For IP professionals
This is the portal for professionals working in the field of intellectual property. Here you'll find direct access to all necessary resources.
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Conditional protection
even without an IP right
Deciding not to register your patent, trade mark or design doesn’t mean that you are necessarily helpless against counterfeiters. If you don’t want to formally protect your intellectual property with the IPI, you can also simply keep an invention secret where practical.
If competitors act illegally by using a copied version of your product that misleads customers, you can most likely take the case to court under the Federal Act on Unfair Competition (in German).
News
14.05.2025 | Media release, Law and policy, News
Simplified destruction of counterfeits in small consignments
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30.04.2025 | Patents, Media release, Law and policy
Patents Ordinance to be adapted and modernised in line with revised Patents Act
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24.02.2025 | Media release
Federal Council elected Vincenza Trivigno to the IPI’s Institute Council
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