Federal Act
on Patents for Inventions
(Patents Act, PatA)1

of 25 June 1954 (Status as of 1 July 2023)

1Amended by No I of the FA of 3 Feb. 1995, in force since 1 Sept. 1995 (AS 1995 2879; BBl 1993 III 706).
Art. 131239

1 This Title ap­plies to in­ter­na­tion­al ap­plic­a­tions un­der the Pat­ent Co­oper­a­tion Treaty of 19 June 1970240, for which the IPI acts as Re­ceiv­ing Of­fice, Des­ig­nated Of­fice or Elec­ted Of­fice.241

2 The oth­er pro­vi­sions of this Act ap­ply ex­cept where the Pat­ent Co­oper­a­tion Treaty or this Title provide oth­er­wise.

3 The text of the European Pat­ent Con­ven­tion that binds Switzer­land takes pre­ced­ence over this Act.

239In­ser­ted by No I of the FA of 17 Dec. 1976, in force since 1 June 1978 (AS 1977 1997, 1978 550; BBl 1976 II 1).

240SR 0.232.141.1

241Amended by No I of the FA of 3 Feb. 1995, in force since 1 Sept. 1995 (AS 1995 2879; BBl 1993 III 706).

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