MICHEL MUHLSTEIN
ATTORNEY AT LAW, COUNSEL
Member of the Geneva Bar
Law degree (lic. iur.), University of Geneva
+41 22 349 76 00mmuhlstein@avocats.ch
French
English
German
Italian

Michel Muhlstein regularly advises and represents national and multinational companies, ranging from SMEs to large corporations, in the fields of intellectual property (trademarks, patents, designs, copyright, company name, name), unfair competition and employment law. Recognised as one of Switzerland’s leading intellectual property specialists and a leader in unfair competition law for half a century, Michel Muhlstein often writes articles in his fields of specialisation.

areas of expertise

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

  • Intellectual property litigation, including legal and arbitration representation in infringement and nullity actions (trademarks, patents, designs, copyright, company name, name)
  • Disputes relating to know-how, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyright and domain names
  • Contractual litigation (licenses, assignment, R&D, franchises, technology transfers, distribution, joint ventures)
  • Drafting legal opinions in intellectual property law; drafting and negotiating all contracts relating to intellectual property (including licensing, assignment, publishing, franchising, agencies, distribution, non-competition, joint ventures, know-how, technology transfer, R&D)

PRIVATE CLIENTS & INHERITANCE

  • Wealth and estate planning 
  • Drafting of wills and inheritance agreements

EDUCATION/CAREER

2025
Counsel, Junod Halpérin

2018 – 2024
Counsel, Junod, Muhlstein, Lévy & Puder

1982 - 2017
Partner, Junod, Guyet & Muhlstein (which became Junod, Muhlstein, Lévy & Puder)

1973 – 1981
Associate, Junod & Guyet

1972
Admission to Geneva Bar

1971 - 1972
Trainee lawyer, Junod & Guyet, Geneva

1971
Law degree (lic. iur.), University of Geneva

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS/ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES

Publications

Intellectual property

2025
MICHEL MUHLSTEIN
Commentary on articles of the Trade Mark Protection Act and the Designs Act in the Commentaire romand Propriété intellectuelle
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Intellectual property

2019
LAURENT MUHLSTEIN
MICHEL MUHLSTEIN
L’homme du métier en droit des brevets et ses fonctions (in Mélanges à la mémoire de Bernard Corboz, Geneva/Zurich, 2019)
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Intellectual property

2018
LAURENT MUHLSTEIN
MICHEL MUHLSTEIN
Constitution et vie d'une société : raison de commerce, nom commercial, enseigne, marque(s) et concurrence déloyale (in Not@lex 1/2018)
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Intellectual property

2013
MICHEL MUHLSTEIN
Commentary on articles of the Trade Mark Protection Act and the Designs Act in the Commentaire romand Propriété intellectuelle
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Intellectual property (since 1997)

1997
MICHEL MUHLSTEIN
Contributed to the editing of the Revue du droit de la propriété intellectuelle, de l'information et de la concurrence sic!
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Intellectual property (from 1991 to 1996)

1991
MICHEL MUHLSTEIN
Contributed to the editing of the Revue suisse de la propriété intellectuelle
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