Frei Patent Attorneys - Intellectual Property Work

Who we are

We work together as a team of patent, trademark and general intellectual property experts. On the technical side, our combined expertise covers, for example: mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, physics, computer science, medical techonology, chemistry, life sciences, licensing and portfolio management. All our patent attorneys have advanced degrees in the natural or technical sciences and are licensed to practice before Patent Offices and Authorities.

Dr. Claudia R. Bibus: B.A. Biochem. UC Berkeley; MAS Intellectual Property ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology).

Mirjam Brassel: lic. iur. HSG, Attorney at law and Trademark Attorney, Physical Education Teacher ETH (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology), former Trademark Examiner at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.

Heidi Brogle: Patent and Trademark Attorney (of counsel).

Werner Bruderer: Patent and Trademark Attorney; European Patent Attorney; IP-Management counsel; Proprietor of the Patent Attorney and Consulting Office W. Bruderer since 31 years; Former longtime council member and program manager of LES Switzerland; Member of VSP, FICPI, INGRES, AIPPI, VESPA und ASCO; (of counsel).

Pirmin Brunner: Dipl. Natw. ETH, Dipl. NDS ETH in Intellectual Property (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology); Swiss Patent and Trademark Attorney; European Patent Attorney. Formerly Patent Attorney at Alcan and Rieter. Substitute council member of the Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office (epi). Lecturer at the CEIPI Basic Training Course in European Patent Law, Zurich; Tutor at the VIPS/VESPA EQE Preparation Course.

Alexandra Frei: Patent and Trademark Attorney; European Patent Attorney. Former Judge at the Commercial Court of Zurich; Former judge of the Swiss Federal Recourse Commission for Intellectual Property. President LES Switzerland 1993-1995; Council member of the Swiss Association of Judges in Commercial Matters SVHR. Member of the Institute Council of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property.

Meinrad Helbling: Accounting and Finances.

Dr. Thomas J. Kreutz: Dipl. Phys.; Patent Attorney; European Patent Attorney.

Willi Lanker: Dipl. Phys. ETH; Patent and Trademark Attorney. Product development in various branches of industry (World champion in solar car prototype building). Formerly at Sulzer Patent Department.

Dr. Albert Meier: Head of our administrative team.

Dr. Markus A. Müller: Dipl. El.-Ing. ETH; Patent Attorney; European Patent Attorney; MIEEE. Formerly at ABB Corporate Research Switzerland. In addition to his work at Frei Patent Attorneys, part-time judge at the Federal Patent Court in St. Gallen.

Dr. Ronny Vavrin: Dipl. Phys.; Patent Engineer. Formerly Research Scientist at Paul Scherrer Institut, Switzerland.

Dr. Peter Walser: Dipl. Phys. ETH; Patent and Trademark Attorney; European Patent Attorney. President of the Swiss Federation of private practice patent attorneys in Switzerland VESPA. Council member of LES Switzerland. Former lecturer at the Masters programme "Advanced Studies in Intellectual Property" of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.