Patent Attorney Act (PatAA)
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Art. 16 Abuse of title
1 A fine shall be imposed on any person who, in his or her business documents, advertising of any kind, or other documents intended for use in business in Switzerland: a. uses the title “patent attorney”, “Patentanwältin” or “Patentanwalt”, “conseil en brevets” or “consulente in brevetti” without being registered in the Patent Attorney Register; b. uses the title “European patent attorney”, “europäische Patentanwältin” or “europäischer Patentanwalt”, “conseil en brevets européens” or “consulente in brevetti europei” or a title that may be confused with any of these titles without being registered in the list of professional representatives maintained by the European Patent Office. 2 The use of a professional title in accordance with Article 9 of the Liechtenstein Act of 9 December 1992 on Patent Attorneys for the representation of parties in proceedings before the IPI by natural and legal persons residing or having their principal place of business in the Principality of Liechtenstein
Para. 2 — Liechtenstein Law Gazette 1993 No. 43
Art. 17 Criminal prosecution
The prosecution of criminal offences is the responsibility of the cantons.