Global Innovation Policy Center

Primary Sources

• Federal Act of March 20, 2009, on the Federal Patent Court (status as of December 1, 2012) (2012)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 2012) (2012)
• Federal Act of October 5, 2001, on the Protection of Designs (status as of July 1, 2011) (2011)
• Federal Act of October 9, 1992, on Copyright and Related Rights (status as of January 1, 2011) (2011)
• Federal Act of August 28, 1992, on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source (status as of July 1, 2011) (2011)
• Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (status as of August 1, 2008) (2008)
• Law of June 17, 2005, on the Federal Administrative Court (status as of July 1, 2016) (2016)
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• Federal Act on Cartels and Other Restrictions to Competition of 6 October 1995 (status as of May 1, 2013) (2013)
• Law of June 17, 2005 on the Federal Tribunal (status as of April 1, 2012) (2012)
• Federal Law of June 20, 2003 on the International Transfer of Cultural Property (as of January 1, 2012) (2012)
• Law of March 24, 2000 on the Personnel of the Confederation (status as of January 1, 2012) (2012)
• Swiss Criminal Code of December 21, 1937 (status as of July 16, 2012) (2012)
• Civil Code of December 10, 1907 (status as of January 1, 2012) (2012)
• Federal Law of December 15, 2000 on Medicinal Products and Medical Devices (status as of October 1, 2010) (2010)
• Federal Law of October 6, 1995 on Technical Barriers to Trade (status as of July 1, 2010) (2010)
• Draft Federal Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights, December 2015

Secondary Sources

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• AIPPI (2013), “Relevant public for determining the degree of recognition of famous marks, well-known marks and marks with reputation (Q 234)”
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