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  • EU - Directive concerning copyright applicable to satellite broadcasting and cable retransmission
  • EU - Directive on certain aspects of copyright in the information society
  • EU - Directive on rental and lending right related to copyright
  • EU - Directive on the enforcement of intellectual property right (2004/48/EG)
  • EU - Directive on the legal protection of topographies of semiconductor products
  • EU - Directive on the resale right for the benefit of the autor
  • EU - Directive regarding harmonizing the term of protection of copyright rights
  • EU - Legal protection of databases

Foreign Legislation

  • AT - Austrian Topography Design Protection Law (german version)
  • CN - Chinese Copyright Law
  • DE - Copyright Law, Germany
  • RU - Russian IP-Law (Overview)
  • UK - Copyright Law (Overview)
  • US - Bitlaw: Informations about Intellectual Property Law in America

International Treaties

  • Berne Convention - Contracting Parties
  • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
  • Universal Copyright Convention as rev. at Paris on 24 July 1971
  • WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT)

Legislation Switzerland

  • CH - Copyright Law (URG), Switzerland (non official translation provided by WIPO)
  • CH - Copyright Regulations, Switzerland (german version)
  • CH - Data Protection Regulation (VDSG), Switzerland
  • CH - Law to the Protection of the topographies (ToG), Switzerland (german version)

Network Information Center (NIC)

Offices; other public bodies

  • BE - Belgian Patent and Trademark Office
  • CH - Collective rights management organisations
  • CH - Pro Litteris – Swiss copyright society for literature and art (german version)
  • CH - SUISA – Swiss Society for musical copyrights
  • CH - SUISSIMAGE – Swiss society for authors' rights to audiovisual works
  • CH - Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE)
  • CH - Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE), Homepage for handicapped persons
  • DE - Federal Ministry of Justice (BMJ), Germany
  • HU - Hungarian Patent Office
  • IE - Irish Patent Office
  • SG - Singapore Intellectual Property Office
  • US - United States Copyright Office
  • WIPO - World Intellectual Property Organization

Online Databases

  • CH - Decisions of Swiss Federal Supreme Court (german version)
  • CH - Jusletter (german version)
  • Documents of the FCC (Federal Communications Commission) (german version)
  • Electronic Law Collection (WIPO)
  • WIPO - Licensing and Technology Transfer

Organisations

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  • CH - Institute for Industrial Property (ingres) (german version)

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