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IPI publications
The IPI publishes studies on intellectual property issues at irregular intervals.
No 13 New Software Protection Approaches in a World (Co)shaped by AI (11.2024)
No 12 Study on the Incentive Effects of Copyright for Generative Artificial Intelligence on Various Stakeholders (10.2024)
No. 10: DLT and the Intellectual Property Ecosystem of Switzerland (07.2023)
This country study examines the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) in the field of intellectual property in Switzerland. DLT is commonly referred to as ‘blockchain’. The study focuses on use cases involving this new technology and on the opportunities and challenges it presents.
No. 9: IP support services for SMEs in Switzerland (02.2021)
How well are inventors and creative people supported with their questions about protecting their intellectual property? This study provides an overview of such support services in Switzerland.
No. 8: Potential to optimise the Swiss national patent system (05.2015)
Through interviews, surveys and an economic analysis, the study examines the extent to which the Swiss patent system could be improved.
No. 7: The Effects of Protecting Geographical Indications. Ways and Means of their Evaluation (07.2011)
In addition to two articles, this publication provides a methodology for evaluating geographical indications in terms of their economic, social and environmental impact.
No. 4-6: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) IP Reports
Three studies were written as part of the SME-IP Project on the many facets of SMEs' dealings with intellectual property and the support offered to them.
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No. 4: Support Services in the Field of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) for SMEs in Switzerland – A Review (11.2008) The first study examines the existing services offered in the area of intellectual property, particularly for SMEs in Switzerland.
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No. 5: Economic Focus Study on SMEs and Intellectual Property in Switzerland (06.2009) The second study analyses two large data sets on the handling of intellectual property by SMEs and shows the knowledge gaps and needs SMEs still have in this area.
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No. 6: Case Studies on SMEs and Intellectual Property in Switzerland (07.2009) The third study illustrates the results of the first two studies with over 20 case studies of SMEs that deal with their intellectual property in very different ways.
No. 3: Compatibility with the Patent Law Treaty of the obligation to disclose the source of genetic resources and traditional knowledge (03.2005)
A legal opinion on the compatibility of the disclosure obligation in implementing the ‘access and benefit sharing’ idea with the ratification of WIPO’s Patent Law Treaty (PLT).
No. 2: Options in the implementation of EC Directive 98/44 regarding the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (05.2004)
This legal opinion shows the scope for action in implementing Directive 98/44/EC and has arisen in the context of the discussions on the harmonisation of Swiss law with this Directive.
No. 1: Research and Patenting in Biotechnology - A Survey in Switzerland (12.2003)
This report presents the results of a survey of the Swiss biotechnology industry. In focus is the influence of patents on biotechnological inventions.
Partner study by the IPI and IPOS: an introduction to the IP DLT revolution in Singapore and Switzerland (07.2024)
This brochure on blockchain and IP contains an overview of the results of two studies from Switzerland and Singapore. Both studies see similar potential applications for blockchain, but they differ in their views on the hurdles that need to be overcome before it can be used more widely in the IP ecosystem. The brochure is a summary of the tenth study from the IPI publication series: DLT and the Intellectual Property Ecosystem of Switzerland.