Exhaustion of IPRs in cases of recycling and repair of goods (Q 205)
Under Swiss law, the principle of exhaustion of intellectual property rights is not expressly ruled by legal provisions, with the exception of exhaustion of copyright (art. 12 Copyright Law, CL) and of exhaustion of patent rights in respect of certain goods for agricultural use (art. 27 b Subsection b of the Agriculture Act). However, this principle is generally admitted by doctrine and jurisprudence (BGE 126 III 129) also for trademarks, designs and patents.