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Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of July 1, 2008), Switzerland

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Year of Version 2008 Dates Status as of: July 1, 2008 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, Plant Variety Protection, Genetic Resources Notes The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'This law provides for existence of patent rights, national and European patents, international patent application, acquisition and scope of these rights, patents register, civil and criminal proceedings, opposition procedure for preliminary examinations, administrative remedies, etc.'

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi fédérale du 25 juin 1954 sur les brevets d'invention (état le 1er juillet 2008) PDF HTML Italian Legge federale del 25 giugno 1954 sui brevetti d'invenzione (stato 1 Luglio 2008) PDF HTML German Bundesgesetz vom 25. Juni 1954 über die Erfindungspatente (stand am 1 Juli 2008) PDF HTML
Legislation Supersedes (4 text(s)) Supersedes (4 text(s))
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of February 15, 2005)(CH128)
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of October 3, 2000)(CH104)
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 1996)(CH078)
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of December 17, 1976)(CH012)
 Is superseded by (5 text(s)) Is superseded by (5 text(s))
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of April 1, 2019) (CH468)
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 2017) (CH365)
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 2012) (CH225)
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of July 1, 2009) (CH181)
Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of September 1, 2008) (CH170)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHE/P/9
WIPO Lex No. CH151