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NOGA 77.4 Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works
Activity from the Swiss General Classification of Economic Activities (NOGA 2025), published by the Federal Statistical Office (FSO). The full dataset (NACE 2.1 + ISIC 4 cross-walks) is included in Classifications (399 CHF).
774Multilingual description
NOGA 2025 provides the official designation in the four languages used by the Swiss federal authorities, alongside their European equivalents.
| Language | Designation |
|---|---|
| Français (fr) | Location-bail de propriété intellectuelle et de produits similaires, à l’exception des œuvres soumises à copyright |
| Deutsch (de) | Leasing von nichtfinanziellen immateriellen Vermögensgütern, ohne Copyrights |
| Italiano (it) | Concessione dei diritti di sfruttamento di proprietà intellettuale, escluse le opere soggette a diritto d’autore |
| English (en) | Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works |
NOGA hierarchy
The NOGA code 77.4 sits within the following hierarchy (from broadest to most specific).
Direct sub-levels
This code breaks down into 1 more specific sub-level.
| Level | Code | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| class | 77.40 | Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works |
Official cross-walks
Equivalence of NOGA code 77.4 in the European (NACE) and international (ISIC) standards, from the official FSO and Eurostat tables.
| Standard | Code | Designation | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| NACE Rev 2.1 | 77.4 | 77.4 Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works | exact |
| NACE Rev 2.0 | 77.4 | Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works | exact |
| ISIC Rev 4 | 774 | Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works | exact |
| NOGA 2008 | 77.4 | Location-bail de propriété intellectuelle et de produits similaires, à l’exception des œuvres soumises à copyright | exact |
Type exact = strict 1:1 equivalence. partial = partial overlap. multi = one source code maps to several target codes.
Neighbouring codes
NOGA codes close to 77.4, within the same parent group or at the same hierarchical level.
| Code | Level | Designation |
|---|---|---|
| 77.1 | group | Rental and leasing of motor vehicles |
| 77.2 | group | Rental and leasing of personal and household goods |
| 77.3 | group | Rental and leasing of other machinery, equipment and tangible goods |
| 77.5 | group | Intermediation service activities for rental and leasing of tangible goods and non-financial intangible assets |
| 78.1 | group | Activities of employment placement agencies |
| 78.2 | group | Temporary employment agency activities and other human resource provisions |
| 79.1 | group | Travel agency and tour operator activities |
| 75.0 | group | Veterinary activities |
Activity examples
Company profiles typically classified under NOGA code 77.4.
A company whose main activity falls under "Leasing of intellectual property and similar products, except copyrighted works" is classified under NOGA code 77.4.
This category covers all companies whose main economic activity matches this description, whatever their size: sole traders, SMEs, large companies, branches and Swiss establishments.
The code is assigned on the principle of the main economic activity: if an entity has several activities, the one generating the most value added determines the classification.
How this code is used
NOGA code 77.4 is used by the Swiss federal authorities to classify companies by their main economic activity, notably:
- Federal Statistical Office (FSO): business and establishment register (BER), censuses and structural statistics.
- OASI compensation funds: classification of the employer's activity at registration.
- Federal Tax Administration (FTA): VAT profiling, net tax debt rates and sector statistics.
- Commercial register: "activities" field when registering a new legal entity.
- SUVA and accident-insurance funds: pricing of accident-insurance contributions by risk class.
- SECO and labour-market statistics: sector analyses and targeted support measures.
Official source
This page reproduces information from the NOGA 2025 standard published by the Federal Statistical Office. For the official version:
bfs.admin.ch — NOGA — General Classification of Economic Activities
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