When Does Swiss Competition Law Apply to Foreign Companies and Situations Happening Abroad?
Pranvera Këllezi Published 17 Mai 2025 Swiss competition law reaches much further than most foreign businesses realize, regulating your business even if you never intended to operate in Switzerland. The Swiss “Effects Doctrine” Is Extremely Broad In Switzerland, your agreement may attract scrutiny under the Cartel Act if it might possibly affect the Swiss market. […]
The Art of IP Contract Drafting After the HCI Solutions Case: Walking the Line Between IP Protection and Competition Law
Pranvera Këllezi Published 17 Mai 2025 / Revised 22 Mai 2025 The Swiss Federal Supreme Court’s recent ruling in the HCI Solutions case (2C_244/2022, January 23, 2025) offers insights for legal practitioners drafting intellectual property agreements. I have reported on the importance of this ruling for the effects-based approach in Switzerland (read the post here), […]