Switzerland
Law of March 24, 2000 on the Personnel of the Confederation (status as of January 20, 2004)
| Year of current version: | 2004 |
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| Date of last amendment: | June 20, 2003 |
| Date of entry into force of original text: | January 1, 2002 |
| Date of Text (Enacted): | March 24, 2000 |
| Type of Text: | IP-related Laws: enacted by the Legislature |
| Subject Matter: | Patents (Inventions), Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) |
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| French | Loi du 24 mars 2000 sur le personnel de la Confédération (état le 20 janvier 2004) |
| Related Legislation: | Relates to
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| WIPO Lex No.: | CH122 |
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'The relevant provisions of the Code of Obligations apply mutatis mutandis if this law and other federal laws do not provide otherwise (Article 6).
This law contains provisions relating to intellectual property. Article 22 refers to the professional secrecy, confidentiality and business secrecy. Article 32(c) sets out the measures for the promotion of inventions by state employees.
N.B.: Cantonal officials and employees are subject to similar Cantonal provisions. It was not thought necessary to cite the latter here.'