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(State 1 Er January 2015)
1) [ Abbreviated Expressions ] For the purposes of these Regulations, the following shall be understood:
(2) [ Correspondence between Certain Expressions Used in the 1999 Act and the 1960 Act ] For the purposes of these Regulations:
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 1 Er Oct. 2009, effective from 1 Er Jan 2010 ( RO 2011 969 ).
2 RS 0.232.121.4
3 RS 0.232.121.2
4 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 2 October. 2013, in effect since 1 Er Jan 2014 ( RO 2014 2383 ).
Communications addressed to the International Bureau shall be effected in the manner specified in the Administrative Instructions.
1) [ Agent; number of agents ]
(2) [ Appointment of representative ]
(3) [ Registration and Notification of Appointment of Representative; Effective Date of Appointment of Representative ]
4) [ Effects of Appointment of Representative ]
5) [ Write-off of registration; effective date of cancellation ]
1) [ Time Limits Expressed in Years ] Any period expressed in years shall expire, in the subsequent year to be taken into account, the month with the same name and the day having the same number as the month and the day of the event which runs the time limit; however, if the event is Product on February 29 and that in the subsequent year to be taken into consideration the month of February has 28 days, the deadline expires on February 28.
(2) [ Time Frames In Months ] Any period expressed in months shall expire, in the subsequent month to be taken into account, on the day having the same number as the day of the event which runs the time limit; however, if the subsequent month to be taken into consideration does not have a day which The same amount, the time limit expires on the last day of that month.
(3) [ Time Frames In Days ] Any period expressed in days shall begin to run the day following the day on which the relevant event takes place and shall expire accordingly.
4) [ Expiry of a time limit a day on which the International Bureau or an Office is not open to the public ] If a time limit expires on a day when the International Bureau or the Office concerned is not open to the public, the time limit shall expire, notwithstanding paras. (1) to (3), the first day after the International Bureau or the Office concerned is open to the public.
1) [ Communications sent through a postal service ] Failure by an interested party to comply with a time limit for a communication addressed to the International Bureau and sent through a postal service shall be excused if the interested party provides proof, in a satisfactory manner for the International Bureau, que
(2) [ Communications sent through a mail delivery company ] Failure by an interested party to comply with a time limit for a communication addressed to the International Bureau and sent through a courier company shall be excused if the interested party provides proof, in a manner Satisfactory to the International Bureau, that
(3) [ Limits to the excuse ] Failure to comply with a time limit shall be excused under this Rule only if the evidence referred to in para. (1) or (2) and the communication or a duplicate thereof shall be received by the International Bureau not later than six months after the expiration of the time limit.
1) [ International Application ] The international application shall be in English, French or Spanish.
(2) [ Registration and publication ] The entry in the International Register and the publication in the Bulletin of the international registration and of any data relating to that international registration which must be the subject of both registration and publication in These Regulations are made in English, French and Spanish. The recording and publication of the international registration shall include the indication of the language in which the International Bureau received the international application.
(3) [ Communications ] Any communication relating to an international application or an international registration shall be drafted:
4) [ Translation ] The translations that are necessary for the purposes of the entries and publications made under para. (2) shall be established by the International Bureau. The applicant may submit to the international application a proposal for the translation of any text contained in the international application. If the International Bureau considers that the proposed translation is not correct, it will correct it after inviting the applicant to comment, within one month of the invitation, on the proposed corrections.
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 1 Er Oct. 2009, effective from 1 Er Jan 2010 ( RO 2011 969 ).
1) [ Form and signature ] The international application must be submitted on the official form. The international application must be signed by the applicant.
(2) [ Taxes ] The prescribed fees which are applicable to the international application shall be paid in accordance with Rules 27 and 28.
(3) [ Mandatory Contents of the International Application ] The international application shall contain or indicate
4) 1 [ Mandatory Additional Content of the International Application ]
5) [ Optional Contents of the International Application ]
6) 2 [ Excluding additional items ] If the international application contains indications other than those required or permitted by the 1999 Act, the 1960 Act, these Regulations or the Administrative Instructions, the International Bureau shall delete them Office. If the international application is accompanied by documents other than those required or authorized, the International Bureau may dispose of it.
7) [ All products must belong to the same class E] All the goods which constitute the industrial designs included in the international application, or in relation to which such designs are to be used, must belong to the same classification class International.
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 2 October. 2013, in effect since 1 Er Jan 2014 ( RO 2014 2383 ).
