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
News
Global Innovation Index 2020 – Switzerland remains the most innovative country in the world
Switzerland is the most innovative country in the world for the tenth consecutive year. This is the result of the Global Innovation Index 2020 (GII), based on an assessment of 131 economies worldwide. Sweden, the United States and the United Kingdom are next in the rankings. Compared to the EU, Switzerland outperforms in all areas.
Switzerland exceeds expectations when it comes to transforming investment in innovation into high-quality output. Switzerland also distinguishes itself through the innovative spirit of its business sector, with a large share of knowledge-intensive employment and high R&D expenditure financed by the private sector.
The Global Innovation Index evaluates the innovative capacity of individual countries on the basis of around 80 indicators. The ranking is published annually by the French business school INSEAD, Cornell University and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Under the title Who Will Finance Innovation?, the GII 2020 also offers important conclusions on the development of innovations in general, within the context of COVID-19 and with regard to innovation financing, in particular.
Further information:
Website of the Global Innovation Index 2020
Summary evaluation for Switzerland
News
24.05.2022 | Patents, Trade Marks
A strategy for success – how a Swiss start-up protects its inventions
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18.05.2022 | Media release, IPI
Federal Council adopts strategic objectives for Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property
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17.05.2022 | Patents, Trade Marks, Law and policy, Designs
Termination of the Agreement between Switzerland and Germany on Reciprocal Protection for Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
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Events
14.04.2022 | Patents, Event, IPI
EPO/IPI - invitation to a free public online seminar on patenting topics in green tech
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01.10.2021 | Event, Partners and initiatives, IPI
How SMEs protect their primary raw material – know-how
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