https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1419&context=iplj https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=14... Germany and the Uni

https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1419&context=iplj https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=14... Germany and the United States put (tarriffs) pressure on Switzerland and the turn of the century, forcing them to protect their patents in Switzerland. They unhappily obliged after years of talks and trade issues - in 1907. PS: specifically chemical patents