Switzerland: United Kingdom and Switzerland concluded negotiations on Free Trade Agreement including provisions on intellectual property

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Intellectual property
Policy Instrument
Intellectual property, nes
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2026-07-13
under deliberation

On 13 July 2026, the United Kingdom and Switzerland concluded negotiations on an enhanced Free Trad…