With 75 decisions, civil law was the legal area which saw the most activity. In second position was criminal law with 62 court decisions and in third position was administrative law with 44 cases.

The figures on IP rights also provide some interesting insights. The courts had to make the most decisions concerning trade mark law(110). This was followed by patent law (17), Swissness/geographical indications (11) and design law (2). A note on these figures – a court case might discuss both trade mark law and copyright law, for example. The decision would then be included in both categories.

In which canton were the most court decisions made? In 2018, it was Canton Zurich (21). There were only three fewer rulings in Aargau (18). The courts in Bern made 12 decisions, while 9 were made in Geneva.