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Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property, Switzerland

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Year of Version 1996

Dates

Entry into force: January 1, 1996

Adopted: March 24, 1995

Type of Text Main IP Laws

Subject Matter Patents (Inventions), Industrial Designs, Trademarks

Subject Matter (secondary) IP Regulatory Body

Notes The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (IPI), established under public law, took over the tasks of the Federal Office for Intellectual Property on January 1, 1996.
The entry into force of the Federal Law of March 24, 1995 on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property and the Ordinance of October 25, 1995 on the Fees Charged by the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property required amendments to the legislation relating to trademarks, industrial designs, patents, copyright and neighboring rights and the topographies of integrated circuits.
The amendments to the laws concerning trademarks, industrial designs and patents are set out in the Annex to the law.
As regards the other areas, the related amendments were introduced by the Ordinance. These amendments concern, among other things, provisions regarding fees and registration procedures.'

This law entered into force on January 1, 1996, except for Articles 3, 4(1), (2), (4) on November 15, 1995; and Articles 4(3), 13(3) on January 1, 1997 (see Article 19 for further details).

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French Loi fédérale du 24 mars 1995 sur le statut et les tâches de l'Institut fédéral de la Propriété intellectuelle PDF HTML

English Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property PDF HTML

Legislation

Is superseded by (4 text(s))

Is superseded by (4 text(s))

Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (status as of January 1, 2017) (CH350)

Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (status as of August 1, 2008) (CH152)

Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (status as of December 13, 2005) (CH147)

Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (status as of January 20, 2004) (CH098)

WTO Document Reference

IP/N/1/CHE/O/1 (p. 2-8)

WIPO Lex No. CH001