) has recently published a 113-page report “Innovationsförderung im Energiebereich für Firmen und Forschungsinstitute (available in German), (“Offers to encourage...
All e-mails sent by P&TS contain an S/Mime-type electronic signature, which allows the recipient to check that we are in fact the sender of this message. This signature removes...
For the third consecutive year, the Barbeque of Innovation coorganised by P&TS, the Department of the Economy of the Canton of Neuchâtel, the Haute-Ecole Arc Ingénierie (ARC...
Please note that due to a construction site, the P&TS garage, which is usually available for our clients, is not available until further notice. Please do...
Neode, a reputed industry incubator in French-speaking Switzerland, will award CHF 50,000 in prize money to the best technological innovation in medical technology, by giving...
The training course « Preparation for the patent attorney examination », organised by the IPI in conjunction with the patent attorney associations AROPI, ACBSE, ASCPI and ACBIS,...
Many architects and creators of designs or software are faced with the problem: how to present their works in progress to partners or clients without risking...
CTI (Commission pour Technologie et Innovation) regularly organizes training courses / coaching for potential start-ups. Module 3 will be held in Neuchâtel (in English) on 8th June 2017....
Please note that P&TS is closed on Monday 1st May 2017 for Labour Day, a public holiday in the canton of Neuchâtel....
Calling all entrepreneurs. By taking part in the ICC’2017 you can find out how to turn your idea into a start-up. As a partner of ICC’2017,...
On 22 March 2017, P&TS was featured during the 19:30, the RTS news programme, in a report (in French) on innovation and patents in the canton...
Please note that P&TS is closed on Wednesday 1st March for a public holiday in the canton of Neuchâtel. This holiday commemorates the Neuchâtel Revolution (1848), the...
In Europe and most countries, the rights to the invention belong initially to the first person to file a patent application (“first-to-file system”). Therefore, the application...
An important innovation has recently been introduced in the Italian intellectual property code: it concerns in particular the addition of paragraphs 2-bis to 2-quater of...
In which countries should you file a patent or trademark application? To work this out, you need to determine what are your potential markets. Switzerland...
A unique opportunity to learn from an expert-trio of IP specialists! Find out the latest on IP ownership and tech transfer as well as patent strategies...
Managing Intellectual Property magazine has recently published its annual survey with rankings of the top PCT filers in the major patenting jurisdictions throughout the world. ...
P&TS offers a new intellectual property service. What is the value of your titles to intellectual property? The financial valuation of titles to intellectual property...
We are very pleased and proud to announce that three of our staff have recently passed the examination to obtain the title of Italian Patent Attorney. ...
Following the Brexit, everybody in the world of intellectual property was wondering if the project for a unitary patent, which Europe has been preparing for...
Microcity : film “Pôle d’Innovation Neuchâtel” Un réseau d’acteurs de l’infiniment précis qui ont choisi d’unir leurs forces. Un pôle au service du tissu industriel régional...
A new study by the World Intellectual Property organization (WIPO) has revealed a low, but increasing percentage of women cited as inventors. In the last...
Are you stuck when it comes to the concept of patents, trademarks or copyright? Not a clue about intellectual property or open source? Trying to...
This article has been published in the professional journal “World Patent Information” no. 47 (2016). It was co-authored by several members of the CFIB (Club francophone d’information...
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{:fr}Le site web www.swiss-rus.ru (en langue russe) est appelé à devenir une référence pour les entreprises et organisations russes et suisses. Il est essentiellement dédié à des lecteurs russophones qui n’ont autrement pas accès à cette information, respectivement à des entreprises suisses qui souhaitent augmenter leur visibilité auprès de ce... read more →
Brexit : implications for the UK’s participation in the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court.
“Richard Gordon QC of Brick Court Chambers, a recognised expert in Constitutional and EU Law, has issued advice on legal questions relating to the effect...
We are lucky in our profession of patent and trademark counsellors to be able to often meet inventors and creative people. It is even more exciting...
Intellectual property strategy for the transfer of knowledge and technology. For the programme and further details, see the document below (in French). During this...
P&TS has linked up with a group of companies in the canton of Neuchâtel and Swiss academic partners, in particular Microcity, to set up an association, Neuchâtel Innohub. The...
Our offices in Neuchâtel will be closed on Monday 19th September 2016 for the “Jeûne Fédéral” (a public holiday in Neuchâtel)....
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich (ETHZ) has just won an important contract with the European Space Agency (ESA) to create the start-up...
Christophe Saam gave a lecture on 6 September 2016 on the subject of intellectual property within the context of the International Create Challenge at the Idiap (Martigny)....
