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DANIEL KRAUS
(born 1967)Dr. iur., LL.M., Attorney-At-Law
Professor of innovation law at the
University of Neuchâtel
WIPO Arbitrator and Mediator
Registered with the attorneys' registry
e-mail: kraus@umbricht.ch
Education
University of Geneva (licence en droit, 1991, Dr. iur. 2003), King’s College London (LL.M. 1993), admitted to bar of Geneva (1996), Walther Hug prize (2004)
Experience and Memberships
European Commission, Directorate-General for External Economic Relations, intern (1993/94); intern in a law firm in Geneva (1994/96), associate in a law firm in Geneva specialised in intellectual property (1997/99); assistant to Professor Ernst-Ulrich Petersmann, European and WTO-law, University of Geneva (1997/99); legal advisor, deputy head of Legal Services, International Trade Relations, then head, Training and technical cooperation at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (1999-2008); senior researcher, then senior lecturer at the University of Neuchâtel (2004 to 2009); since 2008 with Umbricht Attorneys; Professor at the University of Neuchâtel since 2010
Member (former chairman) of the working group on training, Stop Piracy; member of: Forum on Genetic Research of the Swiss Academy of Sciences; International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP); International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI); International League of Competition Law (LIDC); International Law Association; Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz (INGRES); Association genevoise de droit des affaires (AGDA)
Member of the Swiss and Zurich Bar Associations
Preferred Areas of Activity
Intellectual property law, innovation law, competition law, arbitration, international economic law, WTO Law, European Community law, mediation, technical cooperation
Languages
French, English, German, Spanish, Italian
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