Michael Kunz
Legal Associate, LL.M.
Profile
Michael Kunz joined MME in 2017. He previously worked as an attorney at a leading Swiss legal protection insurance company and worked for several organizations in the greater Seattle area after passing the Washington State bar exam. Michael Kunz focuses his practice on contract law, intellectual property law, technology transfer, and intellectual property licensing. Furthermore, he is engaged in the area of FinTech and Digital Economy.
Business activities
- Swiss and U.S. Contract Law
- IT and Intellectual Property Law
- Technology Transfer and License Agreements
- FinTech and Blockchain Technology
- Data Protection, Big Data, IT Compliance
- Software Protection
Education
- 2016
- Admitted to the Washington State Bar (USA)
- 2016
- University of Washington (LL.M. in Intellectual Property Law and Policy)
- 2013
- Admitted to the Swiss Bar
- 2011
- University of Zurich (MLaw)
- 2010
- University of Zurich (BLaw)
Languages
- German
- English
- French
- Spanish
Practical Experience
- since 2017
- Legal Associate at MME
- 2017
- Attorney at Intellectual Ventures, Bellevue (USA)
- 2017
- Attorney at Seattle Symphony, Seattle (USA)
- 2016
- Legal Intern at Ninu, Inc. and CoMotion Innovation Center, Seattle (USA)
- 2013-2015
- Attorney at a Swiss Legal Protection Insurance Company
- 2011
- Law Clerk at the District Court of Wil (SG)
- 2009-2011
- Legal Intern in a Business Law Firm (SG)
Memberships
Washington State Bar Association (WSBA)
Soon:
Swiss Bar Association (SAV)
Zurich Bar Association (ZAV)
Services
Contact
Secretariat
Marina Ritter
Assistant
Email
From the magazine
Underestimated Risks
Even though open source software can usually be used free of charge by end users, it is neither by definition free of charge ("freeware") nor free of copyrights ("no public domain"). Especially buyers (with regard to existing software) or clients (with regard to software yet to be developed) should be aware of this. This does not only apply if one intends to resell (or license) the corresponding software. Even those who want to release the new or the software to be developed again under an open source license - as is often the case with blockchain projects - are urged to be more cautious, because: A careless handling of open source software can, among other things, lead to the fact that the corresponding end product may not be (re-)distributed.
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