Intellectual property in Switzerland

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The body in charge of the protection of intellectual property in Switzerland is the Federal Institute of the Intellectual property (IGE).
Regional Organisations: Convention on Grants of European Patents (European Patent Convention of 1973).
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Swiss Patent Law of 1954; revised in 2007	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Swiss Federal Trademark Statute	10 years; extendable for another 10 years.	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Swiss Federal Statute on the Protection of Designs and Industrial Models	5 years; extendable up to 25 years.
Copyright Swiss Federal Copyright Statute	Life long; 50-70 years after death of person.	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Swiss Federal Statute on the Protection of Designs and Industrial Models	5 years; extendable up to 25 years.

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