Switzerland: Intellectual property regulation in United Kingdom-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement
Progress
Current status
under deliberation
13 Jul 2026 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
Switzerland
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Intellectual property, nes
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Timeline of events
United Kingdom and Switzerland concluded negotiations on Free Trade Agreement including provisions on intellectual property
On 13 July 2026, the United Kingdom and Switzerland concluded negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement, including provisions on the disclosure of source code and cryptographic material. The agreement builds on the existing UK-Switzerland tra…
Event type
treaty
Action type
passage
Government branch
executive
Government body
central government