Intellectual property

Bonnard Lawson supports creators, innovators, technology companies, and cultural actors in creating, protecting, commercialising, and transferring their intellectual property assets.

The Firm provides the following services:

CREATION & PROTECTION

• • • Copyright in software, databases, creative works, and digital content
    • Trademarks, patents, designs, and trade secrets
    • Protection of know-how and confidential data
    • IP protection strategy tailored to your sector and target markets

 

LICENSING, ASSIGNMENTS & COMMERCIALISATION

• • • Licence agreements (exclusive, non-exclusive, cross-licences)
    • Open source licences: compliance, obligations, and risks (GPL, MIT, Apache)
    • IP assignments and transfers (asset deals, spin-offs, restructurings)
    • R&D, co-development, and co-ownership agreements
    • Distribution, publishing, and commercialisation agreements

 

VALUATION & STRATEGY

• • • IP portfolio structuring and audit
    • IP due diligence in M&A transactions and fundraising rounds
    • Tokenisation of IP rights (NFTs, digital assets)
    • Financial valuation of intangible assets

 

IP LITIGATION

• • • Defence and infringement claims (software, trademarks, patents, designs)
    • Provisional measures and customs seizures
    • Proceedings before Swiss and international authorities