Questione giuridica chiave
Admissibility of the civil law appeal and timeliness
Decisione estratta
The appeal was admissible: the decision was final, the one-cantonal-instance rule applied in trademark and unfair competition matters, and the appeal was filed in time.
Motivazione estratta
The Federal Supreme Court held that the ordinary civil appeal lay regardless of the amount in dispute and that the filing met the statutory deadline and formal requirements.