Lawyers Sylvia Anthamatten
Sylvia Anthamatten

Sylvia Anthamatten

Counsel
MLaw, LL.M., Attorney at Law

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Location

Zurich

Contact

Direct phone: +41 58 658 55 90
sylvia.anthamatten@walderwyss.com

Curriculum Vitae

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Areas of activity: Commercial Contracts Intellectual Property Art & Entertainment Litigation Sports Competition ESG & Sustainability

Sylvia Anthamatten is counsel in the Information Technology, Intellectual Property and Competition Team. She advises and represents clients in all aspects of intellectual property law with a particular focus on trademark, copyright, design and unfair competition law, including media and advertising law. She regularly advises clients in negotiating IP and technology-related agreements. Sylvia Anthamatten represents clients in disputes before courts and administrative bodies. She also advises on corporate and commercial law.

Sylvia Anthamatten studied at the Universities of Fribourg and Stockholm (MLaw 2008) as well as at the University of Melbourne (LL.M. 2016). She was admitted to the Swiss Bar in 2012. Before joining Walder Wyss, she worked as an attorney in a major business law firm in Zurich. Amongst others, she gathered further pratical experiences as a trainee at the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property and as a temporary inhouse counsel in a sports company.

Managing IP has recognized Sylvia Anthamatten as "Rising Star".

Sylvia Anthamatten speaks German, English and French. She is registered with the Zurich Bar Registry and is admitted to practice in all Switzerland.

Limited Scope of Protection for Burlington's Figurative Sock Mark

Green Advertising

New Green Advertising Guideline from the Swiss Commission for Fairness

Advertising & Marketing - Switzerland

Greenwashing in Focus of Consumer Protection: The Swiss Commission for Fairness Qualifies Further Green Advertising Statements as Unlawful

Risk to the Recognition of Shape Marks’ Inherent Distinctiveness – 3D Sign for Tetra Pak Was Refused Protection

FIFA’s Green Claims of a Climate Neutral 2022 World Cup in Qatar Have Been Disqualified

Bulls vs. Dragons – Mystical Creatures and Energy Drinks: A Critical Analysis

Hermès vs. Rothschild – Are Virtual and Physical Goods Similar?

Tartlets and Trademarks – Infringement Dispute Concerning Well-Known Confectionery

QATAR 2022: Trademarks Will Still Not Compete in the Championship and How the IPI Reacts

“Fire Ring” qualifies as work of applied art under copyright law

Federal Supreme Court cancels trademarks referring to 2022 World Cup in dispute between FIFA and Puma

QATAR 2022: Trademarks Will Not Compete in the Championship

Advertising & Marketing 2022 in Switzerland

Unpronounceable Acronyms Enjoy a Limited Distinctive Character

Viagogo’s Online Sale Practices Held to Be Unfair

Aspects of the Revised Law on Telemarketing in Terms of Fair Trading - Changes in the Unfair Competition Act in the Course of the Partial Revision of the Telecommunications Act

Irreführung und Sittenwidrigkeit als Schutzausschlussgründe / Wie weit soll (und kann) das Publikum vor Marken mit irreführenden Herkunftsangaben geschützt werden?

Was macht ein Design schutzfähig und wann liegt eine Designverletzung vor? Das Bundesgericht konkretisiert die Kriterien und überwindet endgültig seine altrechtliche Praxis

Abandonment of Strict Swiss Practice on Trademarks Incorporating Indications of Source in Sight

Federal Supreme Court Holds that Shape of Nespresso Capsules is Technically Necessary

Swiss Producers to Benefit from Enhanced Protection of Geographical Indications at International Level

SWISS RE – WE MAKE THE WORLD MORE RESILIENT: Federal Supreme Court confirms that services need not be limited to those of Swiss origin

“SWISS RE – WE MAKE THE WORLD MORE RESILIENT” – Federal Supreme Court confirms that the services claimed by the mark must not be limited to Swiss origin

Advertising & Marketing 2021 in Switzerland

QR Code Trademark with Inset Cross Found to Be Distinctive

The Swiss Federal Supreme Court Ruled on the Required Legitimate Interest in Injunctions

SWISS RE – WE MAKE THE WORLD MORE RESILIENT found to not be misleading

"SWISS RE – WE MAKE THE WORLD MORE RESILIENT" – Trademark found not to be misleading without a limitation of the services to Swiss origin

Revised Copyright Act enters into force on 1 April 2020

Due to COVID-19, the Swiss Institute of Intellectual Property suspends most of the deadlines until 20 April 2020

Strengthened position of trademark owners in the fight against counterfeiting – and more to come

Advertising & Marketing in Switzerland 2019

Sport & Immaterialgüterrecht

Irreführung und Sittenwidrigkeit als Schutzausschlussgründe / Wie weit soll (und kann) das Publikum vor Marken mit irreführenden Herkunftsangaben geschützt werden? – Kommentar zu BGE 132 III 770 (COLORADO)

The risk of losing trademark rights when changing the typeface of a mark

Was macht ein Design schutzfähig und wann liegt eine Designverletzung vor? Das Bundesgericht konkretisiert die Kriterien und überwindet endgültig seine altrechtliche Praxis – Kommentar zu BGE 130 III 636 (SCHMUCKANHÄNGER)

Supreme Court rules on requirements for trademark in use

Sports shoe stripes position mark succeeds on appeal

Clarification of requirements for proving lack of intention to use

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