HEAD Campus, Building D, Room R.36, Bd James-Fazy 15, 1201 Geneva
As part of the MIDIS PARTAGE lecture series, you are cordially invited by the Jewelry and Accessories Design Department at HEAD – Genève to attend Marc-Christian Perronet's lecture on intellectual property, which will take place on Tuesday, November 18, 2025, from 11:30AM to 12:30PM
A practical introduction to the main intellectual property tools useful to creators: copyright, trademarks, designs, patents, and trade secrets.
Using examples from the watchmaking and jewelry industries, we will see how these tools can be used to protect, promote, and defend a creation, as well as the role of some key contracts for young creators.
Intellectual property lawyer with a passion for creativity and entrepreneurship. Based in Geneva, he supports designers, studios, and brands, particularly in the watchmaking and jewelry sectors, in Switzerland and internationally, as an advisor and mediator. He is the legal advisor to the Association Romande des Métiers de la Bijouterie (ASMEBI) and a member of the Académie du Grand Prix d'Horlogerie de Genève (GPHG).