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Swissreg:
information on national trade marks, patents, designs, supplementary protection certificates and topographies registered in Switzerland

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Information from the former Swiss Patent Bulletin and the Swiss Design Bulletin, 1996-2008

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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)

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Declaration of assignment

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Swiss patent applications

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Brochure: Patent applications

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Application for the grant of a patent for Switzerland and Liechtenstein

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Designation of inventor

Waiver of inventors designation

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Patent Examination Guidelines

 

 

 

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Leaflet: Patent claims

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Guidelines in patent matters from 1 July 2023     PDF PDF PDF  

Application for the grant of a supplementary protection certificate for pharmaceuticals

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Application for the grant of a paediatric supplementary protection certificate

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Application for the extension of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products

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Request for deposited material to be made available and declaration of committment

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Costs and fees

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IPI Fee Ordinance

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Archive: Patent Examination Guidelines     Online Online Online Online
 
Technical documentationDEFRITEN

Leaflet: How should the technical documents be presented?

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Leaflet: Preparing the technical documents

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Example of a patent specification: Everyday life

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Example of a patent specification: Work processes/transportation

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Example of a patent specification: Chemistry

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Example of a patent specification: Textiles

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Example of a patent specification: Construction

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Example of a patent specification: Mechanical engineering/lighting

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Example of a patent specification: Physics

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Example of a patent specification: Electrical engineering

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Leaflet: Patent kind codes

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International patent applications

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EPC proceedings - forms

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PCT Forms

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ePCT

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Classification tool

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IPC (International Patent Classification)

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CPC - Cooperative Patent Classification (EPO/USPTO)

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FI/F-Term (Japanese FI classification und F-terms)

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Patent searches

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Search for a Swiss Patent Application

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Patent Register Search

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Databases

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Worldwide searches for patent specifications DE FR IT EN

Espacenet

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DEPATISnet

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PATENTSCOPE

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Patent Lens

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List of all databases DEFRITEN

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Patent attorneys

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List of patent attorney offices participating in the IP Advisory Network.

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Swiss Patent Attorney Register

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Request of entry in the Patent Attorney Register

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Association of Swiss and European Patent Attorneys in Private Practice (VESPA)

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Association of Swiss Patent and Trademark Attorneys (VSP - ASCPI - ASPTA)

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Liechtenstein Patent Attorneys Association (LIPAV)

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Association of Swiss Industry Patent Attorneys (VIPS/ACBIS)

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Swiss Association of French-Speaking Patent Specialists (AROPI)

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