Switzerland

Ordinance of October 19, 1977 on Patents for Inventions (Amendment of May 17, 1995)

Year of current version:	1995
Date of entry into force of original text:	September 1, 1995
Date of Text (Issued):	May 17, 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 Amendment of May 17, 1995 mainly concerns the right of priority and supplementary protection certificates for medicines.'
Available Texts:
French	Ordonnance du 19 octobre 1977 relative aux brevets d'invention (Modification du 17 mai 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.:	CH062