Federal courts of Switzerland
The federal judiciary of
judicial process
.
The Federal Supreme Court in Lausanne is established in the Swiss Federal Constitution as the supreme judicial authority of Switzerland. It is the court of appeal for all decisions of the cantonal courts of last instance, and also for most decisions of the three federal courts of first instance.
The Federal Criminal Court in
Federal Patent Court of Switzerland
is a specialized court, which started hearing patent cases in 2012, taking jurisdiction from the cantonal courts.