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Filing Language: German/French/Italian
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
 - Abstract Drawing
 - Claim
 - Specification
 - Drawing
 
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
 - Abstract Drawing
 - Claim
 - Specification
 - Drawing
 
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
 - Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its German/French/Italian translation
 - Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its German/French/Italian translation
 - Power of Attorney
 - Certified Priority Document
 - Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
 - Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
 - Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
 
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
 - ISR/IPRP
 - Entering the Swiss national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
 - Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
 - Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its German/French/Italian translation
 - Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its German/French/Italian translation
 - Power of Attorney
 - Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
 Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
IGE/IPI only conducts formality examination of design patent applications. No novelty review is performed. Applicants may request a 30-month delay in publication.
The initial protection is 5 years, which can be renewed 4 times, each time for 5 years, and the maximum protection can be 25 years.
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Novelty grace period applies if the invention is disclosed to the public within six months of the filing date or priority date.
3-5 years
1 year
Authorization Fee: None
Annual Fee: Renewable every 5 years starting from the 5th year from the filing date.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
 - via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
 - Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant