Switzerland

Law of March 20, 2009 on the Federal Patent Court (status as of December 1, 2012)

Year of current version:	2012
Date of last amendment:	December 1, 2012
Date of entry into force of original text:	March 1, 2010
Date of Text (Enacted):	March 20, 2009
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body, Patents (Inventions)
Available Texts:
English	Law of March 20, 2009 on the Federal Patent Court (status as of December 1, 2012)
French	Loi du 20 mars 2009 sur le Tribunal fédéral des brevets (état le 1er décembre 2012)
German	Bundesgesetz vom 20. März 2009 über das Bundespatentgericht (stand am 1. Dezember 2012)
Italian	Legge del 20 marzo 2009 sul Tribunale federale dei brevetti (stato 1° dicembre 2012)
Related Legislation:	Relates to Ordinance of March 20, 2009 on the Judges of the Federal Patent Court (status as of March 1, 2010) (CH219)
Historical Versions:	Supersedes Law of March 20, 2009 on the Federal Patent Tribunal (status as of April 1, 2012) (CH251) Law of March 20, 2009 on the Federal Patent Tribunal (status as of March 1, 2010) (CH217)
WIPO Lex No.:	CH286