Areas of practice:

Patent law. Expert opinions and litigation work in patent infringement and invalidity cases. Drafting and prosecution of patent applications. Counseling of clients in patent matters. Tutorial work. Judge at the commercial court of the Canton Zurich.

Career & experience:

Studies of physics and mathematics at the Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich. PhD in quantum electronics. Patent attorney since 1992. Patent prosecution and patent litigation in the fields of electronics, computer hard- and software, telecommunication, physics, mechanics and others. Work as a court's expert. Tutorial work and lectureship, e.g. for the Centre d'Etudes International de la Proprieté Industrielle (CEIPI).

Elected as one of the "Leading Patent Law Practitioners" of Switzerland by the Patent Law Expert Guide 2009 of the Legal Media Group, London.

Partner of the firm, vice head of the patent department.

Publications:

K. Sutter, M. Münch, "Aeltere Rechte unter dem revidierten PatG", sic! 9/2008

"Der bundesgerichtliche Begriff des Erfinderischen", sic! 6/2004

K. Sutter, R. Rüedi, "Chance oder Bedrohung", Chemische Rundschau 5/2004, 22

K. Sutter, "Heureka – damit die Freude erhalten bleibt", Swiss Engineering 7/2004, 30

K. Sutter, R. Rüedi, "Patents" in: 125 years E. Blum & Co. AG, A Short Manual on Intellectual Property, Zurich 2003

Memberships:

VESPA/ACSOEB (Member of the board), EPI, INGRES, VSP

Languages:

German, English, French