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Ordinance of March 8, 2002, on the Protection of Designs (status as of January 1, 2017), Switzerland
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Year of Version
2017
Dates
Entry into force:
July 1, 2002
Adopted:
March 8, 2002
Type of Text
Implementing Rules/Regulations
Subject Matter
Industrial Designs,
IP Regulatory Body
Notes
This Ordinance implements the provisions of the following Federal Acts:
- Articles 20, paragraph 2; 23, paragraph 2; 24, paragraph 2 & 4; and 27, paragraphs 2 & 3 of of the Federal Act of October 5, 2001, on the Protection of Designs;
- Article 13 of the Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property.
The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states that:
'This Ordinance replaces the Ordinance on Industrial Designs of 27 July 1900. Amendments resulting from the new Law on Designs include the following: the deposit and registration of designs, design application file and register, etc.'
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German
Verordnung vom 8. März 2002 über den Schutz von Design (stand am 1. Januar 2017)
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French
Ordonnance du 8 mars 2002 sur la protection des designs (état le 1er janvier 2017)
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Italian
Ordinanza dell'8 marzo 2002 sulla protezione del design (stato 1° gennaio 2017)
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WTO Document Reference
IP/N/1/CHE/9
IP/N/1/CHE/D/10
WIPO Lex No.
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