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

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Year of Version 2017 Dates Status as of: January 1, 2017 Entry into force: January 1, 1996 Adopted: March 24, 1995 Type of Text Main IP Laws Subject Matter IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of the Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (status as of January 1, 2017) takes into account amendments up to the "Federal Act of June 21, 2013, on Amendments to Federal Act on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source", which entered into force on January 1, 2017. Chapter 1 of the Annex of the amending Federal Act of June 21, 2013 introduced amendments to paragraph 3bis of Article 2 and replaced the term "Institut" by "IPI" in this consolidated version.

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi fédérale du 24 mars 1995 sur le statut et les tâches de l'Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle (état le 1er janvier 2017) PDF Italian Legge federale del 24 marzo 1995 sullo statuto e sui compiti dell'Istituto federale della proprietà intellettuale (stato 1° gennaio 2017) PDF German Bundesgesetz vom 24. März 1995 über Statut und Aufgaben des Eidgenössischen Instituts für Geistiges Eigentum (stand am 1. Januar 2017) PDF
Legislation Supersedes (4 text(s)) Supersedes (4 text(s))
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)
Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property(CH001)
 Is implemented by (8 text(s)) Is implemented by (8 text(s))
Ordinance of the IPI of June 14, 2016, on Fees (status as of December 1, 2021) (CH575)
Ordinance of IPI of June 14, 2016, on Fees (status as of July 1, 2019) (CH500)
Ordinance of April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (status as of January 1, 2018) (CH402)
Ordinance of March 8, 2002, on the Protection of Designs (status as of January 1, 2017) (CH363)
Ordinance of September 2, 2015, on the Register for Protected Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications for Non-Agricultural Products (status as of January 1, 2017) (CH348)
Ordinance of October 25, 1995, on the Organization of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (status as of October 1, 2010) (CH259)
Ordinance of September 30, 1996, on the Statute of the Personnel of the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (status as of October 1, 2010) (CH547)
Ordinance of October 25, 1995, on Amendments to the Ordinance of December 23, 1992, on the Protection of Trademarks (CH054)
WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHE/19
IP/N/1/CHE/O/26
WIPO Lex No. CH350