Commentaries: Art. 52r

Applications invoking a ground under Article 50e paragraph 1 TmPA and applications in accordance with Article 50e paragraph 4 TmPA may be submitted:
1. by any party in accordance with the APA¹;
2. by a canton if it concerns a foreign denomination that is the same as or similar to that of a cantonal geographical unit or a traditional denomination used in Switzerland.
Applications must be submitted in writing to the IPI within three months of the publication of the international registration by the International Bureau. The time limit shall begin on the first day of the month following the publication in the organ of publication of the International Bureau of WIPO.
Articles 20–24 apply by analogy.
The IPI may invite the affected federal and cantonal authorities to comment.

Art. 52r