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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, designs, supplementary protection certificates and topographies registered in Switzerland.	Online	Online	Online	Online

Databases

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Swissreg	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

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