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Federal Act of March 20, 1975, on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (status as of September 1, 2008), Switzerland
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Year of Version
2008
Dates
Entry into force:
June 1, 1977
Adopted:
March 20, 1975
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Plant Variety Protection
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Patents (Inventions)
Notes
The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Law refers to the plant breeders' rights, acquisition and scope of protection of these rights, proceedings and penalties under civil and criminal law, provisional measures, etc.
The most recent amendments are as follows:
Repeal of Article 25: adopted on 17 June 2005, entered into effect on 1 January 2007 (RO 2006 3897).
Adjustment following the complete overhaul of the regulations governing organization and procedure before the Federal Court, its previous bodies and appeals before the Supreme Court.
Repeal of Article 42: adopted on 20 March 2008, entered into effect on 1 August 2008 (RO 2008 3437).
Repeal of now obsolete individual provisions in the framework of the formal updating of Federal legislation.
Heading preceding Article 1; Articles 1 and 2; heading preceding Article 5; Article 5 to 8 and 8a; heading preceding Article 8b; Articles 8b, 9 and 11; heading preceding Article 12; Articles 12, 13, 13a, 13b, 14 to 17, 21, 22, 22a, 22b, 23 and 24; heading preceding Article 26; Articles 29, 30 and 31a; heading preceding Article 37; Articles 37, 43, 48 and 53; repeal of heading preceding Article 43; and Articles 44 to 46 and 55: adopted on 5 October 2007, entered into effect on 1 September 2008 (RO 2008 3897)
Amendment pursuant to the Federal Order approving the Revised International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV 91) and the amendments to the Law on the Protection of New Plant Varieties and the Law on Patents for Inventions.'
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French
Loi fédérale du 20 mars 1975 sur la protection des obtentions végétales (état le 1er septembre 2008)
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Italian
Legge federale del 20 marzo 1975 sulla protezione delle novità vegetali (stato 1° settembre 2008)
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English
Federal Act of March 20, 1975, on the Protection of New Plant Varieties (status as of September 1, 2008)
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German
Bundesgesetz vom 20. März 1975 über den Schutz von Pflanzenzüchtunge (stand am 1. September 2008)
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Treaties
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHE/P/10
WIPO Lex No.
CH154