Avocat spécialiste FSA droit de la construction et de l’immobilier Marc-Ariel Zacharia graduated from the University of Fribourg School of Law in 2002 and then was admitted to the Geneva Bar. In 2009, he obtained his Master in real estate from the Institute of Real Estate Studies of Geneva (IEI) (Institut d’Etudes Immobilières de Genève). Since 2018, he is a Certified Specialist SBA (Swiss Bar Association) Construction and Real Estate Law. After having worked for several law firms in Geneva in the areas of tax and real estate law, he joined LEMANIA LAW AVOCATS as Partner in January 2012. Regularly advising real estate actors, individuals or SMEs, as well as private clients, he focuses his practice on construction law, property law, planning and zoning law, acquisition of real estate, as well as real estate taxation and litigation. Marc-Ariel Zacharia is a member of the Geneva Bar Association, the Federal Swiss Bar Association, Swiss Lawyers Society and the Geneva Real Estate Association (Chambre genevoise immobilière). He also actively participates in various Geneva associations, particularly as President of «Le Lien d’Israël» and of Artillerie society. Moreover, he had been for ten years editor-in-chief of the Bulletin of the Geneva Military Society. French and Russian native speaker, he is fluent in English and has a good command in German.

PGA Intellectual Property is a renowned international Firm, with Swiss offices in Lugano and Stabio, that provides a wide range of services in the field of Intellectual and Industrial Property, offering professional advice in patent, trademark and design matters with a highly specialized team of 20 professionals experienced in different areas of technology and a total staff of 40 specialists. PGA is present and operates directly in Switzerland, in front of the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE/IPI) and in Italy in front of the Italian Patent and Trademark Office (UIBM), as well as at European level in front of the European Patent Office (EPO) and of the European Union Office for Intellectual Property (EUIPO). PGA also protects the patents, trademarks and designs of its Clients throughout the world relying on a well-established network of local agents of proven reliability and quality. The Firm offers a unique combination of Patent, Trademark and Design Attorneys providing a complete range of IP services, such as prior art searches, drafting of technical and legal opinions, definition of protection strategies, drafting and filing of patent, trademark and design applications and prosecution of such IP rights throughout the world and management of related administrative and judicial disputes. The technical expertise, the legal experience and the international perspective make PGA a unique point of reference in the European market for the high quality of the services provided and the ability to adapt to Clients’ needs.

Welcome to Fabiano, Franke & MGT We are a consultancy firm, specialising in the field of industrial property that operates nationally in Switzerland and internationally. Our mission is to transform the intangible into the tangible, to help our clients create value from their ideas, their innovations, their distinctiveness. We realise that a complete understanding of our clients' ideas, inventions and business objectives, together with dedication to them, is essential to creating a valuable portfolio of industrial property rights. Therefore, we provide customised services to our clients, whether they are large industrial groups or small inventors. To realise our mission, we have built a partnership with some of the best intellectual property professionals working in Switzerland and Europe. We are, in fact, in partnership with Franke & Partner of Munich, the Torner & Juncosa I Associats of Barcelona, the Italian MGT (Milan, Novara, Perugia and Lecco) and have a network of correspondents that allows us to protect our clients' rights in all countries of the world. Welcome to Fabiano, Franke & MGT ! Our services specifically PATENTS → Study, preparation and filing of patent applications for invention in Switzerland and abroad → Continuation of proceedings up to the granting and subsequent defence of the acquired right → Opposition and appeal proceedings → Advising on the validity and infringement of patents → Prior art searches in international databases → Surveillance and reporting of competing patent rights → Validation of European patents in Switzerland and Italy → Assisting with and preparing assignment or licensing agreements → Continuation of proceedings up to the granting and subsequent defence of the right to purchase → Assistance in the development of new projects taking into account the presence of pre-existing rights → Assistance before Swiss, Italian and foreign courts → Assessing the commercial value of a patent or patent application TRADEMARKS → Study, preparation and filing of applications for Swiss, International, European and individual trademark registration in each country worldwide → Continuation of proceedings up to the grant and subsequent defence of the acquired right → Opposition proceedings against the granting of competing trademarks → Advising in connection with infringement problems with own or third-party trademarks → Searches for earlier, identical or similar trademarks nationally and internationally → Assistance in cases of assignments or licenses → Surveillance of trademarks registered and/or filed by third parties → Assessment of the commercial value of a trademark DESIGN → Study, preparation and filing of Swiss, international, European and individual design applications worldwide → Searches between national and international designs → Advice in connection with infringement or slavish imitation problems → Design transfers in Switzerland and abroad → Regular reporting of competitor designs COPYRIGHT → Studying, preparing and filing copyright applications with the Società Italiana Autori ed Editori (SIAE) for unpublished works, with the Literary Property Office for published works and with the Public Register for software → Advising on copyright infringement issues DOMAIN NAMES → Registration of domain names → Deadline management → Domain name disputes and defence → Reassignment Procedures *** Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Founded in 1993, FBT Attorneys-at-Law (FBT) Avocats SA (FBT) is a multidisciplinary law firm, based in Geneva and Paris, which operates in the financial and commercial sectors as well as in niche activities, with a predominantly cross-border dimension. Six teams in Geneva and Paris The firm’s organization comprises specialized and complementary legal teams working in two locations and focused on the following spheres of expertise: • Banking & Finance • Tax • Corporate & Commercial • Litigation & Arbitration • Labour and social insurance • Family Estate FBT lawyers and tax advisers have worked in banks, multinational companies, international trust companies, family offices, notary offices and law firms, in Switzerland, in France and in other countries. These French-Swiss teams routinely work at the most exacting level to assist their clients in their domestic and cross-border operations. Owing to the quality of its network of lawyers outside Switzerland, FBT long ago developed a proven capacity for mobilizing and coordinating specialized teams in different countries. This work has enabled FBT to distinguish itself in cross-border transactions. Thus, the abilities and experience required by the ever more complex legal challenges facing our Swiss and foreign clients converge in a single law firm.

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We are independent legal counsellors with a main focus on inheritance law and related legal topics. These are: matrimonial property law, guardianship law, inheritance taxes, trusts and foundations

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