Modiano & Partners is one of the leading European firms specializing exclusively in intellectual property law, with a staff of over 250 persons and main offices in Lugano, Munich and Milan.

About us M. Zardi & Co. SA was founded in Lugano in 1999 and very rapidly became established as leading Intellectual Property firm for companies in Ticino and abroad. We conduct our profession with great passion, constantly looking towards the future. Thanks to our passion and dedication to our profession we have built up an outstanding reputation in the world market of Intellectual Property consultancy. In today’s market, innovation encompasses different disciplines and the proper protection of Intellectual Property (IP) requires close cooperation between specialists who come from different technological, legal and cultural backgrounds and can offer a broad all-round view. The strategic management of IP resources is a key requisite for successfully dealing with the rapid changes in innovation, technology and the legal sector. It is therefore essential to have the support of the right consultants. Our team of professional experts is able to provide a high-quality consultancy service for IP and we provide full support for every need. We are able to provide assistance with obtaining patent, trademark and design rights and protection against competition and infringement. We are able to act as representatives in proceedings before national and international authorities, including the European Patent Office, the Swiss Intellectual Property Institute, the Swiss Federal Patent Court, the Unified Patent Court, the Italian Patent & Trademark Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office and the World Intellectual Property Organization. Our team is made up of professional experts with a wealth of international experience who have a unique capacity to understand the complex processes and inter-relationships which exist in today’s industry, while managing to adapt them to your specific needs. M. Zardi & Co. SA is therefore a unique and highly competent Intellectual Property firm which not only develops solutions strategically designed for all needs, but also optimizes and enhances the present and future potential of its clients. SERVICES OVERVIEW Companies who wish to acquire or maintain a strong market position must invest constantly in innovation and make the best possible use of their creative resources. Our mission is to enhance and protect the IP rights of our clients by means of a specialist consultancy service which embraces every aspect of intellectual property during the various stages involving searches, filing, granting and defence of patents, trademarks and designs in Switzerland and abroad. The services offered by M. Zardi & Co. SA cover patents , trademarks and designs as well as the legal aspects . PATENTS TRADEMARKS DESIGN LEGAL AND OTHER Professional team Our team of consultants consists of qualified experts recognized by, amongst others, the Swiss Patent Office, the European Patent Office, the World Intellectual Property Organization and the European Union Intellectual Property Office. We assist clients in various commercial and industrial fields by providing a high level of technical, scientific and legal expertise. MARCO ZARDI RICCARDO BIAZZI STEFANO SINIGAGLIA PAOLO GERLI JAESANG GO ENRICO ETERNO MARTA VALENTE HERMANN PADOVANI ELISABETTA BESANA NEWS https://zardi.ch/en/news/

• About us • Services • Counsels • Forms • Tariff • General Conditions • Vacancies • Links • Contact • News Patents • drafting, filing and prosecuting of Swiss, EPC, PCT and foreign patent applications in all technical fields, in particular: • physics • mechanical and electrical engineering • software and hardware • organic and inorganic chemistry • pharmaceutics • biotechnology and genetic engineering • oppositions, invalidation and infringement proceedings • expert opinions (patentability, infringement, etc.) • legal consulting • novelty and third party rights searches • validation of European patents • annuity monitoring and payment service Trademarks • filing and prosecuting of national, international and foreign trademark applications • oppositions, invalidation and infringement proceedings • expert opinions • legal consulting • searches and monitoring of trademarks • renewal monitoring and payment service Designs • filing and prosecuting of national, international and foreign design applications • invalidation and infringement proceedings • expert opinions • legal consulting • renewal monitoring and payment service Domains • filing and representation • searches and monitoring Topographies • filing and representation

