Decree on the protection of inventions
Official title: Bundesbeschluss betreffend den Erfindungsschutz
There is no summary for this past proposal. The result and the party recommendations come from the official data.
Result: Rejected
47.5% yes
- Cantons: 7.5 for, 14.5 against
- Turnout 47%
Source: Federal Statistical Office (FSO)
Result by canton
Yes majority in 8 of 25 cantons, sorted by yes share.
- NeuchâtelYes majority, Yes share 85.4%
- GenevaYes majority, Yes share 78.0%
- Basel-Stadt ½Yes majority, Yes share 69.3%
- SchaffhausenYes majority, Yes share 67.8%
- SolothurnYes majority, Yes share 65.1%
- ZurichYes majority, Yes share 64.6%
- VaudYes majority, Yes share 64.1%
- BernYes majority, Yes share 50.7%
- ThurgauNo majority, Yes share 49.9%
- Nidwalden ½No majority, Yes share 49.6%
- AargauNo majority, Yes share 48.1%
- Basel-Landschaft ½No majority, Yes share 47.9%
- ZugNo majority, Yes share 47.9%
- Appenzell Ausserrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 44.3%
- Obwalden ½No majority, Yes share 44.0%
- St. GallenNo majority, Yes share 42.4%
- GraubündenNo majority, Yes share 35.2%
- TicinoNo majority, Yes share 34.7%
- SchwyzNo majority, Yes share 31.2%
- LucerneNo majority, Yes share 28.6%
- UriNo majority, Yes share 26.9%
- ValaisNo majority, Yes share 21.2%
- FribourgNo majority, Yes share 14.1%
- Appenzell Innerrhoden ½No majority, Yes share 13.8%
- GlarusNo majority, Yes share 13.8%
✓ Yes majority · ✗ No majority · Turnout %
½ half canton: counts half towards the majority of the cantons.
Sources: Federal Statistical Office (FSO); older votes: Swissvotes, Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern; map base: FSO, GEOSTAT
By language region
Yes share of the cantons, added up by their majority language.
- German-speaking49.3% yes
- French-speaking41.3% yes
- Ticino34.7% yes
Cantons by their majority language: Fribourg and Valais count as French-speaking, Bern and Graubünden as German-speaking.
At a glance
- Type of proposal
- Mandatory referendum
- Needed to pass
- A majority of voters and of the cantons
- Topics
- Economy
Similar votes
Earlier proposals where the cantons voted most alike. Each box is a canton, in the same order as for this proposal.
✓ Yes majority✗ No majority
This proposal
- Ban on lotteries and games of chance
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 25 cantons the same
- Protection of intellectual property
14 January 1866 · ✗ Rejected · 16 of 25 cantons the same
- Factories Act
21 October 1877 · ✓ Accepted · 11 of 25 cantons the same
- Banknotes Act
23 April 1876 · ✗ Rejected · 15 of 25 cantons the same
Official resources
Vote data: Swissvotes – Année Politique Suisse, University of Bern (CC BY 4.0), and the Federal Statistical Office.