Laws and Regulations under TRIPS Art. 63.2 - View details of the document

Switzerland
Swiss Criminal Law Code
Art. 161: Exploiting knowledge of confidential information. Art. 162: Betrayal of industrial or business secrets. Art. 273: Seeking to discover industrial or business secrets in order to make them accessible to a foreign official or private body is forbidden. Proceedings and penalties under criminal law. N.B.: The definition of industrial and business secrets has been developed by case law: it corresponds to that set out in Art. 39(1) of the TRIPS Agreement. Art. 59: Confiscation of assets obtained as the result of an infringement.
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