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- Art & Entertainment
- Commercial Contracts
- Data & Technology
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Intellectual Property
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Profile
Specialized in Intellectual Property, Competition law and legal aspects related to Information and Communication Technology, Alain Alberini is involved in the national and international strategy of protecting, implementing and defending his clients' intangible assets. It includes representing clients before judicial (civil and criminal) and administrative authorities, as well as negotiating and drafting complex agreements (including M&A transactions). As a corollary, Alain Alberini is active in the fields of cybersecurity, data protection, health sciences, media and entertainment law.
Alain Alberini is ranked by the World Trademark Review in relation to trademark enforcement and litigation, as well as in relation to trademark prosecution and strategy.
Alain Alberini was educated at the Universities of Lausanne and Zurich (BLaw and MLaw) and UCLA (LL.M. in Media, Entertainment, and Technology Law and Policy Specialization). He also holds a Ph.D. from the University of Lausanne in trademark law and unfair competition. Thanks to his academic background and professional experience, Alain Alberini teaches in a number of institutions at the university level and publishes in his areas of expertise. He notably teaches the Intellectual Property class of the Neuchatel University School of Law.
In addition, Alain Alberini is the Chairman of the attorneys-experts panel of Justitia 4.0 (digitalization of the Swiss justice system) (since 2022; member of the panel since 2018).
Before joining Walder Wyss in 2024, Alain Alberini was a partner for six years in a Geneva and Lausanne-based boutique law firm specialized in business and innovation law.
Alain Alberini’s professional languages are French and English. He also understands Italian and German. He is registered with the Vaud Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.
Alain Alberini is ranked by the World Trademark Review in relation to trademark enforcement and litigation, as well as in relation to trademark prosecution and strategy.
Alain Alberini was educated at the Universities of Lausanne and Zurich (BLaw and MLaw) and UCLA (LL.M. in Media, Entertainment, and Technology Law and Policy Specialization). He also holds a Ph.D. from the University of Lausanne in trademark law and unfair competition. Thanks to his academic background and professional experience, Alain Alberini teaches in a number of institutions at the university level and publishes in his areas of expertise. He notably teaches the Intellectual Property class of the Neuchatel University School of Law.
In addition, Alain Alberini is the Chairman of the attorneys-experts panel of Justitia 4.0 (digitalization of the Swiss justice system) (since 2022; member of the panel since 2018).
Before joining Walder Wyss in 2024, Alain Alberini was a partner for six years in a Geneva and Lausanne-based boutique law firm specialized in business and innovation law.
Alain Alberini’s professional languages are French and English. He also understands Italian and German. He is registered with the Vaud Bar Registry and admitted to practice in all Switzerland.
Areas of Practice
- Art & Entertainment
- Commercial Contracts
- Data & Technology
- Healthcare & Life Sciences
- Intellectual Property
- Litigation
Professional Career
Significant Accomplishments
Two new Partners, a new Counsel and three new Associates strengthen our teams in Geneva and Lausanne
Two new Partners, a new Counsel and three new Associates strengthen our teams in Geneva and Lausanne
Articles
Le droit suisse des noms de domaine
Les limites de la parodie au regard du droit des marques et de la concurrence déloyale
La procédure de recours devant le Tribunal administratif fédéral (TAF)
Justitia 4.0 – Perspective de l’avocat.e
Management of IP Assets
Propriété intellectuelle et concurrence en droit du travail
Propriété intellectuelle et technologies de l’information
Droit sur les données – titularité et utilisation
L’image et son utilisation – Le point de vue légal
Litiges en matière de signes distinctifs – premiers réflexes
La notion d’usage de la marque au sens de l’art. 13 LPM
Plateformes numériques – Quelle protection ?
Réseaux sociaux et enjeux juridiques
Online Legal Update for NGOs, IP & Data Protection
Specific issues relating to distinctive signs
Propriété intellectuelle et concurrence en droit du travail
Transnationalism and the Internet: Legal Concepts Under Stress
E-commerce – LCart et protection des données : quels enjeux ?
La publicité comparative
Usages non commerciaux de la marque sur Internet et enjeux pour les titulaires
GDPR and Marketing
Brand Management and Trademark Law
La digitalisation au travers des yeux de l’avocat
Droit des marques et droit du design
Introduction à la propriété intellectuelle et responsabilité des intermédiaires
De l’employé innovant à l’employé concurrent – Propriété intellectuelle et concurrence sur la place de travail
La publicité comparative
La vente en ligne et la concurrence déloyale
Droit de la concurrence
Ambush marketing: what legal remedies against ambush marketing?
Droit communautaire et droit des marques
Droit des médias
Droit communautaire et droit des marques
Prestations digitales et indications de provenance
Dans l’ombre du Covid-19, la révision du droit d’auteur est entrée en vigueur
Droit des noms de domaine
Un droit d’auteur sans saveur ni parfum
Les influenceurs et la transparence
L’exploitation de la renommée de la marque d’autrui – du risqué de confusion au risqué d’association
La participation de la société anonyme à une convention entre ses actionnaires
Risque de tromperie quant aux relations commerciales du déposant et art. 2 let. c LPM – Analyse critique de l’arrêt du Tribunal administratif fédéral B-3036/2011
L’incidence du contenu du site Internet dans les litiges en matière de noms de domaine
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