1986 Habilitation on «Rechtsgemeinschaften an Immaterialgüterrechten» with venia legendi in private law, including intellectual property and unfair competition law 1984-1985 Research Fellow, Max Planck Institute for International Patent, Copyright and Competition Law, Munich 1983 Doctorate on «Die eintragungsfähige Marke» 1975-1982 Law studies at the Universities of Geneva and Bern; bar examination (Fürsprecher), Canton of Bern

since 2023 Counsel at FMP Fuhrer Marbach & Partner 2005-2022 Co‑editor of the sic! (Swiss Journal for IP, Information & Competition Law) seit 1993 Adjunct Professor at the University of Bern, Institute of Economic Law 1990-2022 Partner at FMP Fuhrer Marbach & Partner since 1987 Regularly teaching activities at the University of Bern 1985-2022 Independent legal practice 1985-1987 Part-time Scientific Assistant at the Civil Law Seminar, University of Bern 1982-1983 Legal assistant to the Trademark Section of the former Federal Office for Intellectual Property