Lara Dorigo | Pestalozzi Attorneys at Law

Lara Dorigo

Partner
Attorney at law, LL.M. in Trade Regulation
Head IP & TMT

Loewenstrasse 1
8001 Zurich
Suisse
T +41 44 217 92 15
lara.dorigo@pestalozzilaw.com

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She is an outstanding lawyer with a profound expertise in IP matters.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

Her advice comprises not just the IP considerations but includes the overall business aspects; and her delivery to time and budget is unparalleled.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

She's fantastic and very user-friendly. She is very smart about legal developments as well as the technical details. She's really great to work with.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

She is always very responsive, engaged and collaborative.

Chambers & Partners, 2023

Lara Dorigo grasps facts very quickly, has excellent analytical thinking and has outstanding technical understanding that allows her to work her way into new technical areas at high speed. Lara works very expeditiously, meets promised deadlines and does not lose her cool even in hectic times.

The Legal 500, 2023

Lara Dorigo has an excellent understanding of the commercial priorities of our life sciences / healthcare business and adapts her astute advice accordingly.

The Legal 500, 2023

Lara Dorigo is an outstanding lawyer.

The Legal 500, 2023

Her skills and efficiency are remarkable. Customer orientation is key for her. She is definitely one of the best IP lawyers in Switzerland and it is a pleasure to work with her.

The Legal 500, 2023

Lara Dorigo is highly recommended. She is commercial and user friendly. Always provides clear and thorough guidance which is well reasoned and she is great to deal with.

The Legal 500, 2023

Lara Dorigo delivers balanced, commercial advice. Lara is very approachable, calm and collaborative.

The Legal 500, 2023

Lara Dorigo is partner and heads the Intellectual Property group at Pestalozzi. She has profound experience in every field of intellectual property law with a particular affinity for technology-related issues. Her practice focuses on IP enforcement and defence, technology transfer agreements and branding strategies.

Carrière

2022
  • Partner at Pestalozzi
2017
  • Appointed as non-permanent judge of the Swiss Federal Patent Court
2014
  • Counsel at Lenz & Staehelin in Zurich
2009
  • Senior Associate in the IP Litigation Group of Allen & Overy in London (2009/2010)
2006
  • New York University School of Law: LL.M. in Trade Regulation (2005/2006)
2003
  • Bar admission: Switzerland (St. Gallen)
  • Associate at Lenz & Staehelin in Zurich
2002
  • Law clerk at District Court of Rheintal (St. Gallen)
2001
  • Junior lawyer at a major Swiss law firm in Zurich
  • University of St.Gallen: lic. iur.

Langues

German, English, Italian

Adhésion

  • European Patent Lawyers Association (EPLAW)
  • International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
  • Licensing Executives Society (LES)
  • International Trademark Association (INTA), Member of the Parallel Imports Team
  • Association of European Trade Mark Owners (MARQUES), Member of the Amicus Curiae Team
  • Institut für Gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES)
  • Swiss Bar Association
  • Zurich Bar Association

Publications

Patent Litigation 2023 - Switzerland: Law & Practice

By Lara Dorigo, Thomas Legler: Chambers Global Practice Guides, London, 2023

Inventor Remuneration (Switzerland)

By Lara Dorigo, Carola Winzeler: Practical Law, London 2023

Terminating Licences of IP Rights (Switzerland)

By Lara Dorigo, Severin Etzensperger: A Practice Note in Practical Law UK, London 2022

Intellectual Property 2022 - Switzerland

By Lara Dorigo, Michèle Burnier: The Legal 500 Country Comparative Guides, London 2022

Annual Review of European Trademark Law 2021

By Lara Dorigo: The Trademark Reporter (INTA), March-April 2022, Vol. 112, No. 2

Patent Litigation 2022 - Switzerland: Law and Practice

By Lara Dorigo, Thomas Legler, Severin Etzensperger: Chambers Global Practice Guides, London, 2022
Compulsory licensing in a (post) covid-19 world

Compulsory licensing in a (post) covid-19 world

By Lara Dorigo, Barbara Abegg, Peter Ling: IAM Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2021, June 2021, 59-63
Patent- und Know-how Lizenzvertrag, Patent- und Know-how Kaufvertrag

Patent- und Know-how Lizenzvertrag, Patent- und Know-how Kaufvertrag

By Lara Dorigo, Roland Fischer: Weinmann/Münch/Herren (eds.), Schweizer IP-Handbuch, 2nd edition, Basel 2021
Commercialisation of Healthcare in Switzerland: Overview

Commercialisation of Healthcare in Switzerland: Overview

By Lara Dorigo, Thierry Calame: Practical Law Global Guides, Commercialisation of Healthcare, 2015-2021
Patent Litigation in Switzerland: Overview

Patent Litigation in Switzerland: Overview

By Lara Dorigo, Thierry Calame: Practical Law Global Guides, Patent Litigation, 2016-2021
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