Switzerland

Ordinance of October 19, 1977 on Patents for Inventions (Amendment of October 25, 1995)

Year of current version:	1995
Date of entry into force of original text:	January 1, 1996
Date of Text (Issued):	October 25, 1995
Type of Text:	Implementing Rules/Regulations
Subject Matter:	Patents (Inventions), Plant Variety Protection, Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets)
Notes:	The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states: 'In respect of Patents, Switzerland and Liechtenstein constitute a single territory. The Amendments contained in the Amendment of October 25, 1995 were made following the assumption by the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property of the tasks of the Federal Office for Intellectual Property on January 1, 1996.'
Available Texts:
French	Ordonnance du 19 octobre 1977 relative aux brevets d'invention (Modification du 25 octobre 1995) (Version with Automatic Translation Tool)
Related Legislation:	Amends Ordinance of October 19, 1977 on Patents for Inventions (status as of September 1, 2008) (CH171)
WIPO Lex No.:	CH061