The company's purpose is to develop, acquire, hold, manage, exploit and sell copyrights, patents, licenses, trademarks and other intellectual property rights. In particular, it may grant and obtain licenses and usage rights for trademarks and/or patents and intellectual property rights. The company may establish branches in Switzerland and abroad, participate in other companies of any kind, take over representations and enter into any business and conclude contracts that may be suitable to promote the purpose of the company; or that are directly or indirectly related to it. It may also enter into financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as guarantees, sureties and pledge transactions for affiliated companies and third parties. It may lease, rent and sublet real estate in Switzerland and abroad. The company may acquire, hold, manage or sell any type of debt or securities, within Switzerland or abroad.