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Current Next Renewal Due rule

First term of registration 10 Years
Counting from Application Date
or from
Subsequent terms 10 Years
Status Registered
   
Effective date of this rule 1 Apr 1993
Comments, exceptions 
and qualifications
verified
   
Validated by Date
E Blum & Co. AG 24 Apr 2004
Oriti Patents 4 Feb 2016

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Late Renewal Deadline rule *

Grace period 6 Months
Counting from Next Renewal Due
or from
Subsequent terms
Status Registered
   
Effective date of this rule 1 Apr 1993
Comments, exceptions 
and qualifications
   
Validated by Date
Oriti Patents 4 Feb 2016

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Non-use date rule *

Period of non-use 63 Months
Counting from Pub/Reg Date
or from
Subsequent terms
Status Registered
   
Effective date of this rule 1 Apr 1993
Comments, exceptions 
and qualifications
For Swiss national marks, the 5 year period starts after the expiry of the opposition deadline or after termination of opposition preceedings. For International marks, the term starts 12 months (MMA) or 18 months (MMP) after the WIPO notification date, or termination of provisional refusal proceedings.
   
Validated by Date
E Blum & Co. AG 11 Apr 2005

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Opposition deadline rule *

First term of registration 3 Months
Counting from Pub/Reg Date
or from
Subsequent terms
Status Registered
   
Effective date of this rule 28 Aug 1992
Comments, exceptions 
and qualifications
Insert the date the registration was published in the Publ./Reg Date field in order to calculate the Opposition Deadline.
   
Validated by Date
Oriti Patents 10 Mar 2016

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Previous Next Renewal Due rule

First term of registration 20 Years
Counting from Application Date
or from
Subsequent terms 20 Years
Status Registered
   
Effective date of this rule 26 Sep 1890
Comments, exceptions 
and qualifications
verified
   
Validated by Date
E Blum & Co. AG 24 Apr 2004

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Non-use date rule *

Period of non-use 63 Months
Counting from Pub/Reg Date
or from
Subsequent terms
Status Pending
   
Effective date of this rule 1 Apr 1993
Comments, exceptions 
and qualifications
For Swiss national marks, the 5 year period starts after the expiry of the opposition deadline or after termination of opposition preceedings. For International marks, the term starts 12 months (MMA) or 18 months (MMP) after the WIPO notification date, or termination of provisional refusal proceedings.
   
Validated by Date
Not yet validated  

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* Disabled by default

 
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