Dr. Boris Catzeflis is a Swiss qualified attorney-at-law driven by a passion for innovation bringing a specialized legal and business expertise in the life sciences, TMT/ICT and space industries.

He regularly advises Swiss and international clients on technology and IP transactions, R&D collaborations, PE and VC deals, regulatory matters (telecommunications, data protection, etc.), corporate governance, M&A and business matters and disputes, with a particular focus on drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex technology and commercial contracts.

Recent matters in which Boris acted include:

• drafting IP licensing agreements (patents, software, trademarks, know-how, likeness, etc.) for pharmaceutical, biotech, medtech, satellite, robotics, SaaS, cloud and AI companies, and advising in connection with the use of open-source licenses;
• drafting R&D, supply, manufacturing and distribution agreements for the development/production/marketing of drugs, medical devices, consumer products and satellite components;
• drafting sponsored research, clinical trial, material and data transfer agreements for life sciences companies, and advising in connection with the processing of health data and the secondary use of health data for research purposes;
• advising telecommunications companies in connection with the use of the radio frequency spectrum, compliance with surveillance laws (including retention of meta data) and export of dual-use goods;
• drafting sponsorship agreements for sport and leisure events, and advising B2C companies regarding out-of-home and Internet advertising, as well as mail and email marketing;
• drafting various IT contracts, including EULA, ToS, privacy policies and software development, SEO and penetration test services agreements;
• drafting and implementing convertible loans as part of VC transactions, incentive plans (options, voting/non-voting shares, SARs) and shareholders’ agreements; and
• representing clients before Swiss courts in connection with breaches of joint ventures, license and R&D agreements, personality rights, etc., as well as before the Court of Arbitration for Sport.

Prior to joining Niederer Kraft Frey, Boris graduated with a PhD in IP law and worked as a legal counsel for FONGIT, Switzerland’s premier innovation incubator supporting tech startups, and for Proton, an IT company offering privacy-focused online services, including email, cloud and VPN services. He further gained experience working at the High Court of Valais and in the wine, spirits and terroirs team of CASALONGA, a leading French IP law firm.

Boris is a case editor for the Swiss Journal for Intellectual Property, Information and Competition Law (sic!) and a member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI), the International Wine Law Association (AIDV/IWLA) and the International, Swiss and Geneva Bar Associations (IBA, SAV/FSA and OdA).