The company's purpose is to provide engineering and consulting services, including the trade of related technical products and patents, as well as the provision of services related thereto. The company may establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad. It may participate in other companies and acquire, encumber, manage, broker, and sell real estate and intellectual property rights, such as licenses, patents, trademarks, copyrights, design rights, and other intangible assets, in Switzerland and abroad. The company may also provide financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as enter into guarantees, pledges, global assignments, security transfers, indemnification agreements, and sureties for affiliated companies and third parties. The company may conduct all commercial, financial, and other business activities that are suitable to promote the company's purpose or are directly or indirectly related thereto.