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Federal Act
on the Protection of the Swiss Coat of Arms and Other Public Signs
(Coat of Arms Protection Act, CAPA)

of 21 June 2013 (Status as of 1 July 2023)

Art. 22 Right to bring action by a public body and the IPI

1 A pub­lic body en­titled to use a pub­lic sign may bring an ac­tion un­der Art­icle 20 para­graph 1 against any un­law­ful use of its pro­tec­ted signs un­der Art­icles 1–7 and Art­icle 15.

2 The IPI may bring an ac­tion con­cern­ing the pro­tec­tion of signs un­der Art­icles 1–4 and Art­icle 7, or of of­fi­cial des­ig­na­tions un­der Art­icle 6, in­so­far as their use im­plies a ref­er­ence to a na­tion­al au­thor­ity or an of­fi­cial or semi-of­fi­cial activ­ity.

3 The can­tons shall de­term­ine who may bring an ac­tion con­cern­ing the pro­tec­tion of signs un­der Art­icle 5 or of des­ig­na­tions un­der Art­icle 6 in­so­far as their use im­plies a can­ton­al or com­mun­al au­thor­ity or an of­fi­cial or semi-of­fi­cial activ­ity.