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Ordinance of October 19, 1977, on Patents for Inventions (status as of July 1, 2011), Switzerland
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Year of Version
2011
Dates
Entry into force:
January 1, 1978
Adopted:
October 19, 1977
Type of Text
Implementing Rules/Regulations
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions),
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
Genetic Resources,
Traditional Knowledge (TK)
Notes
The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Ordinance contains provisions relating to examination of applications for patents and issue of patents for inventions, right of priority, immunity deriving from an exhibition, administrative remedies, register of patents, applications for European patents and intenational applications, opposition procedure in prior examinations, etc.
Arts. 89 and 90 provides for the safeguarding of industrial or business secrets in application dossiers and in the patents register.
In respect of Patents, Switzerland and Liechtenstein constitute a single territory'.
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German
Verordnung vom 19. Oktober 1977 über die Erfindungspatente (stand am 1. Juli 2011)
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French
Ordonnance du 19 octobre 1977 relative aux brevets d'invention (état le 1er juillet 2011)
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Italian
Ordinanza del 19 ottobre 1977 relativa ai brevetti d’invenzione (stato 1° luglio 2011)
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