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Federal Law of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source

Year of current version:	1993
Date of last amendment:	April 26, 1993
Date of entry into force of original text:	April 1, 1993
Date of Text (Enacted):	August 28, 1992
Type of Text:	Main IP Laws: enacted by the Legislature
Subject Matter:	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, Geographical Indications, IP Regulatory Body, Trademarks
Notes:	The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states: 'The law provides for the definition of trademark, the scope of trademarks rights, guarantee marks and collective marks, national and international registration of marks, acquisition and scope of those rights, opposition procedure, register of marks, proceedings and penalties under civil and criminal , administrative appeals procedure, customs measures, etc.'
Available Texts:
French	Loi fédérale du 28 août 1992 sur la protection des marques et des indications de provenance
Related Legislation:	Amends Federal Law of December 16, 1943 on the Organization of the Judicial System (extract) (status as of August 28, 1992) (CH040) Relates to Ordinance of December 23, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks (CH007) Is amended by Federal Law of October 5, 2001 on the Protection of Designs (status as of July 1, 2008) (CH166) Federal Law of March 24, 1995 on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property (CH001)
Historical Versions:	Is superseded by Federal Law of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source (status as of July 1, 2011) (CH233) Federal Law of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source (status as of August 1, 2008) (CH158) Federal Law of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications of Source (status as of December 21, 2004) (CH101) Federal Law of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications Source (as last amended on October 4, 1996) (CH089) Federal Law of August 28, 1992 on the Protection of Trademarks and Indications Source (as last amended on March 24, 1995) (CH073)
WIPO Lex No.:	CH006

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