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Céline Schwarzenbach
Céline Schwarzenbach
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Counsel | Lic. iur., MIBL, Attorney at Law

  • „offers expert legal advice and robust support in legal proceedings and settlement negotiations related to trademark-heavy deals”
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    WTR 1000 2025
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    WTR 1000 2025
  • „demonstrating a deep understanding of the nuances of each case”
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Céline Schwarzenbach works as an attorney at law specialising in the fields of intellectual property, competition, domain and contract law and has many years of experience in these areas.

Céline Schwarzenbach studied law at the University of Zurich and at the Université de Liège, Belgium. After graduating in 1999, she worked for 2 years as a trademark attorney at the Swiss Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) in Berne. Afterwards she worked as a trainee in a law firm specialized in intellectual property (IP) in Zurich. After obtaining her bar admission, she joined the IP team of a leading Swiss law firm as an attorney-at-law before obtaining a Master of International Business and Law from the University of Sydney, Australia. During and after her Master's studies, she worked as a Legal Advisor in the IP/IT team of an Australian law firm in Sydney from 2007 to 2009. Prior to joining RENTSCH PARTNER, Céline Schwarzenbach worked from 2010 to 2023, among others, as a member of the executive board and partner in a Swiss and then international patent and trademark law firm.

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