About the draft bill
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
Revision of the Patents Act
The Patents Act is to be adapted to international standards, and the Swiss patent system is to be made more attractive to SMEs and individual inventors, in particular. The valued partially examined patent will remain in place as a low-cost and easily obtainable IP right. However, patent examinations will be supplemented by a search that determines whether the invention is eligible for protection. Swiss patents will thus become more transparent and secure. In addition, it will be possible to apply for a full examination of a patent in Switzerland. Other changes include a streamlined appeal procedure and the option of using documents in English in the patent granting procedure.
This section provides information on the ongoing legislative process regarding the partial revision of the Patents Act.
News
Events
19.01.2023 | Law and policy, Event
Conference on Intellectual Property & Sustainability at the University of Geneva
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