Requirements for protection
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Trade Mark Guidelines of 1 Januar 2019 (adaptation : 1.1.2021) | PDF | |||
Supplementary explanations to the guidelines of 1 January 2019 | ||||
IPI changes of practice since 1 January 2019 | Online | Online | Online | |
Examination support tool | Online | Online | Online | |
Useful tips on using the examination support tool | Online | Online | Online | |
Archive: Trade Mark Guidelines | Online | Online | Online |
Trade mark searches
Registering a trade mark in Switzerland
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Application for a Swiss national registration | ||||
Explanations to the form for an application for national registration | Online | |||
Renewal of a Swiss trade mark registration | ||||
Leaflet: Early trade mark examination | ||||
Leaflet: Early trade mark examination (diagram) | ||||
Costs and fees | Online | Online | Online | Online |
IPI Fee Ordinance | Online | Online | Online |
Classification tool
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The IPI's classification tool | Online | Online | Online | |
General indications of the international classification of products and services | ||||
Useful tips on using the classification tool | Online | Online | Online | |
Nice Classification (WIPO) | Online | Online | ||
MGS - The Madrid Goods and Service Manager (WIPO) | Online | Online | Online | Online |
TMclass (EUIPO) | Online | Online | Online | Online |
Databases
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Swissreg (Switzerland) | Online | Online | Online | Online | |||
Trade Mark Database | Online | Online | Online | Online | |||
Madrid Monitor (international) | Online | Online | |||||
TMview (EU and many other countries) | Online | Online | Online | Online | |||
Protected public signs | Online | Online | Online | Online | |||
Protected emblems of international organisations | Online | Online | Online | Online | |||
Protected abbreviations of international organisations | Online | Online | Online | Online |
The IPI's publication organ
Changes to the Register
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Request for a change of ownership or representative; request for changes to rights of use and exploitation (usufruct, licence, pledge). | ||||
Request to amend a trade mark registration | Word | Word | Word | |
Request to register the transfer of a trade mark | Word | Word | Word | |
Declaration of transfer | ||||
Request to register a trade mark licence | Word | Word | Word |
International trade mark registration
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Detailed information on protection abroad | ||||
Guidelines for the international registration of a trade mark | Online | Online | ||
Application for international registration | ||||
MM 17 Revendication d’ancienneté – Union Européenne/Claim of seniority - European Union | ||||
MM 18 Declaration of intention to use the mark – United States of America | ||||
Explanation to the International Registration form | PDF | |||
Application for subsequent designation | Word | Word | Word | |
Request to convert an international registration into a national Swiss application | Word | Word | Word | |
MM 22 Request to divide an international registration | ||||
Request to register a trade mark licence in the international register | Word | Word | Word | |
Members of the Madrid System | Online | Online | ||
Costs and fees | Online | Online | Online | Online |
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