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Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 2012), Switzerland
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Year of Version
2012
Dates
Status as of:
January 1, 2012
Entry into force:
January 1, 1956
Adopted:
June 25, 1954
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Genetic Resources,
Traditional Knowledge (TK),
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Competition
Notes
The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The law contains provisions relating to existence of patent rights, national and European patents, international patent applications, acquisition and scope of rights, register of patents, civil and criminal procedures in prior examinations, administrative remedies, etc.
Art. 40(a) states that in the field of semi-conductor technology, licensing is obligatory solely to counter a practice declared to be anti-competitive following a judicial or administrative procedure.
Art. 68 refers to the safeguarding of industrial or business secrets.
In particular, Articles 49a, 81a & 138 refers to traditional knowledge and genetic resources.
In respect of Patents, Switzerland and Liechtenstein constitute a single territory.'
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French
Loi fédérale du 25 juin 1954 sur les brevets d’invention (état le 1er janvier 2012)
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Italian
Legge federale del 25 giugno 1954 sui brevetti d'invenzione (stato 1 gennaio 2012)
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English
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 2012)
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German
Bundesgesetz vom 25. Juni 1954 betreffend die Erfindungspatente (stand am 1. Januar 2012)
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