2 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 1 Er Oct. 2009, effective from 1 Er Jan 2010 ( RO 2011 969 ).
1) [ Notification of Special Requirements Concerning the Applicant and the Creator ]
(2) [ Identity of the Creator and Assignment of the International Application ] Where an international application contains the designation of a Contracting Party that has made the declaration referred to in para. 1) (a) (i),
(3) [ Identity of Creator and Oath or Certification of Creator ] Where an international application contains the designation of a Contracting Party that has made the declaration referred to in para. (1) (a) (ii), it shall also contain indications concerning the identity of the creator of the industrial design.
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 2 October. 2013, in effect since 1 Er Jan 2014 ( RO 2014 2383 ).
1) [ Form and Number of Reproductions of the Industrial Design ]
(2) [ Conditions Relating to Reproductions ]
(3) [ Required Views ]
4) [ Refusal on grounds relating to reproductions of the industrial design ] A Contracting Party may not refuse the effects of the international registration on the ground that conditions relating to the form of the reproductions of the industrial design that are in addition to the conditions notified by that Party Contracting in accordance with para. 3) (a) or which differ according to its law have not been complied with. A Contracting Party may, however, refuse the effects of the international registration on the ground that the reproductions appearing in the international registration are not sufficient to fully disclose the industrial design.
1) [ Number of specimens ] Where an international application governed exclusively by the 1999 Act contains a request for deferment of publication in respect of an industrial design (two-dimensional) and, instead of being accompanied by the reproductions referred to in the Rule 9, it is accompanied by specimens of the industrial design, it must be accompanied by the following number of specimens:
(2) [ Specimens ] All specimens must fit into a single package. Specimens can be folded. The maximum dimensions and weight of the package are specified in the Administrative Instructions.
1) [ Creator Identity ] Where the international application contains indications concerning the identity of the creator of the industrial design, the name and address of the industrial design shall be given in accordance with the Administrative Instructions.
(2) [ Description ] Where the international application contains a description, the description shall relate to the elements appearing on the reproductions of the industrial design and shall not refer to technical details concerning the operation of the design or Industrial design or employment opportunities. If the description exceeds 100 words, an additional fee, as provided for in the Schedule of Fees, shall be paid.
3. [ Claiming ] A statement made under s. (2) (a) of the 1999 Act according to which the law of a Contracting Party requires a claim for a filing date to be accorded to an application for the protection of an industrial design under that law shall indicate the The exact wording of the claim required. Where the international application contains a claim, the wording of that claim shall conform to the terms of that declaration.
1) [ Prescribed Fees ]
(2) [ Date on which fees must be paid ] The fees referred to in para. 1) shall, subject to para. (3), be paid at the time of filing the international application, other than the publication fee which, where the international application contains a request for deferment of publication, may be paid subsequently in accordance with the Rule 16.3) (a).
(3) [ Individual designation fee payable in two parts ]
1) [ Date of receipt by the Office and transmittal to the International Bureau ] Where an international application governed exclusively by the 1999 Act is filed through the Office of the applicant's Contracting Party, that Office shall notify the applicant of the date on which it received the application. At the same time as it transmits the international application to the International Bureau, the Office shall notify the International Bureau of the date on which it received the application. The Office shall notify the applicant of the fact that it has transmitted the international application to the International Bureau.
(2) [ Transmittal Fee ] An Office that requires a transmittal fee, as provided for in s. 4.2) of the 1999 Act, shall notify the International Bureau of the amount of that fee, which should not exceed the administrative costs corresponding to the receipt and transmission of the international application, as well as its due date.
(3) [ Filing Date of an Indirectly filed International Application ] Subject to Rule 14 (2), the filing date of an international application filed through an Office shall be
4) [ Filing date where the applicant's Contracting Party requires a security check ] Notwithstanding para. (3) a Contracting Party whose legislation, on the date on which it becomes a Party to the 1999 Act, requires a security check may, in a declaration, notify the Director General that the period of one month specified in that paragraph is Replaced by a period of six months.
1) [ Time limit for correcting irregularities ] If the International Bureau finds that the international application does not, at the time of receipt by the International Bureau, comply with the requirements, it shall invite the applicant to regularize it within three months from the date of the The invitation addressed by the International Bureau.
