WORLD TRADE S/C/N/31
6November 1996
ORGANIZATION(96-4644)
Original: French Council forTrade inServices
NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TOARTICLE VII.4 OFTHE GENERAL
AGREEMENT ONTRADE INSERVICES
Thefollowing notification hasbeenreceived from thedelegation ofSwitzerland.
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1. Member notifying:
Switzerland
Federal measure
2. Notification under Article(s):
GATS Article VII,paragraph 4(Recognition)
3. Date ofentry intoforce:
1April 1980
Duration:
Indefinite
4. Agency responsible forenforcement ofthemeasure:
Federal Institute forIntellectual Property
5. Complete description ofthemeasure:
Measure:
Article 8oftheTreaty between theSwiss Confederation andthePrincipality ofLiechtenstein
onPatent Protection, concluded on22December 1978(Patent Treaty) (RS0.232.149.514.0).
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Description
Byvirtue ofthisTreaty, Switzerland andthePrincipality ofLiechtenstein constitute aunitary
territory ofprotection forthepurposes ofpatent law(inother words Swiss legislation also
applies inthePrincipality ofLiechtenstein). Under Article 8ofthePatent Treaty, natural or
legal persons having their principal place ofbusiness ordomicile inthePrincipality of
Liechtenstein maybeappointed asagents inprocedures before theFederal Institute for
Intellectual Property, provided theyareauthorized under Liechtenstein lawtoactasprofessional
representatives inrespect ofpatents. Article 8ofthePatent Treaty constitutes anexception
toArticle 9oftheOrdinance onPatents forInventions (Ordinance onPatents) (RS232.141),
under which onlynatural orlegalpersons domiciled inSwitzerland maybeappointed asagents
totheFederal Institute forIntellectual Property.
6. Members specifically affected, ifany:
Principality ofLiechtenstein
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