Swiss Patent Office

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:intellectual_property
gptkbp:affiliated_with gptkb:European_Patent_Office
gptkb:World_Intellectual_Property_Organization
gptkbp:budget Approximately 30 million CHF
gptkbp:country gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:design_appeal Not available
gptkbp:design_enforcement Through courts
gptkbp:design_examination Conducted by examiners
gptkbp:design_law Swiss Design Act
gptkbp:design_opposition Not available
gptkbp:design_registration_time Approximately 1 month
gptkbp:design_search_service Available
gptkbp:design_statistics Published annually
gptkbp:director gptkb:Christian_W._W._Schmid
gptkbp:established 1888
gptkbp:function Grant patents
Register trademarks
Manage designs
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Bern
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Swiss Patent Office
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:number_of_employees Approximately 200
gptkbp:official_language gptkb:French
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:German
gptkbp:parent_organization gptkb:Federal_Department_of_Justice_and_Police
gptkbp:patent_appeal Available
gptkbp:patent_application_language gptkb:French
gptkb:Italian
gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:patent_enforcement Through courts
gptkbp:patent_examination Conducted by examiners
gptkbp:patent_grant_time Approximately 2-3 years
gptkbp:patent_law Swiss Patent Act
gptkbp:patent_opposition Available
gptkbp:patent_search_service Available
gptkbp:patent_statistics Published annually
gptkbp:patent_types International patents
European patents
National patents
gptkbp:service_area Intellectual property
gptkbp:trademark Conducted by examiners
Swiss Trademark Act
Through courts
gptkbp:trademark_appeal Available
gptkbp:trademark_opposition Available
gptkbp:trademark_registration_time Approximately 6 months
gptkbp:trademark_search_service Available
gptkbp:trademark_statistics Published annually
gptkbp:type gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:website www.ige.ch
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Albert_Einstein
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3