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Andri Hess is a partner and a member of Homburger’s IP / IT, Litigation and Arbitration, and Competition and Regulatory practice teams. He has extensive experience in representing clients in patent and other intellectual property rights related litigation and arbitration in a broad range of technical and industrial fields and within international contexts, as well as in negotiating and drafting intellectual property rights related contracts. Andri Hess also represents clients in pharma regulatory matters.

Andri Hess is a partner and a member of Homburger’s IP / IT, Litigation and Arbitration, and Competition and Regulatory practice teams. He has extensive experience in representing clients in patent and other intellectual property rights related litigation and arbitration in a broad range of technical and industrial fields and within international contexts, as well as in negotiating and drafting intellectual property rights related contracts. Andri Hess also represents clients in pharma regulatory matters.

2009
Partner at Homburger
2003
University of Virginia (LL.M.)
2000
University of Zurich (Dr. iur.)
1999
Associate at Homburger
1998
Bar admission
1995
University of Zurich (lic. iur.)

He's a star of the IP world - you can really rely on the advice he provides for you.

2023

Andri is a great attorney with a very strategic mindset, business acumen and clear understanding of his client's business needs.

2023

Andri Hess is a top IP counsel. Excellent local and international legal and caselaw awareness. He really contributes, not just in shaping, but in enriching the substance of cases. He can deal with highly complex situations and handle many parameters by splitting them up into simple issues. He can develop convincing lines of argument even in situations not previously addressed by case law or suggested by the client. Andri Hess is a great mind and a top attorney!

2023

Impressive ability to quickly understand very sophisticated matters.

2022

Andri Hess is one of the top patent litigators in Switzerland. He has not only the legal, but also the technical expertise. This allows him to propose technical options of which not even the client has thought of. He is always available and pleasant to work with.

2022

Andri Hess has an impressive ability to quickly understand very sophisticated matters. He’s responsive independent of what time of day it is, and always keeps an eye on the needs of his clients.

2022

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The Patent Litigation Law Review: Switzerland 2022

The Patent Litigation Law Review: Switzerland 2021

Regulatory data protection on marketing authorisation extensions – the second medical use problem reloaded

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Andri Hess

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Andri Hess is a partner and a member of Homburger’s IP / IT, Litigation and Arbitration, and Competition and Regulatory practice teams. He has extensive experience in representing clients in patent and other intellectual property rights related litigation and arbitration in a broad range of technical and industrial fields and within international contexts, as well as in negotiating and drafting intellectual property rights related contracts. Andri Hess also represents clients in pharma regulatory matters.

Andri Hess is authorized to represent clients before all Swiss courts as well as the Unified Patent Court (UPC).

Andri Hess is a board member of the Swiss group of AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle) and a member of the Standing Committee on Client Attorney Privilege of AIPPI International. Moreover, he is a member of ASA (Swiss Arbitration Association), GRUR (Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V.), INGRES (Institut für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz) as well as of the Zurich and Swiss Bar Associations.

Andri Hess is editor of the journal Life Science Recht – The Law Journal for Pharma, Biotech and Medtech, as well as of the only commentary of the Swiss Federal Act on the Federal Patent Court. Aside of this, he published numerous articles in various intellectual property and especially in patent rights related topics, regularly holds presentations before Swiss and international professional associations, and he teaches at the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (training course for the Swiss Patent Bar exam).

Andri Hess is elected associate judge at the Swiss Federal Patent Court. He is fluent in German and English.

Career

2009
Partner at Homburger
2003
University of Virginia (LL.M.)
2000
University of Zurich (Dr. iur.)
1999
Associate at Homburger
1998
Bar admission
1995
University of Zurich (lic. iur.)

Languages

English, German

Bar Registration

Admitted to the Swiss bar
Registered representative at the Unified Patent Court (UPC)

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