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Federal Law of March 24, 2000, on Jurisdiction in Civil Matters (status as of December 19, 2006), Switzerland

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Year of Version 2007 Dates Entry into force: January 1, 2001 Adopted: March 24, 2000 Type of Text IP-related Laws Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Notes In the Appendix are listed the various laws, some provisions were amended by the Law on Jurisdiction. The laws protecting intellectual property rights affected are:
- Federal Law of October 9, 1992 Copyright (Art. 64, title median as well as al. 1 and 2 repealed, Art. 65, para. 3 repealed)
- Federal Law of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks (Art. 58, as well as median al. 1 and 2 repealed, Art. 59 para. 3 repealed)
- Federal Law of June 25, 1954 on Patents (Art. 75, 78 and 86, al. 3 repealed)
- Federal Law of March 20, 1975 on the Protection of
Plant Variety (Art. 41 and 47 repealed)
- Federal Law of June 19, 1992 on Data Protection (Art. 15 para. 4 amended)

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi fédérale du 24 mars 2000 sur les fors en matière civile (état le 19 décembre 2006) PDF HTML Italian Legge federale de 24 marzo 2000 sul foro in materia civile (stato 19 dicembre 2006) PDF HTML German Bundesgesetz vom 24. März 2000 über den Gerichtsstand in Zivilsachen (stand am 19. Dezember 2006) PDF HTML
Legislation Supersedes (2 text(s)) Supersedes (2 text(s))
Federal Law March 24, 2000, on Jurisdiction in Civil Matters of (status as of June 1, 2004)(CH125)
Federal Law of March 24, 2000, on Jurisdiction in Civil Matters(CH424)
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Civil Procedure Code of December 19, 2008 (status as of January 1, 2021) (CH553)

WIPO Lex No. CH190