Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
- Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (French: "Institut Fédéral de la Propriété Intellectuelle", German: "Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum" or IGE, Italian: "Istituto Federale della Proprietà Intellettuale") is the federal agency in charge of intellectual property matters in Switzerland. Its seat is in Bern. The agency is in charge of patents, trademarks, industrial designs and copyright. [ Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, [http://www.ige.ch/e/institut/i1.shtm "The Institute"] . Consulted on May 2, 2008. ]
The Institute was established November 15, 1888. Its official names have been: from 1888 to 1979, the "Federal Office for Intellectual Property", from 1979 to 1996, the "Federal Intellectual Property Agency", and since January 1, 1996, the "Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property" (statutory federal institute with independent legal status). [ Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, [http://www.ige.ch/e/institut/i1094.shtm "Einstein - Frequently asked questions"] . Consulted on May 2, 2008. ] ]Albert Einstein worked from 1902 to 1907 at the Institute, known at that time as the Federal Office for Intellectual Property, and used to be casually referred to as "the patent office." [ Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, [http://www.ige.ch/e/institut/i1092.shtm "Einstein at the patent office"] . Consulted on May 2, 2008. ]
Dr. Roland Grossenbacher is the current Director of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. [ Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property, [http://www.ige.ch/e/institut/i10001.shtm "Dr. Roland Grossenbacher"] . Consulted on May 2, 2008. ]
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* [http://www.ige.ch/defaulte.htm Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property]
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