The company's purpose is to take over representations, trade in industrial and non-industrial goods, corresponding software, and provide all related services. The company can acquire, maintain, manage, use, transfer, and sell invention patents and trademarks, as well as technical and commercial know-how. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to its purpose. The company can acquire, encumber, sell, and manage real estate in Switzerland and abroad. It can also provide financing for its own account or for third-party accounts, and grant securities for liabilities of affiliated companies.