The company's purpose is the distribution, licensing and any other form of exploitation of intellectual property. The company may conduct financing transactions in the interest of other group companies. In particular, it may grant interest-bearing or non-interest-bearing loans to other group companies and in the interest of the shareholders of these companies, and provide remunerated or non-remunerated securities. The company may acquire, manage and transfer patents, trademarks and technical and industrial knowledge; the company may participate in other industrial and commercial companies, establish branches and subsidiaries in Switzerland and abroad, and conduct all business directly or indirectly related to the aforementioned purposes. The company may acquire, manage and sell real estate in Switzerland and abroad.