Kai-Peter Uhlig
Dr. iur., Attorney at Law
Partner
Contact details
Main areas of activity
- Copyright
- Film and media
Expertise
Kai-Peter Uhlig has been advising enterprises, associations and people in the film, culture and media business for thirty years – on matters of copyright, media law, publicity and privacy, contracts, project financing and all related matters.
Publications
- Rehbinder/Haas/Uhlig, URG: Urheberrechtsgesetz, Kommentar. 4th, revised edition, Zurich 2022 (ISBN 978-3-280-07349-0).
- Swiss IP Handbook (ed. Weinmann/Münch/Herren), 2nd ed., Basel 2021 (ISBN 978-3-7190-4020-8): Contributions to copyright contracts.
- Kultur Kunst Recht (ed. Mosimann/Renold/Raschèr), 2nd ed., Basel 2020 (ISBN 978-3-7190-3890-8): Contributions on film financing, film distribution, commissioned film.
- Das revidierte Urheberrecht (ed. Mosimann), Basel 2020 (ISBN 978-3-7190-4284-4): Contributions to Art. 13a and 35a CopA.
- Kulturrecht Kulturmarkt (ed. A. F.G. Raschèr, Mischa Senn), St. Gallen 2012 (ISBN 978-3-03751-428-3), contributions on film law, the film market (with C. Christen), Internet law (with P. Wild).
- Der Koproduktionsvertrag der Filmherstellung, Diss. St. Gallen, Baden-Baden 2007 (ISBN 978-3-8329-2917-6).
Career
- Partner at Werder Viganò since 2010
- Attorney at law in Berlin since 1996, in Zurich since 2005
- Corporate lawyer, film production and rights trading (1996-2001)
- Studied law at the Humboldt University of Berlin and legal clerkship in Berlin (1990-1996). Doctorate at the University of St. Gallen (HSG).
- Study and practical stays in Moscow (1988-90), Paris (1995-96)
Languages
- German
- English
- French
Memberships
- SF-FS Swiss Forum for Communications Law.
- INGRES Institute for Intellectual Property.
- ALAI Suisse - Groupe Suisse de l'Association littéraire et artistique internationale
- HSG Alumni Association.
- Swiss Bar Association. Zurich Bar Association.