Laws
Treaties
Judgments
Browse By Jurisdiction
Federal Act of October 9, 1992, on Copyright and Related Rights (status as of January 1, 2017), Switzerland
Back
Superseded Text
Go to latest Version in WIPO Lex
Year of Version
2017
Dates
Status as of:
January 1, 2017
Entry into force:
July 1, 1993
Adopted:
October 9, 1992
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR),
Traditional Cultural Expressions
Notes
The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states that:
'Definition of a work and its author, the existence, acquisition and scope of copyright and neighbouring rights, term of protection, copyright societies (rates and monitoring), civil and criminal proceedings, Customs measures, etc.
Proceedings and penalties under civil and criminal law. Monitoring of copyright societies. Provisional measures. Customs measures.'
Available Texts
Main text(s)
Main text(s)
French
Loi fédérale du 9 octobre 1992 sur le droit d'auteur et les droits voisins (état le 1er janvier 2017)
PDF
HTML
Italian
Legge federale sul diritto d'autore e sui diritti di protezione affini del 9 ottobre 1992 (stato 1° gennaio 2017)
PDF
HTML
English
Federal Act of October 9, 1992, on Copyright and Related Rights (status as of January 1, 2017)
PDF
HTML
German
Bundesgesetz über das Urheberrecht und verwandte Schutzrechte vom 9. Oktober 1992 (stand am 1. Januar 2017)
PDF
HTML
Legislation
Supersedes (5 text(s))
Supersedes (5 text(s))
Is superseded by (2 text(s))
Is superseded by (2 text(s))
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHE/6
IP/N/1/CHE/C/8
IP/N/1/CHE/E/2
WIPO Lex No.
CH354