Patent Attorney Ordinance (PatAO) (PatAO)

Art. 2

1 A higher education qualification in natural sciences or engineering must be obtained by completing a full-time study course with a minimum duration of three years or a part-time study course of equivalent study duration. A minimum of 80 percent of the course hours required to obtain this qualification must be devoted to natural sciences or engineering subjects. 2 The following subjects in particular are considered natural sciences or engineering subjects: civil engineering, biochemistry, biology, biotechnology, chemistry, electronics, electrical engineering, information technology, mechanical engineering, mathematics, medicine, pharmacy and physics.