The company's purpose is to trade in goods of all kinds. It can provide services that are directly or indirectly related to the trade in goods. The company can register, acquire, hold, sell and grant patents, copyrights, trademarks and other intellectual property rights as well as licenses of any kind. The company can establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad and participate in other companies in Switzerland and abroad, merge with them, and conduct all business that is 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 loans and financing for its own account or for the account of third parties, as well as provide guarantees and sureties for its direct or indirect parent and subsidiary companies as well as for third parties.