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Main text(s) Main text(s) French Loi fédérale du 25 juin 1954 sur les brevets d’invention       Italian Legge federale del 25 giugno 1954 sui brevetti d'invenzione (stato 1° luglio 2025)      English Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions       German Bundesgesetz vom 25. Juni 1954 über die Erfindungspatente (stand am 1. July 2025)     

 

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Bundesgesetz vom 25. Juni 1954 über die Erfindungspatente (stand am 1. July 2025)

 

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Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions

 

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Loi fédérale du 25 juin 1954 sur les brevets d’invention

 

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Legge federale del 25 giugno 1954 sui brevetti d'invenzione (stato 1° luglio 2025)

Legislation Supersedes (12 text(s)) Supersedes (12 text(s))

• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions, (status as of July 1, 2023) (CH586)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions, (status as of January 1, 2022) (CH585)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions, (status as of April 1, 2019) (CH468)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 2017) (CH365)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 2012) (CH225)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of July 1, 2009) (CH181)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of September 1, 2008) (CH170)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of July 1, 2008) (CH151)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of February 15, 2005) (CH128)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of October 3, 2000) (CH104)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 1996) (CH078)
• Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (status as of December 17, 1976) (CH012)

Is amended by (15 text(s)) Is amended by (15 text(s))

• Civil Procedure Code of December 19, 2008 (status as of January 1, 2021) (CH553)
• Federal Act of March 18, 2016, on Amendments to the Federal Act of December 15, 2000, on Medicines and Medical Devices (CH421)
• Federal Act of December 19, 2003, on Research on Embryonic Stem Cells (status as of January 1, 2014) (CH398)
• Federal Act of March 20, 2009, on Patent Attorneys (status as of January 1, 2013) (CH294)
• Federal Act of December 19, 2003, on Certification Services in the Domain of Electronic Signatures (Act on Electronic Signatures, SCSE) (status as of August 1, 2008) (CH341)
• Federal Act of December 19, 2008, on Amendments to Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for the Inventions (CH182)
• Federal Act of June 22, 2007, on Amendments to the Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents (CH409)
• Federal Order of December 16, 2005, on the Approval of the Agreement on the Application of Article 65 of the European Patent Convention and on Amendments to the Patent Act (CH417)
• Federal Order of June 22, 2007, on the Approval of the Patent Law Treaty and the Regulations (CH418)
• Federal Order of December 16, 2005, on Approval of the Act Revising the European Patent Convention and Amending the Patent Act (CH425)
• Federal Order of October 5, 2007, on the Approval of the Revised International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants and on the Amendments of the Law on Variety Protection and the Law on Patents (CH419)
• Federal Act of December 19, 2003, on Research on Embryonic Stem Cells (CH486)
• Federal Act of October 9, 1998, on Amendments to the Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents (CH423)
• Federal Act of February 3, 1995, on Amendments to Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (CH060)
• Federal Act of December 16, 1994, on Amendments to Federal Act of June 25, 1954, on Patents for Inventions (CH059)

Is implemented by (1 text(s)) Is implemented by (1 text(s))

• Ordinance of October 19, 1977, on Patents for Inventions (status as of January 1, 2019) (CH538)

Treaties Relates to (5 records) Relates to (5 records)

• Paris Convention (March 20, 1883)
• Patent Cooperation Treaty (June 19, 1970)
• European Patent Convention (October 5, 1973)
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (April 15, 1994)
• Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization  (April 15, 1994)