The definition of a GUI in present Section 2 is: “A GUI is an interface which allows users to interact with electronic devices through graphical elements (e.g. icons, menus, scroll bars, windows, transitional animations, dialogue boxes) instead of typing characters.” In this context, GUIs cannot generally be protected by patents since the definition of the GUI includes, if not aims, the representation of graphical elements in a GUI and possibly their arrangement or layout. However, graphical elements are considered as aesthetic creations which, according to the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) Guidelines effective April 1, 2017, Chapter 2.1, are excluded from patent protection. In Switzerland, patent protection can also be obtained via the European Patent Convention (EPC). Article 52(2)(b) EPC in a similar way excludes aesthetic creations as such from protection by a European Patent.