Switzerland

Country code:

CH

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Background of colaboration

Information about funding opportunities for R&D projects:


Name of the programme	Funding organisation	Countries	Research Actions	Limitations
Information not available

Partner search facilities:


Name	Description	Scope	Costs
Information not available

Resources of information:


Name	Description	Costs
NETWATCH	Mapping networks; providing information on Joint Calls; analysing the impact of programme collaboration; describing the scope and results of individual networks; supporting mutual learning among transnational programme networks.	Free of charge
COST European Cooperation in the Field of Scientific and Technical Research	It is mainly an inter EU program but also offering cooperation with Israel. COST is an intergovernmental framework for European Cooperation in Science and Technology, allowing the coordination of nationally-funded research on a European level.	Free of charge
EUREKA	EUREKA is an international initiative which coordinates efforts of governments, research institutes and commercial companies concerning innovation. Its members are the EU countries and 14 more from around the world including Russia, Republic of Korea, Turkey, Albania.	Free of charge
Swiss Innovation Portal	Offers both established companies as well as start-up attractive opportunities.
The Swiss Technology Transfer Association	The association of technology transfer professionals who are active in the transfer of technology from institutes of public research and education, university hospitals, and other not-for-profit research organizations to the private sector.

Institutions supporting R&D collaboration:


Name	Description
Commission for Technology and Innovation CTI	The innovation promotion agency. CTI lends support to R&D projects, to entrepreneurship as well as to the development of start-up companies. CTI helps to optimise knowledge and technology transfer through the use of national thematic networks.

Legal framework for R&D cooperation:


Name of the agreement	Description
European Science Foundation	Coordination of international research programmes between member states.

General IP info

Categories of IP rights:


Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	Federal Act of October 9, 1992 on Copyright and Related Rights	no	-
Patents	Federal Act of June 25, 1954 on Patents for Inventions	yes	The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Utility models	Not protected	-	-
Trade marks	Federal Act of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source	yes	The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
(Industrial) designs	Federal Act of October 5, 2001 on the Protection of Designs	yes	The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Geographical Indications	Federal Act of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source	yes	The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
Know How	Information not available	-	-
Plant Breeders Rights	Federal Act of March 20, 1975 on the Protection of New Plant Varieties	yes	Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG)
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Federal Act of October 9, 1992 on the Protection of Topographies of Semi-Conductor Products	yes	The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

IPRs' databases:


Name of the source	What information can I find?	Language
ip-search	Database for patents and trademarks.	English, German, French, Italian
Espacenet	Patents granted by European Patent Office.	English
WIPO IP Services	Contains database of PCT patents, International Trademarks and Designs registration and international registration of appellations of origin.	English

Research related limitations and exceptions to IPRs:


Category of IP right	Type of limitation	Description	Relevant regulation
Patents/Utility models/Designs
Patents/Utility models
Industrial Designs
Topographies of Semiconductor Products
Trade Marks	Limitations on exclusivity:	Prior user rights; Anyone may use the name or address as an indication of features or characteristics of goods or services, in particular, their nature, their properties and determining their value, their geographical origin or the time of production or provision to use, or the brand or business name as a reference to the determination of a commodity to, in particular as accessories or spare parts, or service use.	Federal Act of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source, Article 14
Copyright

IP Office:


Name of the office	Scope of activities
The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property	The Office grants patents and rights to designs, trademarks and geographical indications.

IP treaties & agreements:


Berne Convention	introduces minimum standard of copyright protection	yes
Paris Convention	establishes minimum standards of industrial property protection	yes
TRIPS		yes
WIPO conventions		yes
PCT		yes
EPC		yes
Madrid Protocol	allows registration of trademarks via international route	yes
Hague Convention		yes
UPOV		yes

Ownership rules:


Default (statutory) regime for the ownership	Creator / successor in title
Default (statutory) regime for employee’s creations	In relation to inventions: If there is no specific regulation of employee rights to inventions in the employee's contract, inventions made by employees within the context of their work and the fulfillment of their employment obligations belong to the employer. Inventions which are made through work but not as a result of specifically fulfilling the employee's contractual obligations are to be registered with the employer. The employer has 6 months in which to decide whether to acquire the invention in question or to release it.
Ownership of research results in publicly sponsored research	Information not available
Specific ownership rules for public HEIs/research organisations and possibility to modify it contractually	Information not available
Specific ownership regime for students/ visiting researchers/doctoral students and possibility to modify it contractually	Information not available
Related law (name & link)	Federal Act of June 25, 1954 on Patents for Inventions Swiss Code of Obligations, Article 332

Dissemination rules:


Limitations on publication	Information not available
Specific rules regarding publication of scientific results financed by public bodies	Information not available
Non-disclosure clauses in research contracts	Information not available

Specific incentives for innovation activities:


Related Law (name & Link)	Information not available
Incentives provided by law for individual researchers	Information not available
Related Law (name & Link)	Information not available
Incentives provided by HEI for researcher	Information not available

Form of commercialisation:


Form of commercialisation	Requirements regarding form of contract	Limitations for HEIs	HEIs Unit responsible for commercialisation	Related law (name & link)
Information not available

Revenue sharing:


Remuneration/ Participation in revenues	Statutory rules regarding remuneration	Statutory rules regarding revenue sharing	Internal HEIs rules regarding revenue sharing	Related law (name & link)
Information not available

Models of contracts used in R&D:


Type of contracts	Short description	Source (link)
Information not available