HGF Office

Basel

OBC Suisse AG
Aeschengraben 29
4051 Basel
Switzerland

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HGF is dedicated to providing a comprehensive service both across Switzerland and internationally. Contact us to find out how we can work with your business.

Tel. +41 (0)61 225 4480

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Conveniently located in the city centre, HGF Basel opened in February 2016 as part of our ongoing expansion into continental Europe.

Providing responsive and commercially focused advice to clients internationally and throughout Switzerland, the locally-based attorneys specialise in pharmaceuticals, life sciences, medical devices and chemistry fields. This covers patent drafting and prosecution, IP strategy and IP due diligence.

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    PRESS RELEASE – HGF strengthens European presence with three new Partners in France and Germany

    HGF is pleased to announce the arrival of three new partners, further strengthening its European presence. Two partners will be joining the firm’s fast-growing French practice, and one will join …

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    G1/23: The Enlarged Board of Appeal shift EPO practice towards an “on-sale” bar.

    Last week, the EPO’s Enlarged Board of Appeal (EBA) issued its Decision that both a product put on the market before the date of filing of a European patent application, …

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    The EPO Board of Appeal comments on the scope of the morality exclusion from patentability

    The recent decision, T1553/22 of the Board of Appeal required the Board to consider the scope of the exclusions from patentability under Article 53(a) EPC. The invention in this case …

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    Agritech Thymes: The Bite of Implied Consent: Lessons from the Pink Lady Case

    Can the supply of a plant variety without clear and defined restrictions on its use be an implicit consent to commercialise it? This case centres on the evidence required to …

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    IAM Global Leaders 2026

    HGF is proud to announce that we have 3 partners listed as an IAM Global Leader 2026. To qualify for inclusion in the IAM Global Leaders, individuals must be ranked …

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    The Bite of Implied Consent: Lessons from the Pink Lady Case

    A recent European Union court decision considers the issue of implied consent to commercialise a plant variety, and whether the evidence meets the threshold of “serious doubts” of the validity …

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    HGF are Gold Sponsors of IAM Live: Navigating the UPC 2025

    We’re excited to share that HGF is a Gold Sponsor of IAM Live: Navigating the UPC 2025, taking place on the 5th November at the Marriott Opera Ambassador Hotel in …

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