We are pleased to invite you to join us for the AIPPI General Assembly, the Swiss Day, and the celebrations marking AIPPI’s 100th anniversary.

Thursday, 16 April 2026, 12.15 – 20.00

Hotel Schweizerhof, Berne

Program

12.15 – 12:45     General Assembly

12.45 – 13:30     Standing lunch

13.30 – 17:30     AIPPI Swiss Day, seminar on the subject:

Two IP Insights: Parody in Trademarks and Legal Challenges associated with Divisional Patent Applications

Conference chair: Beat Rauber, European Patent Attorney, Beat Rauber IP Consulting GmbH, Basel

13.30 – 14.00     “Funny business?” – A systematic view on parody in trademark law    
Alfred Früh, Professor and Attorney at Law, University of Basel, Basel

14.00 – 14.30     Parody (and freedom of expression) as a defense to trade mark infringement: a global overview
Klaudia Blach-Morysinska, Assistant Reporter General of AIPPI

14.30 – 15.00     Insights from the Swiss perspective
Fabian Wigger, Attorney at Law, Weinmann Zimmerli Rechtsanwälte AG, Zurich

15.00 – 15.30     Q&R session

Moderation by Cyrill Rieder, Attorney at Law, FMP Fuhrer Marbach & Partner, Berne

15.30 – 16.00     Break

16.00 – 16.30     Divisional applications and double patenting
Gilles Pfend, European & Swiss Patent Attorney, Katzarov SA, Geneva

16.30 – 17.00     The point of view of the industry
Josua Wehner, European Patent Attorney, Interpharma, Basel

17.00 – 17.30     Q&R session

Beat Rauber, European Patent Attorney, Beat Rauber IP Consulting GmbH, Basel

17:30 – 20:00    AIPPI 100 Years Celebration

It’s time to celebrate together! Join us for a refreshing welcome cocktail and an exclusive standing dinner at the stunning Sky Terrace of the Hotel Schweizerhof.

Registration and Information

Please register to till Wednesday, April 1 2026.

The registration fee is:

CHF 350 (Working Group members of 2026 Study Questions)

CHF 420 (AIPPI member)

CHF 520 (AIPPI non-member)

Please pay the fee online to the postal account of AIPPI Switzerland, CH-4070 Basel –

IBAN CH34 0900 0000 8001 1897 2. No invoice will be sent.

In case of questions please contact: Gilles Pfend, AIPPI Secretariat, by mail or by phone +41 22 342 66 30.