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    Our searches support you during the entire innovation process, from the initial idea to the launch of your product on the market. We tailor all of our searches to your needs – in terms of the scope, depth of analysis and preparation of the results. We are also happy to refine the search strategy and selection criteria with you during the search.
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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

The Federal Council opened the consultation on the complete revision of the Patents Ordinance on 30...

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20.02.2025 | Law and policy, Copyright

AI regulation in Switzerland: Federal Council chooses a sectoral approach

On 12 February, the Federal Council discussed the question of AI regulation and decided on a...

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The ip-search trade mark searches have been discontinued

Since the end of June 2022, the IPI has stopped offering ip-search trade mark searches.

 

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    14.03.2025 | Conference

    PATINFO 2025 | 21st-23rd May 2025, Ilmenau, Germany

    Meet with our experts on-site. We will be attending with an exhibition and a workshop.

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    16.12.2024 | Conference

    Global IP Exchange USA, January 28-29, 2025

    Meet our patent experts on January 28 - 29, 2025 in Austin Marriott South, Texas  and discover how...

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    10.08.2023 | Conference

    AIPPI World Congress from 22 to 25 October in Istanbul

    This year’s congress of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property –...

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    11.04.2025 | ip-search

    Innovators in Switzerland, this is for you!

    Do you have a ground-breaking idea or invention? ip-search, the commercial search service of the...

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    01.07.2022 | Trade Marks, ip-search, IPI

    From July 2022, the IPI will no longer offer trade mark searches

    The IPI has assisted applicants and proprietors of trade marks with professional trade mark searches...

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    06.10.2021 | ip-search

    New search report from 1 October 2021

    During the pilot phase, some of our clients took a closer look at the new format of our search...

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