The company's purpose is to hold, administer and manage intellectual property of all kinds, including receiving and granting licenses and related consulting; administrative and commercial consulting services; the acquisition, management, administration and disposal - on its own account, i.e. not as a trustee - of participations in commercial, financial and industrial enterprises with headquarters in Switzerland and abroad and intellectual property of all kinds. The company may carry out any commercial, industrial, securities and real estate transactions, and financial transactions related to and/or instrumental to the main commercial activity, also for the benefit of other controlled and/or affiliated companies within the group. The company may open branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad; represent third parties, carry out activities and conclude agreements aimed at promoting the company's purpose, or which are directly or indirectly related to it. The company may also acquire, encumber, manage, administer, lease and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad, as well as participate in real estate companies and enterprises with headquarters and/or activities in Switzerland and abroad, in compliance with the applicable regulations. Any activity carried out in the real estate sector is not directed towards third parties but is limited to real estate for its own account.