HGF Office

Bern

sitem-insel AG,
Freiburgstrasse 3,
3010 Bern
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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HGF’s Bern office is located within the sitem-insel building, the Swiss Institute for Translational and Entrepreneurial Medicine, a centre of excellence that assists in transitioning research innovation from the laboratory to marketable products.

The HGF attorney team in Bern provides IP expertise to local and international clients on all aspects of pharmaceutical, life sciences, medical devices and chemistry, including patent drafting and prosecution, IP strategy and IP due diligence.

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    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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    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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    The European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement for plants developed using New Genomic Techniques (NGTs) – below we summarise the main points and set out the requirements …

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    When Retail Branding Meets Politics

    (Inter IKEA Systems v Algemeen Vlaams Belang (Case C‑298/23) In November 2022, the Flemish political party Vlaams Belang presented its “IKEA-PLAN – Immigratie Kan Echt Anders” (“Immigration Really Can Be Different”). …

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    Office Closed Dates December 2025 / January 2026

    HGF Office Closed Dates December 2025 / January 2026   UK Thursday 25 and Friday 26 December 2025 CLOSED Thursday 1 January 2026* CLOSED * Friday 2 January 2026 – …

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    The  borderline between ‘pure’ works of art and mere utilitarian objects” –  Can iconic, yet everyday products be protected under copyright? The above question was posed by Advocate General in …

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