Kirker & Cie SA is the successor of the oldest intellectual property consulting firm in Switzerland, founded in 1877 by Mr. Edmond Imer-Schneider (representative of Swiss patent No. 1).

From its offices in Geneva, the firm continued the work of M. Imer-Schneider advising its clients in all fields of intellectual property, patents, designs and trademarks, both in Switzerland and abroad.

Over many years, Kirker & Cie SA has built up an international reputation and experience, especially in the field of trademarks, through a well-established network of correspondents.

The team of jurist and paralegals at Kirker & Cie SA has extensive experience in Swiss and international trademark matters and is able to advise clients from all sectors: foreign law firms, individuals, SMEs, STARTUPs or large international companies, based in Geneva or elsewhere. Building a global strategy, searches, filing, registration, handling of refusals or oppositions, Kirker & Cie SA works in close collaboration with its clients to offer them a tailor-made strategy in line with their needs.

The patent and design activities are managed in partnership with Micheli & Cie SA, the owner of Kirker & Cie SA since 1992. Micheli & Cie SA is also historically based in Geneva and has been supporting innovation since 1949. Today, the two companies work closely together under the same roof to provide the best possible service to their clients in matters of intellectual property.

Kirker & Cie Sa is a member of the main intellectual property associations (AIPPI, FICPI, VSP, VESPA, AROPI, etc.) and subscribes to all the ethical and deontological rules existing in the profession.

Mr. Imer-Schneider was a precursor in the field of intellectual property in Switzerland: first consulting firm, participation in the creation of the forerunner of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, participation in the Swiss delegation to the Paris Convention in 1880. Kirker & Cie SA is proud to continue his work by assisting its clients in the defence of their intellectual property interests with professionalism, trust and respect.

Following in the footsteps of a pioneer in this field, Kirker & Cie will protect your trademarks for the decades to come!

Edmond Imer-Schneider, a consulting engineer, opened the first Swiss patent firm, first in Berne in 1877 and then in Geneva in 1880. A member of the Swiss delegation for industrial property in Paris in 1878 and 1880, he was instrumental in setting up the Federal Patent Office in Berne (the forerunner of today’s Federal Institute of Intellectual Property). Edmond Imer-Schneider was the patent attorney for Swiss Patent No. 1.

Kirker & Cie SA, already established in Geneva, took over from Edmond Imer-Schneider.

In 1992, following the death of Mr Gaylord Kirker – heir and then head of the firm – Kirker & Cie was taken over by the partners of Micheli & Cie SA, who continued to develop the firm, particularly in the field of trademarks, under the guidance of Ms Anne Keune, a lawyer who is now retired.

Kirker & Cie SA is currently managed by Bertrand Micheli, with the assistance of Axelle Larrieu, jurist.