Thomas LEGLER

  
Office : Geneva
Rue François-Bellot 6, 3rd floor, 1206 Geneva, Switzerland
Phone(s): +41 22 702 15 15

Fax(es): +41 22 702 15 55
+41 22 702 14 50
E-Mail : tlegler@pplex.ch
Born : Bern, Switzerland, 19.02.1961
Practice groups :
  • Arbitration
  • Commercial Contracts
  • Intellectual Property, IT and Telecom
Spoken languages :
  • German
  • French
  • English
Bar admissions :
  • Geneva Bar (1991)
  • Bern Bar (1988)
Education :
  • University of Geneva (Diplôme d'Etudes Supérieures en Droit 1993; Doctorate in Law 1996)
  • University of Berne (Fürsprecher, 1988)
Positions held :
  • Deputy Judge at the Swiss Federal Patent Court (election by Swiss Parliament in 2010)
  • WIPO Arbitrator for domain names disputes (2000 to date)
  • Visiting Attorney, Wilmer Cutler & Pickering, London (1995)
  • Legal Adviser of the Swiss Union of Private Railways (1988-1991)
Memberships :
  • Swiss Bar Association (FSA)
  • Geneva Bar Association (OdA)
  • International Bar Association (IBA, Officer Comm. L)
  • Swiss Arbitration Association (ASA)
  • Deutsche Institution für Schiedsgerichtsbarkeit (DIS)
  • International Association of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
  • Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES)
  • Association romande de propriété intellectuelle (AROPI)
  • Geneva Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIG)
  • Internet Society, Geneva Chapter
Publications :
  • Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Privatrecht, Internationales Privatrecht, Ed. Honsell/Vogt/Schnyder, Co-author for the Commentary on Swiss International Private Law, Section International Arbitration, Ed. Helbing & Lichtenhahn, Basel, 2007
  • Le "Cyber-Notaire" - bientôt une réalité?, article concerning digital signatures for notary publics, published in: Mélanges à l'occasion des 200 ans de l'Association des notaires vaudois, Lausanne, 2005.
  • Le rôle des différents acteurs d'Internet, article on the responsibility of the various Internet providers, published in: Journée Internet, CEDIDAC, Lausanne, 2005
  • La procédure de l'OMPI pour la résolution de disputes concernant les noms de domaine, article concerning the procedure of WIPO for the resolution of domain name disputes, in: Aktuelle Anwaltspraxis - La pratique actuelle de l'avocat, 2001, Stämpfli Verlag AG, Bern.
  • "Digitale Signaturen in der Schweiz : vom realen zum virtuellen Notariat ?", ZBGR, 3/2001, pp. 129 ff.
  • Electronic Commerce mit digitalen Signaturen in der Schweiz – Kurzkommentar zur Zertifizierungsdiensteverordnung, Bern (Stämpfli) 2001
  • "Federal Tribunal’s landmark Internet forum decision", International Internet Law Review, 2 March 2000, p. 31
  • "Switzerland’s First Step Towards A Legal Framework for digital signatures", World Internet Law Report, 7/2000
  • "Internet en tant que canal d'information pour les juristes", AJP, April 2000, pp. 429 ff.
  • Startschuss für elektronische Zertifizierungsdienste, article on Public Key Infrastructures (PKI) for digital signatures in Switzerland, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), April 20, 2000
  • Private International Law, International Arbitration in Switzerland, Co-author, Basle/Den Haag (Helbing & Lichtenhahn and Kluwer Law International) 2000
  • "Das Recht am eigenen Bild auf der Datenautobahn", Computer und Recht, no. 7/1998, pp. 439 ff.
  • Paparazzi, Prominente und Privatsphäre - Der Schutz des Rechts am eigenen Bild in Europa, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), September 30, 1997, p. 7.
  • Vie privée, image volée – La protection pénale de la personnalité, thesis, ASR collection, Bern (Stämpfli), l997
  • Internet: le droit a horreur du vide, Co-author, article on various legal problems of marketing via Internet, Journal de Genève, March 23/24, 1996, p. 2.
  • Kommentar zum Schweizerischen Privatrecht, Internationales Privatrecht, Co-author for the Commentary on Swiss International Private Law, Section International Arbitration, Basel (Helbing & Lichtenhahn) 1996
  • Von der Datenbank zum elektronischen Kiosk - Juristische Aspekte der Werbung via Internet, co-author, article on the legal problems of advertisement via Internet, Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), December 12, 1995, p. 26.
  • "Die Haftung der Seilbahnunternehmungen bei Mountain Bike (MTB)-Unfällen in ihrem Einzugsgebiet", SJZ 88 (1992), pp. 289 ff.
Speeches :
  • Speaker at the Seminar of ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association), Group Espace Mittelland, in Berne on 4 June 2007, on arbitration disputes in the field of intellectual property (WIPO Rules).
  • Speaker at the Conference 5th IDRC International Seminar (Internet address Dispute Resolution Committee) held in Seoul (Corea) on May 18, 2007, subject : study on legitimate rights concerning domain name disputes.
  • Participation at a round table concerning “Le droit au nom dans le cadre des litiges de noms de domaine » during the Seminar of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property and the LES-CH, taking place in Geneva on May 9, 2007, subject : “Développements récents en droit des marques”
  • Speaker at the Seminar on International Arbitration, subject: ADR in special fields – when and how is it useful?, organised by the International Association of Young Lawyers (AIJA), Annual Congress, August 23, 2006, in Geneva
  • Speaker at the Session "Use and Abuse of IP rights on the Internet", conference of the International Bar Association (IBA), September 2005, in Prague
  • Speaker at the Conference on Internet Domain Name Dispute Resolution in Switzerland, organised by SWITCH on April 29 and June 29, 2005, in Zurich
  • Speaker at the 5th Conference "Journée Internet" on November 17, 2004, organised by CEDIDAC, Lausanne, concerning the responsibilities of the various Internet providers
  • Speaker and organiser of the "Softnet"-Conference on IT Risk Management on October 6, 2003 in Geneva
  • Expert for Switzerland in the context of the EU Study on Legal and Market Aspects of the Applications of the Electronic Signatures Directive (1999/93/EC); Author of report and attendance to respective expert meeting in Brussels in July 2003
  • Speaker at the General Assembly of the Federation of Swiss Lawyers, conference on ecommerce issues, in particular domain names, June 2001
  • Speaker at the IFE-Conference on High tech business and IT security, February 2001
  • Speaker at the General Assembly of the Federation of Swiss Notaries, Conference on digital signatures, November 2000
  • Speaker at the IFE/AGEFI-Conference on IT contracts (contrats informatiques), May 2000
  • Speaker, Journées d’informatique juridique, University of Berne, September 1999
  • Speaker, European Lawyer’s Union (UAE) Conference, Internet and telecom law, September,1997
 
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