Commentaries: Art. 2

The IPI shall fulfil the following tasks:
1. ¹ It shall prepare legislation on patents for inventions, designs, copyright and related rights, topographies of semiconductor products, trade marks and indications of source, public coats of arms and other public signs as well as all other legislative enactments in the field of intellectual property, provided that they do not fall under the competence of other administrative units of the Confederation.
2. It shall implement, in accordance with the special legislation, the legislative acts under letter a as well as international treaties in the field of intellectual property.
3. It shall advise the Federal Council and the other federal authorities on matters of intellectual property in the public sector.
4. It shall represent Switzerland with regard to international organisations and conventions in the field of intellectual property in collaboration with other administrative units of the Confederation where required.
5. It shall play a role in representing Switzerland with regard to other international organisations and conventions, insofar as these also concern intellectual property.
6. It shall participate in technical cooperation in the field of intellectual property.
7. It shall provide services in its field of competence based on private law; in particular, it shall provide information on intellectual property rights systems, intellectual property rights and the state of the art.
The Federal Council may assign further tasks to the IPI; Articles 13 and 14 apply.²
The IPI shall work with the European Patent Organisation, with other international organisations and with domestic and foreign organisations. 3bis. In performing the tasks under paragraph 1 letter f, the IPI may conclude international treaties of limited scope. In this regard, it shall coordinate with other federal agencies involved in international cooperation.³
It may use the services of other administrative units of the Confederation in return for remuneration.

Amended by Annex No II 2 of the Designs Act of 5 Oct. 2001, in force since 1 July 2002 (AS 2002 1456;BBl 2000 2729). ↩
Amended by No I 1 of the FA of 17 June 2005 on the 2004 Budgetary Relief Programme, in force since 1 Jan. 2006 (AS 2005 5427;BBl 2005 759). ↩
Inserted by Annex No 1 of the FA of 21 June 2013, in force since 1 Jan. 2017 (AS 2015 3631;BBl 2009 8533). ↩

Art. 2

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