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
- Swissreg
- Madrid Monitor
- TMview
- E-trademark
- IR-online
- 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
- Trademarks: News Service Archive
- Patents: Patent Examination Guidelines (German, French)
- Patents: Fees
The IPI's Data Exchange Platform
The transfer of data needs to be confidential for certain types of information. The IPI's Data Exchange Platform (DEP) makes this possible by transmitting data in encrypted format.
With the DEP, the IPI can send confidential data such as search reports or correspondence concerning procedures to customers. The DEP is managed by the IPI and run on its own infrastructure. All data is transmitted in encrypted form and stored for a limited period of time.
The DEP can be used as follows:
- Trade marks: in procedures such as for changes to the Trade Mark Register if the customer has requested electronic communication
- Trade mark and patent searches: to send search reports
- Designs: to submit images, sketches or other relevant documents related to a design application
Trade mark customers who have requested the electronic delivery of IPI correspondence normally receive it via their chosen delivery platform. For technical reasons, however, items exceeding 5 MB will be delivered by DEP. Access to data is via a share link, which customers receive by email.
For transmissions relating to trade mark and patent searches and designs, customers are granted access via a share link or a user account. Data can also be uploaded if required.
The IPI's DEP is not an online storage archive. Files that have not been accessed for more than 60 days are automatically deleted.
Important
To submit documents for procedures, use the IPI’s reliable submission channels.
If you do not have access to the DEP, but would like to exchange data securely with the IPI, please get in touch with your personal contact person or send an email to info. Please specify for what purpose you wish to use the DEP. @ip-search .swiss
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