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Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of December 17, 1976), Switzerland
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Year of Version
1976
Dates
Entry into force:
January 1, 1956
Adopted:
June 25, 1954
Type of Text
Main IP Laws
Subject Matter
Patents (Inventions)
Subject Matter (secondary)
Enforcement of IP and Related Laws,
IP Regulatory Body,
Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets),
Trade Names,
Plant Variety Protection,
Competition
Notes
The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states:
'The law contains provisions relating to existence of patent rights, national and European patents, international patent applications, acquisition and scope of rights, register of patents, civil and criminal procedures in prior examinations, administrative remedies, etc.
Art. 40(a) states that in the field of semi-conductor technology, licensing is obligatory solely to counter a practice declared to be anti-competitive following a judicial or administrative procedure.
Art. 68 refers to the safeguarding of industrial or business secrets.
In respect of Patents, Switzerland and Liechtenstein constitute a single territory.'
The law entered into force on January 1, 1956 except for Articles 89.2, 90.2, 90.3, 91.2, 91.3, 96.1, 96.3, 101.1 and 105.3, which entered into force on October 1, 1959.
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Loi fédérale du 25 juin 1954 sur les brevets d'invention (état le 17 décembre 1976)
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Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of December 17, 1976)
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHE/P/1 (p. 2-39)
WIPO Lex No.
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