Eric Noël

“Industrial Property Attorney specialized in trademarks, designs as well as domain names and unfair competition issues. Further to a four-year experience in a major law firm based in Brussels, I joined Katzarov in 2001.

Enjoying a very expansive international practice with clients and cases spanning all over the world, I have a wide breadth of practice that includes, intellectual property acquisition, portfolio management, licensing, counseling, trademark prosecution, and business transactions related to intellectual property.

I represent local and international clients from diverse industries both in Switzerland (before the WIPO, the Swiss Federal IP Institute, and the Swiss Federal Administrative Tribunal).

I have developed a close collaboration with Swiss incubators. Both as Attorney and Mentor, I assist local start-ups in securing breakthrough innovations.

I also regularly act as NGO representative and lobbyist at WIPO. 

I am also a member of the Examination Board in charge of the Swiss Patent Attorney qualifying exam.”

Primary Expertise

IP strategy (trademarks, designs) : pre-filing strategy and advice, prosecution, portfolio management, pre-litigation, litigation management; Domain Names, including UDRP proceedings; Unfair competition (litigation management); Contract law; Conflict resolution (Mediation)

Secondary Expertise

Certified Mediator (CPMN), conflict resolutions, negotiation

Professional Memberships

AROPI; ECTA, LES, INTA

Education

• Law degree – University of Louvain | Belgium

Languages

• French
• English
• working knowledge of German, Spanish, Italian and Dutch

Hobbies & Personal information

Loves leading the rhythm on the bass guitar with his band and driving his 1967 Citroën DS on the alpine roads (usually not at the same time).