With more than 220 legal professionals (consisting of partners, of counsels, associates, tax advisors and notaries) and more than 400 employees, the firm, which has its origins in 1885, is one of the largest and most traditional law firms in Switzerland, with offices in Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lausanne, Lugano and Zurich, and representative offices in Binningen, Sion, Shanghai and Tokyo. Kellerhals Carrard is active throughout Switzerland, maintaining very strong local roots, whilst advising clients nationally and abroad. We advise and represent companies and entrepreneurs from all industries and economic sectors, public authorities, national and international organisations and private individuals before all judicial and administrative bodies nationally and abroad in practically all areas of the law. Our activities are focused on: • Company and corporate law, external legal department • Litigation, arbitration and insolvency law • M&A and capital markets law • Construction and real estate • Regulatory financial markets law, financial services, collective investments, leasing, insurance • IT/IP, distribution, competition and anti-trust law • International sports law • Tax • Public law • Employment and social insurance law • Commercial criminal law and international mutual assistance / compliance • Family and inheritance law for private customers • Notarial office We focus in particular on the areas of financial services, life sciences, IMT (Information, Technology and Media), sport, energy, real estate/construction as well as on trading and retail.

Do you need to protect your invention, register a trademark or a design? Do you have other questions regarding intellectual property or software law? We can advise you. P&TS is a leading intellectual property firm. We have 32 engineers, patent attorneys, lawyers and IP paralegals at our headquarters in Neuchâtel and at our subsidiary in Zurich (Switzerland). In 2010, the Federal Parliament elected Giovanni Gervasio and Christophe Saam as technical judges at the Federal Patent Court.

• About us • Services • Counsels • Forms • Tariff • General Conditions • Vacancies • Links • Contact • News Patents • drafting, filing and prosecuting of Swiss, EPC, PCT and foreign patent applications in all technical fields, in particular: • physics • mechanical and electrical engineering • software and hardware • organic and inorganic chemistry • pharmaceutics • biotechnology and genetic engineering • oppositions, invalidation and infringement proceedings • expert opinions (patentability, infringement, etc.) • legal consulting • novelty and third party rights searches • validation of European patents • annuity monitoring and payment service Trademarks • filing and prosecuting of national, international and foreign trademark applications • oppositions, invalidation and infringement proceedings • expert opinions • legal consulting • searches and monitoring of trademarks • renewal monitoring and payment service Designs • filing and prosecuting of national, international and foreign design applications • invalidation and infringement proceedings • expert opinions • legal consulting • renewal monitoring and payment service Domains • filing and representation • searches and monitoring Topographies • filing and representation

Tailor-made intellectual property law from a single source. Our goal is to protect your creativity and innovation. With this goal in mind, we develop customized solutions for your challenges in all areas of intellectual property law, worldwide. Whether it is patent, trademark, design or copyright law, licensing, contract or competition law: We consistently assure our clients of our full commitment and strive to provide personalized advice tailored to your individual needs, all offered at a fair price. Intellectual property law is our passion. We are a team of highly motivated patent attorneys, lawyers and staff, all of whom are committed to protecting your intellectual property rights. Our clients are as diverse as we are: Our firm serves a broad range of clients from a wide variety of business sectors, from start-ups to large corporations. Top positions in international rankings confirm our leading role in Switzerland in the field of intellectual property law.

You seek assistance in the field of intellectual property for your patent , trademark , design and other intellectual property rights ? Good, because that is exactly our commitment. TSWpat! : Troesch Scheidegger Werner AG Troesch Scheidegger Werner AG is an internationally active patent attorney and trademark attorney firm with headquarters in Zurich / Zumikon and branch offices in Lucerne and Sargans. We offer our clients – in particular Swiss companies, SMEs, start-ups, and individuals – comprehensive technical attorney and legal advice and support them in the development, implementation, and enforcement of their IP strategy . Our team of IP professionals (patent attorneys and trademark attorneys) supports you personally, dynamically and with excellent expertise in all matters concerning your intellectual property. This allows you to focus on your core business with the confidence of optimal support for your intellectual property rights . High professional competence Our patent and trademark attorneys are characterized by a high level of professional competence and many years of practice. Cases are discussed as a team and thus the entire know-how is made available for each individual case. International Network 0ur membership in national and international associations as well as our close cooperation with national attorneys, patent, and trademark attorneys all over the world, allows us to optimally support your needs concerning IP matters in the international environment.