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Registering a design in Switzerland

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Brochure: Design protection	PDF	PDF	PDF
Application to register a design	PDF	PDF	PDF
Guide for registering a design	PDF	PDF	PDF	PDF
Leaflet: Illustrations for protecting designs	PDF	PDF	PDF
Costs and fees	Online	Online	Online	Online
IPI Fee Ordinance	Online	Online	Online
Guidelines in design matters	PDF	PDF	PDF
Archive: Design Guidelines	online	online

The IPI's publication organ

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Swissreg: Information on national trade marks, patents, design rights registered in Switzerland as well as protected topographies	Online	Online	Online	Online

Databases

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Design database	Online	Online	Online	Online

Classification tool

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EUIPO database "DESIGNclass"

DPMA / OMPI/WIPO

Register changes

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Request for change of owner or representative. Request for change of rights of use and exploitation (usufruct, licence, pledge)	Online	Online	Online	Online

Registering a design in Europe

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Registering a design in Europe at the EUIPO	Online	Online	Online	Online

Registering an international design

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The Hague Agreement	Online	Online	Online
International design registration at the WIPO		Online		Online

Specialised attorneys and consultants

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List of trade mark consultants	Online	Online	Online	Online
Swiss Patent Attorney Register	Online	Online	Online	Online

Enforcing design rights

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Assistance from the Federal Office for Customs and Border Security	Online	Online	Online	Online

News

18.09.2023 | IPI

STOP PIRACY has elected a new president

The general meeting of STOP PIRACY, the Swiss anti-counterfeiting and piracy platform, took place on...

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28.06.2023 | Patents, Trade Marks, Designs

Harmonisation and partial revision of guidelines as of 1 July 2023

As the various procedures and register maintenance work in the fields of trade marks, designs and...

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16.06.2023 | Patents, Trade Marks, Designs, IPI

The IPI simplifies IP rights management with new online services

Our popular online services for trade marks have been expanded. The Swiss Federal Institute of...

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24.05.2023 | Media release, Copyright

Online service providers are to remunerate use of journalistic works

Media companies are to receive remuneration from large online service providers for the use of their...

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Events

13.02.2023 | Training, Event

Zoom event ‘Top tips to protect your business ideas’

You often hear people using the term ‘intellectual property’ or ‘IP’ in the entrepreneurial world....

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19.01.2023 | Law and policy, Event

Conference on Intellectual Property & Sustainability at the University of Geneva

Date: Tuesday, 7 February 2023 Time: 1.30pm – 5.30pm Location: ...

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07.07.2022 | Patents, Training, Event

IP@Lunch: Revised Swiss Patents Act – added value?

Date: 13 July 2022 Time: 11.30am – 2pm Location: ZHAW, St.-Georgen-Platz 2, 8401 Winterthur,...

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04.07.2022 | Event, Piraterie

Symposium: "Best practices in the fight against counterfeiting & piracy – NFTs not your cup of tea? Well, they should: NFTs as a new way of fighting counterfeiting and piracy"

Date: Thursday, 15 September 2022 Time: 10.00 – 17.00 Location: ...

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