Switzerland
Answer ... The following sources of patent law apply in Switzerland:
Switzerland is a code law country and thus court decisions do not constitute binding precedent.
Switzerland
Answer ... The inventor, its successor in title or a third party owning the invention has the right to grant of a patent. Where several inventors have made an invention jointly, they also have this right jointly. Where two or more inventors have made an invention independently of each other, the person that files a patent application in Switzerland first or whose application has the earliest priority date has this right.
