Swiss Patent Office
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(German) Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum (French) Institut fédéral de la propriété intellectuelle (Italian) Istituto federale della proprietà intellettuale (Romansh) Institut federal da proprietad intellectuala |
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 Building of the Federal Institute of Intellectual Property in Bern. |
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| Jurisdiction | Federal administration of Switzerland |
| Headquarters | Bern |
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| Parent agency | Federal Department of Justice and Police |
| Website | www.ige.ch |
The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (French: Institut fédéral de la propriété intellectuelle, IPI; German: Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum, IGE; Italian: Istituto federale della proprietà intellettuale), based in Bern, is an agency of the federal administration of Switzerland responsible for patents, trademarks, geographical indications, industrial designs and copyright.
It is part of the Federal Department of Justice and Police. Since 1996, it operates as an autonomous agency with control of its own budget. The IPI had around 260 employees in 2014.
The Federal Intellectual Property Agency was founded on 15 November 1888. It was renamed the Federal Office of Intellectual Property in 1978 as part of the new administrative organisation law. On 1 January 1996, it received the status of an independent public law institution and continued under the name of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI).
The IPI's tasks are laid down in its own Federal Act on the Statute and Tasks of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property:
Director Generals
Technical experts
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