1948 Born in Aigle, Switzerland.

1970
Law Licence at the University of Lausanne

1974
Doctorate in law (same university) PhD thesis: The Legal protection of Know- how in the U.S.A. [1rst ed. in French Geneva 1974, 2d ed. in English South Hackensack, N.J. 1976]

1975
Lawyer admitted to the Bar of Lausanne

1976-2006
Full time Professor at Lausanne University, Law School, tenured since 1978, classes for company law (since 1976), then for law of contract (since 1987), intellectual property and Internet law (e-commerce) (since 2002).

1977-2006
Permanent Invited Professor at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland), Law School, for intellectual property law

1980-1982
Dean of the Law Faculty, Lausanne

1982-1987
Professor for Legislative Drafting, Institute for High Studies in Public Administration, Lausanne

1982
Arbitrator in 75 international arbitral tribunals and panelist for domain names in more than 65 cases over 25 years

1982-2002
Partner, Caisse d'Epargne et de Prévoyance de Lausanne

1983
Promoter of the continuing legal education program of the University of Lausanne, then since 1985 president of the Centre for Business Law of the University of Lausanne (CEDIDAC). Editor of the CEDIDAC series (to date : 73 books)

1984
Numerous missions as a consultant and expert with several United Nations agencies, including UNIDO, UNCTAD and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

1986-1993
Member of the Board of Directors of Experta SA

1993-1997
Member of the Board of Directors of Experta Holding SA

1970-1975
Various Prizes : Bippert, Centennial La Suisse Assurances, Fondation Fleuret

1975
Laureate of the University of Lausanne

1986-1987
Chairman of the Federal Expert Committee on the Revision of the Copyright Act

1989
Permanent Guest of Honour, Swiss Chartered Accountants Chamber

1994
Member of the Committee of the Swiss Arbitration Association

1999-2001
Chairman of the International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP)

2000-2003
Chairman of the Swiss Society of Jurists

2001
Co-Reporter for the American Law Institute (ALI) Principles on Transnational Intellectual Property Disputes

2002-2003
Member of the Federal Expert Committee on Corporate Governance

2006
Reporter to the Working Group on UNIDROIT Principles for International Commercial Contracts regarding Termination of Long Term Contracts for Just Cause.

He has been a member of the International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Licensing Executives Society (International Delegate), the International League for Competition Law, the International Literary and Artistic Association, International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP), the Swiss Society for Legislation (first Vice-President), the Swiss Society for international and European law, the Société académique vaudoise (lifetime).

He has written and edited approx. 230 books and articles. He sits on the Editorial Board or has worked as editor for the Cambridge Studies in Intellectual Property, the European Copyright & Design Reports (London), the Cahiers de propriété intellectuelle (Québec), the Revista Argentina de Propiedad Intellectual (Buenos Aires), formerly for the Copyright World, London, the Intellectual Property Series (Sythoff & Noordhoff, The Netherlands, and the Droit de l'Information et des Technologies (Paris). He sits on the Board of the McCarthy Institute for Intellectual Property at the University of San Francisco.