The Swiss Federal Patent Court (German: ''Bundespatentgericht'', French: ''Tribunal fédéral des brevets'') is a
Swiss federal court competent for particular legal matters, such as
patent
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cases. It has its
seat
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Types of seat
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in
Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.
In Switzerland, the court has
exclusive jurisdiction
Exclusive jurisdiction exists in civil procedure if one court has the power to adjudicate a case to the exclusion of all other courts. The opposite situation is concurrent jurisdiction (or non-exclusive jurisdiction) in which more than one cou ...
with regard to the Swiss/Liechtenstein
unitary patents, whether these unitary patents are European patents or "national" patents, in questions of validity and infringement disputes, preliminary measures and enforcement of decisions made under its exclusive jurisdiction.
Appeal is possible (with regard to legal issues) to the
Federal Supreme Court.
The court started its work in 2012, taking over jurisdiction from 26 individual cantonal courts and consists of panels of both legally and technically qualified judges.
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See also
* Federal Patent Court of Germany
* Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
* Copyright law of Switzerland
References
Further reading
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External links
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Patent
A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling disclo ...
Swiss patent law
Buildings and structures in St. Gallen (city)
2012 establishments in Switzerland
Courts and tribunals established in 2012
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