infonet-economy

Dans deux affaires tranchées en 2012 par le Tribunal fédéral, les effets de trusts entraient en conflit direct avec l'application de règles suisses (régime matrimonial, droit des successions). Les tribunaux ont résolu ces conflits en prononçant la nullité des trusts en question au lieu de trancher la question délicate mais pas nouvelle en droit international privé d'un...

The growing importance of intellectual property assets in today’s economy and transnational business transactions, the complexities and disadvantages of intellectual property litigation before state courts as well as the attractiveness of ADR solutions as such (particularly in terms of confidentiality of expertise) explain why arbitration and other alternative dispute resolution...

In its recent decision ATF 140 III 134, the Swiss Federal Supreme Court held that certain claims raised by patent licensors against their exlicensee after the termination of their patent license agreement were within the jurisdiction of the arbitral tribunal notwithstanding a contractual provision which seemed to limit the submission to arbitration of only pretermination disputes....