Year of birth: 1959
Admitted to the bar: 1990
German | English | French
SAV | VSP | INTA | ECTA | AIPPI | MARQUES | FICPI
30 years of experience in trademark law, design law, patent law, copyright law, advertising law and legal protection of domain names
Entertainment Law, Sports Law: expertise in the legal support of artists and athletes
Competition law: unfair competition and antitrust law, media law to ensure fair business practices
Personal rights and data protection: protection of personal data and rights
Commercial law: contract law, company law and publishing law
Strategic advice: protection and defense of intellectual property rights at the highest level, nationally and internationally
| from 2025 | Legal Counsel, Chairman of the board at Schluep IP Law AG |
| 2005–2024 | Founder of the law firm Schluep | Degen Attorneys at Law in Berne, specializing in intellectual property |
| 1998–2005 | Partner at a law firm specializing in IP in Bern |
| 1994–1998 | Attorney at law in a law firm specializing in IP in Lucerne |
| 1991–1993 | Institute of Intellectual Property in Bern (Department of International Law, Patent Law, Copyright and Trademark Law) |
| 1990 | State examination lawyer and notary public in Solothurn |
| 1987 | Stays abroad in the USA and Germany |
| 1986 | Degree from the University of Bern |
Das geistige Eigentum des Planers, in: Stöckli/Siegenthaler, Die Planer Verträge, Zurich 2013; second edition 2019
Trademark law in the watch sector - snapshot/trends, in: Festschrift M. Amstutz, 2012
The Opposition Procedure in the New Trademark Protection Act, AJP 5/93
