Court decisions
Most judicial decisions on intellectual property concern disputes over trade mark protection. This IP right accounted for 64 per cent of the 194 court decisions made in 2020.
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Statistics on court decisions
Figures and information on court decisions in Switzerland concerning intellectual property. The IPI is regularly informed of court judgments on intellectual property. In 2020, it was notified of 190 decisions.
Court decisions by legal field
Criminal law: 70
Civil law: 72
Administrative law: 48
Court decisions by specialist field
Decisions which include trade mark law: 124
Decisions which include design law: 3
Decisions which include patent law: 26
Decisions which include copyright law: 29
Decisions which include Swissness/geographical indications: 12
Court decisions by canton
Aargau: 9
Bern: 26
Geneva: 5
Zurich: 15
Remaining: 45
Note
The judgments presented here correspond to the number of decisions that the courts have provided us with. These are the decisions that we have been informed of. The statistics are therefore not exhaustive.
You can find an anonymised overview of all decisions here: Statistics decisions 2020 (in German). Due to data protection requirements, the decisions themselves are not passed on to third parties.