Protection, management, monetization and strategic use of their intellectual property rights to achieve business objectives while minimizing risks associated with these intellectual property rights. May establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business that is directly or indirectly related to its purpose, acquire, encumber, sell and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad, also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, and grant guarantees and sureties for subsidiaries and third parties, furthermore grant loans to its direct or indirect shareholders or other companies within the group and provide securities of all kinds for their liabilities towards third parties, including by way of pledge or security assignment of its own assets or guarantees of any kind, even if these loans or securities are granted in the exclusive interest of its direct or indirect shareholders or other group companies and are provided free of charge.