Here you can find legal information on intellectual property law. You can get an overview of the most recent national developments in the field of intellectual property and information on ongoing legislative reforms. You can also find links to relevant Swiss legislation.
Law and policy
As the Swiss Confederation's centre of competence for all issues regarding patent and trade mark protection, indications of source, design rights and copyright, this is where the IPI publishes information on intellectual property law and developments in the field of IP.
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15.01.2020 | Media release, Law and policy
Greater efficiency in the fight against counterfeiting
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18.12.2019 | IPI, Law and policy
The motion “Towards a modern Swiss patent” has been approved – the IPI is preparing a preliminary draft of the revision of the Patents Act
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