Federal Patent Court of Switzerland
German: Bundespatentgericht
French: Tribunal fédéral des brevets
Established2012
LocationSankt Gallen
Appeals toFederal Supreme Court of Switzerland
Websitehttps://www.bundespatentgericht.ch/en/

47°25′18″N 9°21′59″E / 47.4216727°N 9.3663733°E / 47.4216727; 9.3663733

Patent Court Act (PatCA)
Federal Assembly of Switzerland
  • Federal Act on the Federal Patent Court (SR 173.41)
Territorial extentSwitzerland
Enacted byFederal Assembly of Switzerland
Enacted20 March 2009
Commenced1 March 2010
Status: Current legislation

The Swiss Federal Patent Court (German: Bundespatentgericht, French: Tribunal fédéral des brevets, Italian: Tribunale federale dei brevetti, Romansh: Tribunal federal da patentas) is a Swiss federal court competent for particular legal matters, such as patent cases. It has its seat in Sankt Gallen, Switzerland.[1]

In Switzerland, the court has exclusive jurisdiction 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.[2]

Appeal is possible (with regard to legal issues) to the Federal Supreme Court.[3] 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.[3]

The Patent Court was established and is governed by the Patent Court Act (PatCA) (German: Patentgerichtsgesetz, PatGG, French: Loi sur le Tribunal fédéral des brevets, LTFB, Italian: Legge sul Tribunale federale dei brevetti, LTFB), adopted by the Federal Assembly in 2009.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Federal Patent Court - Welcome". patentgericht.ch. Retrieved 21 December 2013. The seat of the Federal Patent Court is in St. Gallen.
  2. ↑ "Federal Act on the Federal Patent Court". Federal Authorities of the Swiss Confederation. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 C.P. Rigamonti (30 March 2011). "The New Swiss Patent Litigation System". Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and e-Commerce Law. 2: 3. SSRN 1799343.

Further reading

  • Rigamonti, Cyrill P. (2013). "Swiss Patent Jurisprudence 2012". Journal of Intellectual Property, Information Technology and E-Commerce Law (JIPITEC). 4: 53. SSRN 2254877.


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