Good to know

• Owners of registered trade marks or designs and of copyrights can defend themselves against imported or exported counterfeited or pirated products. Request assistance from the federal customs administration. The customs agents can temporarily impound shipments at the border. For more information and information sheets, go to the website of the Federal Customs Administration (www.ezv.admin.ch).

Further information

• Protective strategies
• trade mark protection abroad
• Patent protection abroad
• Designs protection abroad

Support

• Trade mark consultants in Switzerland
• Patent attorneys in Switzerland

Searches

• Providers of professional searches for similar or identical trade marks 
• Providers of professional searches for identifying to check for potential patent infringements