The company's purpose is a) to provide services such as consulting, calculation, building applications, building planning, building supervision, building acceptance, building settlements and construction work in connection with conversions and new buildings of all kinds; b) import and export as well as trade in goods of all kinds; c) the acquisition, holding, management and disposal of trademarks, copyrights, patents, licenses and, in general, intellectual property rights of all kinds, in particular insofar as they are related to the company's main purposes; d) the acquisition of or participation in any companies; e) the acquisition, holding, management, encumbrance and disposal of real estate in Switzerland and abroad; f) in general, the performance of all commercial, financial and industrial operations, including with securities or real estate, which are directly or indirectly useful for the pursuit of the main purposes; the company may, in particular, provide financing and grant guarantees and warranties for third parties; g) the establishment of branches in Switzerland and abroad.