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.
Quick links
- Trade Mark Database
- Register changes for trade marks
- Swissreg
- Madrid Monitor
- TMview
- E-trademark
- International trade mark registration
- Trade Mark Guidelines (German, French, Italian)
- Classification tool for trade marks
- Trade mark examination support tool
- Trade marks: Costs and fees
- Trade marks: WIPO fee calculator
- Cancellation procedure for trade marks on the grounds of non-use
- Protected public signs: Abbreviations
- Protected public signs: Other signs (emblems)
- Directory of Intellectual Property Offices
- Trade marks: News Service Archive
- Patents: Patent Examination Guidelines (German, French)
- Patents: Fees
Compensation of news media by major online service providers
The internet has revolutionised our use of news media: more and more of us stay abreast of current affairs nowadays with the help of search engines or social media. Among other things, these tools offer a brief preview of current, relevant media content, often with links to the original source. To date, major online service providers have always used such media content free of charge.
The Federal Council stated in a report of 17 December 2021 entitled ‘Revision of the Copyright Act. Effectiveness review.’ that major online providers were profiting to a large extent from the services of news media in this way. It thus considers that requiring online providers to compensate the news media would be justifiable. Consequently, it asked the Federal Department of Justice and Police (FDJP) to draft a bill for consultation to give legal protection to the news media. This legislative change will not change anything for internet users.
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19.01.2023 | Law and policy, Event
Conference on Intellectual Property & Sustainability at the University of Geneva
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