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Main text(s) Main text(s) Italian Legge federale del 24 marzo 1995 sullo statuto e sui compiti dell'Istituto federale della proprietà intellettuale      English Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property       French C      German Bundesgesetz vom 24. März 1995 über Statut und Aufgaben des Eidgenössischen Instituts für Geistiges Eigentum      

 

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

 

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Legge federale del 24 marzo 1995 sullo statuto e sui compiti dell'Istituto federale della proprietà intellettuale

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 April 26, 1993, on Copyright and Neighboring Rights, (status as of July 1, 2025) (CH594)
• Ordinance of December 23, 1992, on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source, (status as of July1, 2025) (CH602)
• Ordinance of March 8, 2002, on the Protection of Designs, (status as of July 1, 2025) (CH597)
• Ordinance of the IPI of June 14, 2016, on Fees, (status as of July 1, 2025) (CH580)
• Ordinance of September 2, 2015, on the Register for Appellations 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