Attention: invoices sent by email and post

There are currently correspondence in circulation which give the impression of having been sent by the IPI.

The IPI generally sends fee invoices by post and with an official IPI letterhead, unless you've activated e-delivery. In this case, you'll receive invoices as PDFs via your eGov account – never exclusively as text in an email.

Please be careful when paying invoices and always check the sender of the emails.
 

Please also read this page, where we warn against bogus service providers, who often send official-looking invoices by post.

     
 
 

The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property

Individuals and companies register their innovations and creations with the Swiss Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) in order to protect them from being copied: inventions are patented, names registered as logos or trade marks and shapes as designs. The IPI maintains the public register for the management of IP rights and informs the general public about the possibilities of protecting intellectual property.
The IPI is the federal government’s centre of competence for all issues concerning patent and trade mark protection, indications of source, design protection and copyright.

 

 
 

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