Philippe Gilliéron praised as one of the best trademark experts by WTR1000 2021
Wilhelm Gilliéron Attorneys Corp. is proud to count Philippe Gilliéron as one of the leading experts in trademark law in Switzerland. Released each year by the World Trademark Review, WTR1000 2021 describes Philippe Gilliéron as: “an outstanding lawyer with a strong commercial sense. He excels in issues concerning legal technology and can translate complex issues […]
Website development : ouch, I don’t even own the copyrights !
Whatever your activities are, it is difficult to conceive today that you deploy them without having created a website. Whether this site is a simple showcase or whether it is intended to enable e-commerce, its development will generally be entrusted to an agency or a freelance. It is then better to take the time to […]
Healthcare and data : what is the applicable regulatory framework?
At the request of OneTrust DataGuidance, Philippe Gilliéron recently provided an analysis of the Swiss regulatory framework for data processing in the healthcare industry. His 25-page contribution can be found here (subject to trial registration): Philippe Gilliéron | DataGuidance
Transferring personal data to the United States: towards an impossible solution?
Since 16 July 2020, the transfer of personal data to a country that does not have an adequate level of protection, including the United States, has been questionable and requires to carry out a risk assessment related to such a transfer. Failure to do so can be considered a violation of both the GDPR and […]
Philippe Gilliéron is now one of the Swiss data protection experts selected by OneTrust Dataguidance
Wilhelm Gilliéron Attorneys Corp. is pleased to inform you that Philippe Gilliéron has been appointed on the list of Swiss data protection experts retained by OneTrust Dataguidance, with a first contribution related to the risks related to data transfer to Switzerland as a result of the the Schrems II ruling, and others to come.
Philippe Gilliéron has successfully represented the interests of the Swiss Association to Fight Against Piracy and several US Majors in their criminal action against www.kboxserv.com
Wilhelm Gilliéron Attorneys Corp., acting through his partner Prof. Philippe Gilliéron, along with Dr iur. Kai-Peter Uhlig from Werder Vigano law firm in Zurich, successfully represented the interests of the Swiss Association to Fight Against Piracy and several US Majors in their criminal action against www.kboxserv.com, whose servers were shutdown on November 10th by the Criminal […]
Revision of the Federal Data Protection Act: What can be expected?
On September 25, 2020, the Federal Chambers approved the revision of the Federal Data Protection Act, which was initiated on September 15, 2017. However, since the implementing ordinances will still have to be put out to consultation, the new version is not expected to come into force before January 1, 2022, which gives companies about […]
Two recent rulings released by the Swiss Supreme Court in trademark law
The Swiss Supreme Court has recently rendered two cases in the field of trademark law, whose main holdings are summarized below: 4A_97/2020 Centralized attack Let us first recall that the so-called Madrid system allows an entity to file a trademark in a country of origin (known as a basic trademark), and then to benefit from […]
IoT – a few contractual salient points
Although the Internet of Things (IoT) has been in the news for many years, the acceleration of digitisation brought about by COVID-19 reinforces the need to adequately grasp the legal issues raised in this area. Although these issues are likely to vary from one industry to another, for example, since machinery is not subject to […]
Is my company subject to the GDPR?
General Remarks The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been, is and will continue to be the subject of much debate. For Swiss companies, the question arises as to how far this regulation applies to them. While many have raised the spectre of colossal sanctions in the event of non-compliance with the GDPR, it is […]