We are delighted to announce that P&TS has been elected by TMT as one of the top 25 leading IP firms worldwide. The IP Awards recognise...
The 4th edition of the microtechnology adventure will take up residence in the Neuchâtel region on 8, 9 & 10 September 2016. There will be...
For the third consecutive year, P&TS has won the award “Switzerland – Patent Law Firm of the Year” for 2016, awarded by ACQ5, the UK-based...
Our congratulations go to Bertrand Piccard, André Borschberg and all the Solar Impulse team for the successful round-the-world flight in a solar aircraft, an amazing...
Johannes Wohlmuth will speak at the upcoming “Deal Leaders” private event of Go Beyond Investing on 5 July 2016 at 16:00 at the Technopark...
The Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys (CIPA) has called for calm following the referendum vote to leave the EU (“Brexit”) and points out that...
I have just returned from a visit to Samara, in the south of Russia, on an economic mission. I was impressed by the country and...
Welcome to our new trademark attorney, Barbara Gehri! Barbara studied law at Zurich University where she graduated as Master of Law. She has been working...
A great turn-out from P&TS at the first Wake-up and Run in Neuchâtel, with a team of 5 women and 5 men to wear the company colours. The Wake-Up and...
Everything a start-up needs to know about Intellectual Property Law Wednesday, 25th May 2016; 18:30 – 20:00 Impact HUB, BAY AREA @...
We do exciting work at P&TS. Every day we meet inventors who are developing new products that will shape the world of tomorrow. We believe...
Jumpstart your venture Build a compelling business plan Throughout this course, get a pragmatic but holistic view of all aspects of your business concept. Shape...
Small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) in the export field have been severely affected by the strong Swiss franc. One way of combatting this is to continue to...
On 23rd March 2016 several changes came into effect regarding the community trademark : The office changed its name to «European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) »....
The Swiss Venture Club (SVC) is an independent non-profit organisation whose members are persons or companies in the fields of the economy, science, politics and culture. The...
P&TS are cooperating with EPFL Innovation Park to help high-tech or innovative start-ups, by proposing training programmes for start-ups and entrepreneurships to refine their business...
Congratulations to Maria Maina who has just received the results of her examinations to obtain the title of “Conseil en Brevets Suisse” (Swiss Patent Attorney). This examination...
Johannes Wohlmuth was appointed as a new member of the Examination Committee III for the European qualifying examination (EQE). In this function, he will correct...
Following an agrement between the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Republic of Moldavia, it will be possible to validate European patent applications and European patents...
For the second year running, P&TS is number one in Switzerland in terms of the number of PCT patent requests filed according to the statistics of...
Congratulations to the whole P&TS team, who for the second year in a row has been elected « Swiss patent law firm of the year»...
Ewa Gillabert has obtained a Master of Law from the University of Neuchâtel with emphasis on « Innovation – intellectual property – PME ». Ewa is an...
Congratulations to Charles Madore who has passed the European qualifiying examinations and so has become a patent attorney at the EPO. As Doctor of Science of Materials and...
P&TS is pleased to welcome Antoine Dieudonné-Vatran who has joined our team as Doctor of Chemistry-Biology. Thanks to Antoine, P&TS plans to extend its patent activities in...
Corporate Intl has made its global awards; it is a great honour for P&TS to receive, for the second year in a row, the title of “Patent Law...
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) published a Press Release that it rejected a Spanish court action against the Unitary Patent Package...
Due to the unpredictability of exchange rates, the possibility of paying in Euros or Dollars offered up to now by P&TS are no longer available as of 1st...
A very good article about P&TS SA and in particular its new branch in Zürich and its director Ronan Guirey was published on the site www.startupticker.ch. You...
For the 18th year, EY organises the Entrepreneur Of The Year in Switzerland prize. This prize rewards entrepreneurs for their exceptionnel accomplishment and for their company’s performance. Each year, it...
The British company ACQ5 has just made its annual awards to personalities and organisations in the world of law and in particular intellectual property. P&TS...
Article regarding “Changes regarding jurisdiction in European cross-border patent litigation cases” by Johannes Wohlmuth, published in sic!, 05/2015. The European Union applies since 2015 a...
The organisation Corporate Intl has awarded its global awards ; it is a great honour for P&TS to receive the title of “Patent Law Firm of the Year in...
Article regarding “Potential Solutions for prior art under Art. 54 (3) EPC of the same patent family” by Johannes Wohlmuth, published by EPI Information, 09/2014....
Our Neuchâtel office and its reception will be closed on the 1st March 2023, which is a public holiday for the entire canton. A quick...