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Art. 8a28

1

If the invention concerns a manufacturing process, the effects of the patent also extend to the products directly obtained by that process.

2

If the products directly obtained by the process concern biological material, the effects of the patent also extend to products obtained by propagating the biological material and which demonstrate the same characteristics. Article 9a paragraph 3 remains reserved.29

  1. 28 Inserted by No I of the FA of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 July 2008 (AS 2008 2551; BBl 2006 1).
  2. 29 Second sentence inserted by No I of the FA of 19 Dec. 2008, in force since 1 July 2009 (AS 2009 2615; BBl 2008303).
Legal act context
SR 232.14 · PatA · Federal act · Federal Act of 25 June 1954 on Patents for Inventions (Patents Act, PatA)
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First Title General Provisions Section 1 Requirements for Obtaining a Patent and Effects of the Patent F. Effects of the patent II. Manufacturing process
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Data status
2025-07-01

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