An application for the international registration or the amendment of the international registration of an appellation of origin or geographical indication whose geographical area of origin lies on Swiss territory may be filed with the IPI by:
the group that has obtained the registration of the appellation of origin or the geographical indication under Article 16 or 63 AgricA1nor under Article 50b of this Act, or where such group no longer exists, the representative group dealing with the protection of this appellation of origin or geographical indication;
the Swiss canton that protects anappellation d’origine contrôlée under Article 63 AgricA;
the umbrella organisation of an economic sector for which the Federal Council has enacted an ordinance based on Article 50 paragraph 2;
the proprietor of a trade mark that constitutes an appellation of origin or geographical indication as defined in Article 2 of the Geneva Act2, provided the appellation of origin or geographical indication is neither protected under Article 16 or 63 AgricA nor under Article 50 paragraph 2 or 50b of this Act.
The Federal Council shall regulate the details of the procedure.