The company's purpose is to provide management and consulting services, in particular in the field of intellectual property rights and industrial property protection, such as patents, trademarks, design rights, and copyrights. The company may carry out all necessary business activities in this context. The company may acquire, manage, and transfer patents, trademarks, copyrights, technical and industrial knowledge. The company may participate in other commercial and industrial enterprises and establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. The company is authorized to acquire, encumber, sell, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. Furthermore, the company may conduct all business that is suitable to promote the achievement of its purpose. The company may participate in group financing, in particular by granting loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies or by providing guarantees or other securities for their liabilities to third parties, even if these loans or securities are in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.