Joseph Voyame

Joseph Voyame (1923–2010) was a Swiss jurist.

Education Voyame received an undergraduate law degree in Bern in 1944, and passed his lawyer certification in 1947.

Career He was the clerk of the Supreme Court of the Canton of Bern (1947–1952) and the Federal Court (1953–1962). From 1962 he worked in intellectual property at a national level, and was made the deputy director of the World Intellectual Property Organization in 1969. From 1974 Voyame was the director of the Swiss Federal Office of Justice.

Awards Voyame received the Medal of Honor from the Council of Europe in 1987 and was awarded honorary doctorates from the University of Neuchâtel (1988) and the University of Bern (1994).