Thomas Widmer

Thomas Widmer is praised for his “extensive knowledge on the subject” as well as noting that he is “very diligent in ensuring follow-ups.”
Chambers Europe, Intellectual Property, Switzerland, 2021 

Practice head Thomas Widmer is the key name in the practice, described as “an outstanding legal professional with excellent legal skills and understanding of the client.”
Legal 500, Switzerland, Intellectual Property, 2021 

Thomas Widmer is described by clients and peers as “solid”.
Chambers Europe, Intellectual Property, Switzerland, 2020

The revised Swiss data protection act and international organisations
SANDRINE GIROUD, THOMAS WIDMER, VINCENT REYNAUD, ANTON VALLÉLIAN
In: Lexology online, LALIVE blog, 21 August 2023

Les amendes « administratives » prévues par l’art. 83 du RGPD peuvent-elles être reconnues et exécutées en Suisse ?
THOMAS WIDMER
In : Revue du droit de la propriété intellectuelle, de l’information et de la concurrence (sic !), 2023

Violation d’un contrat de licence, fondement contractuel et/ou délictuel ?
THOMAS WIDMER
In : Revue du droit de la propriété intellectuelle, de l’information et de la concurrence (sic !), 2023

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
AIPPI World Congress
THOMAS WIDMER, Moderator
Istanbul, 22-25 October 2023

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
AIPPI Switzerland Swiss Day 2023
THOMAS WIDMER, Conference Chair
Equivalence and Use: two evolving challenges in the context of IP, 30 March 2023
Bern, 30^th March 2023 

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
AIPPI annual congress 2022
THOMAS WIDMER, Speaker, Hold the Presses! Fair Use on the Internet
San Francisco, 10^th September 2022

• Member of the Board of AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) Switzerland
• Member of the Copyright Standing Committee of AIPPI
• Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Member of Association Romande de Propriété Intellectuelle (AROPI)
• Special Coach in licensing, alliances and M&A at Innosuisse, the Swiss Innovation Agency

• Counsel, LALIVE, Geneva, 2014 – present
• Associate, LALIVE, Geneva, 2007 – 2013

• Law degree, University of Geneva, 2003
• Erasmus exchange University of Utrecht, The Netherlands, 2002
• Various certificates of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)