Commentaries: Art. 47

The application for international registration of a trade mark or of an application for registration must be submitted to the IPI if Switzerland is the country of origin as defined in Article 1 paragraph 3 of the Madrid Agreement of 14 July 1967¹concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Agreement) or as defined in Article 2 paragraph 1 of the Protocol of 27 June 1989²relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol).³
Either a form from the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) or a form approved by the IPI must be used to file the application.⁴ 2bis. If an application that is otherwise formally valid contains all the information required, the IPI may waive the requirement to submit the form.⁵
The IPI shall determine the language in which the goods and services for which the trade mark or the application for registration is claimed must be indicated.⁶
The national fee (Article 45 paragraph 2 TmPA) must be paid at the request by the IPI.⁷

SR 0.232.112.3 ↩
SR 0.232.112.4 ↩
Amended by No I of the O of 22 Jan. 1997, in force since 1 May 1997 (AS 1997 865). ↩
Amended by No I of the O of 18 Aug. 2021, in force since 1 Dec. 2021 (AS 2021 510). ↩
Inserted by No I of the O of 2 Dec. 2016, in force since 1 Jan. 2017 (AS 2016 4829). ↩
Amended by No I of the O of 22 Jan. 1997, in force since 1 May 1997 (AS 1997 865). ↩
Amended by No I of the O of 22 Jan. 1997, in force since 1 May 1997 (AS 1997 865). ↩

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