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PART VI PUBLICATIONS OF THE INSTITUTE 108. Publication Organ (1) The publications in the Swiss Journal of Patents, Designs and Marks that are required to be made under the Law and this Ordinance shall be made twice a month. (2) The Institute shall also publish information of general interest in this periodical. 109. Patent Specification and Application Specification (1) The patent application shall be published on the date of grant of the patent. The grant shall be announced on the same day in the Swiss Journal of Patents, Designs and Marks. (2) In the prior examination procedure, the application specification shall be published on the same day as the patent application. The files shall be open to inspection on the same day. 110. Other Official Publications (1) The Institute shall publish annually a catalogue of cases handled in the course of the previous business year. (2) On the basis of the patent documentation in its possession, the Institute may issue publications of general interest, notably a collection of abstracts published. 111. [Repealed] (to 113)

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