Design protection
| What is protected? | Forms i.e. the exterior appearance of an object |
|---|---|
| How does it become protected? | Registration in the design register |
| Minimum requirements | • Novel • Overall impression must clearly differentiate from existing forms • Not against public order or public morality |
| No protection for | • Purely technical functions • Ideas and concepts • Anything that violates federal law (e.g. protection of coats of arms) and treaties |
| What are the exceptions? | None |
| Scope of protection | Defined by the representation |
| Period of protection | 5 years (renewable thereafter 4 × 5 years up to a maximum of 25 years) |
| Indications of protection | mod. dep. Use optional, misuse punishable by law |
| Application fees (CH) | 200 CHF (basic fee) including publication of one representation |
| Renewal / maintenance fees (CH) | 200 CHF (5 years) |
| Unique to Switzerland | • Publication can be deferred for up to 30 months • Novelty not examined for) |
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