Below is a list of legal texts concerning trade marks:

Please note that an English translation is provided where available. Where a translation is not available, only the German version is linked below. In this instance, you can also access the French and Italian versions by clicking through to the German version.

• Federal Act on the Protection of Trade Marks and Indications of Source (TmPA)
• Trade Mark Protection Ordinance (MSchV)

Related legal texts

• Ordinance on the Protection of Designations of Origin and Geographical Indications for Agricultural Products and Processed Agricultural Products (PDO/PGI Ordinance)
• Ordinance on the Register for Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications for Non-Agricultural Products (Ordinance on Non-Agricultural PAOs and PGIs)
• Ordinance on the Use of the Name "Swiss" for Watches ("Swiss Made" Ordinance for Watches)
• Ordinance on the Use of Swiss Indications of Source for Cosmetic Products
• Federal Act on the Protection of the Swiss Coat of Arms and Other Public Signs (CAPA)
• Ordinance on the Protection of the Swiss Coat of Arms and Other Public Signs (Ordinance on the Protection of Coat of Arms, WSchV)
• Federal Act of 25 March 1954 on the Protection of the Emblem and Name of the Red Cross (Red Cross Act)
• Regulation concerning the Use and Protection of the Sign and Name of the Red Cross (Red Cross Regulation)
• Federal Act on the Protection of the Names and Emblems of the United Nations Organization and other Intergovernmental Organisations

• EU Directive to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks
• European Union trade mark Regulation (EUTMR) (PDF)
• European Union trade mark implementing Regulation (EUTMIR) (PDF)

• Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods (MA)
• Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (MP)
• Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to that Agreement
• Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property as amended in Stockholm on 14 July 1967
• WIPO Joint Recommendation Concerning Provisions on the Protection of Well-Known Marks (pdf)
• Geneva Convention for the Amelioration of the Condition of the Wounded and Sick in Armed Forces in the Field
• Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement)
• Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
• Convention of 13 April 1892 between Switzerland and Germany concerning the Reciprocal Protection of Patents, Designs and Trademarks