22.06.2020 | Patents, IPI
SMEs used the lockdown period to develop new ideas – an insight into an initiative of the IPI during the coronavirus crisis
During the coronavirus crisis, the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) supported...
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08.06.2020 | Patents
More support for innovative SMEs and start-ups – assisted patent searches at a reduced fee until the end of 2020
The initiative of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) to support...
Whether its our Müesli, smartphones or medication – intellectual property is ever-present in our lives. Our blog offers you an insight into the fascinating world of trade marks, patents, designs and copyright.
As part of its commitment as a national partner of Young Enterprise Switzerland (YES), at the national final of the Company Programme on 27 June, the IPI awarded the IP Management Award to a student mini-company.
For an invention to be patented, it must be novel. But what exactly does this mean? We’re going to shed some light by explaining how even a comic...
A Swiss chocolate manufacturer wanted to protect a Santa Claus – if only it hadn’t been for Coca Cola.
SMEs are increasingly relying on business intelligence, i.e. the evaluation and use of their own business data, usually with the help of software...
When rockets fly into space and satellites orbit the earth, Swiss technology is often involved. We investigate the important role of patents in space...
Every 26 April marks World Intellectual Property Day, which this year is dedicated to intellectual property (IP) rights in the sports world. The...
The award-winning short film ‘IPDENTICAL’ illustrates what everyday life would be like without intellectual property – grey and monotonous. The same...
