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Prescription period clarified for benefits under loss-of-income insurance

  • BADERTSCHER Rechtsanwälte AG
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  • Switzerland
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  • May 14 2013

The Federal Supreme Court recently ruled on the applicable prescription period for loss-of-income insurance. The judgment will be published as a

Are email senders always obliged to verify receipt?

  • Wenger Plattner
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  • Switzerland
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  • May 14 2013

In a recently published decision the Federal Supreme Court held that an agent is obliged to verify whether its emails were in fact received. A

Supreme Court extends creditors' access to freezing orders

  • Lenz & Staehelin
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  • Switzerland
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  • May 7 2013

Under Article 271(1)(6) of the Debt Enforcement and Bankruptcy Law, a creditor may apply for an order to freeze a debtor's assets on the basis of a

Legal privilege under Swiss competition law

  • Lenz & Staehelin
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  • Switzerland
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  • May 3 2013

As of 1 May 2013, the protection available under the concept of legal privilege has been expanded and harmonized in Switzerland. The new law

Supreme Court dismisses PubliGroupe appeal, confirms Sfr2.5 million fine

  • Tavernier Tschanz
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  • Switzerland
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  • May 2 2013

The Supreme Court recently confirmed a fine of Sfr2.5 million imposed on PubliGroupe SA by the Competition Commission for abuse of a dominant position

Precautionary taking of evidence Swiss style pre-trial discovery?

  • Prager Dreifuss
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  • Switzerland
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  • April 23 2013

A recent Federal Tribunal decision of 5 November 2012 (BGer4A_4882013) has shed more light on the prerequisites for making use of the instrument of

Federal Supreme Court confirms scope of 'polluter pays' principle

  • Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law
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  • Switzerland
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  • April 8 2013

The Federal Supreme Court recently confirmed the scope of the 'polluter pays' principle. In particular, the decision addressed the position of

ALJ Bullock rules on motions relating to collecting evidence in Switzerland in Certain Sintered Rare Earth Magnets (337-TA-855)

  • Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt LLP
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  • Switzerland, USA
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  • March 20 2013

On March 18, 2013, Chief ALJ Charles E. Bullock issued Order Nos. 81 (public) and 82 (public version not yet available) in Certain Sintered Rare

Ownership of university inventions

  • Walder Wyss Ltd
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  • Switzerland
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  • March 20 2013

In a recent decision on the ownership of inventions created with the involvement of universities, the new Federal Patent Court held that the

Migros challenges ruling over the M-Watch trademark

  • Novagraaf
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  • Switzerland
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  • March 19 2013

In what has come to be seen as a 'David versus Goliath' battle over the rightful ownership of the Swiss M-Watch trademark, the Commercial Court of