2) 1 [ Irregularities resulting in the postponement of the filing date of the international application ] Where, on the date on which it is received by the International Bureau, the international application contains an irregularity which is prescribed as an irregularity entailing the postponement of the filing date of the international application, the date of Filing shall be the date on which the correction of that irregularity is received by the International Bureau. The deficiencies which are prescribed as irregularities resulting in the postponement of the filing date of the international application are as follows:
(3) [ International application deemed abandoned; refund of fees ] Where an irregularity, other than an irregularity referred to in s. 8.2 (b) of the 1999 Act, shall not be corrected within the period referred to in para. (1), the international application shall be deemed abandoned and the International Bureau shall refund the fees paid for that application, after deduction of an amount corresponding to the basic fee.
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 1 Er Oct. 2009, effective from 1 Er Jan 2010 ( RO 2011 969 ).
1) [ Registration of the Industrial Design in the International Register ] Where the International Bureau considers that the international application complies with the requirements, it shall record the industrial design in the International Register and send a certificate to the holder.
(2) [ Record Content ] The international registration contains
1) [ Maximum Adjournment Period ]
(2) [ Time limit for withdrawal of designation where adjournment is not possible under applicable law ] The time limit under s. 11.3 (i) of the 1999 Act for the applicant to withdraw the designation of a Contracting Party whose legislation does not permit deferment of publication is one month from the date of the notification addressed by the International Bureau.
3) 1 [ Time limit for paying the publication fee ]
4) 2 [ Time Limit for Reproductions and Recording of Reproductions ]
5) 3 [ Unsatisfied requirements ] If the requirements of paras. (3) and (4) are not complied with, the international registration is cancelled and not published.
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 2 October. 2013, in effect since 1 Er Jan 2014 ( RO 2014 2383 ).
2 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 2 October. 2013, in effect since 1 Er Jan 2014 ( RO 2014 2383 ).
3 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 2 October. 2013, in effect since 1 Er Jan 2014 ( RO 2014 2383 ).
1) [ Date of publication ] The international registration shall be published:
(2) [ Publication content ] The publication of the international registration in the Bulletin shall contain:
1) [ Delay to notify a refusal ]
(2) [ Deny Notification ]
(3) [ Notification of the Division of an International Registration ] If, as a result of a notification of refusal referred to in s. 13.2) of the 1999 Act, an international registration is divided with the Office of a designated Contracting Party to remedy a ground of refusal indicated in the said notification, that Office notifies the International Bureau of the relevant data To the division, as specified in the Administrative Instructions.
4) 1 [ Notification of Withdrawal of Refusal ]
5) [ Registration ] The International Bureau shall record in the International Register any notification received under para. (1) (c) (ii), (2) or (4) with an indication, in the case of a notification of refusal, of the date on which that notification of refusal was sent to the International Bureau.
6) [ Providing copies of notifications ] The International Bureau shall transmit to the holder a copy of the notifications received under para. 1) (c) (ii), (2) or (4).
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 30 September. 2014, in force since 1 Er Jan 2015 ( RO 2015 3715 ).
1) 2 [D Grant of grant of protection where no notification of refusal has been communicated ]
2) 3 [ Declaration of Grant of Protection Following Refusal ]
(3) [ Registration, holder information and transmission of copies ] The International Bureau shall record in the International Register any declaration received under this Rule, inform the holder thereof and, where the statement has been communicated, or may be reproduced, in the form of a separate document, Transmits a copy of this document to the holder.
1 Introduced by the Ass D. Of the Hague Union of 30 September. 2008 ( RO 2011 963 ).
2 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 30 September. 2014, in force since 1 Er Jan 2015 ( RO 2015 3715 ).
3 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 30 September. 2014, in force since 1 Er Jan 2015 ( RO 2015 3715 ).
1) [ Notification not considered as such ]
(2) [ Irregular Notification ] If the notification of refusal
The International Bureau shall, however, record the refusal in the International Register and transmit to the holder a copy of the notification. If requested by the holder, the International Bureau shall invite the Office which has communicated the refusal to regularize its notification without delay.
1) [ Contents of the Invalidation Notification ] Where the effects of an international registration are invalidated in a designated Contracting Party and the invalidation is no longer subject to review or appeal, the Office of the Contracting Party whose competent authority has Pronounced the invalidation shall notify, when it is aware of it, that fact to the International Bureau. The notification shall indicate:
(2) [ Invalidation registration ] The International Bureau records the invalidation in the International Register with the data contained in the notification of invalidation.
1) [ Submitting the request ]
(2) [ Contents of the application ] The request for the recordal of a change shall contain or indicate, in addition to the requested amendment:
(3) [ Application inadmissible ] A change in ownership of an international registration may not be recorded in respect of a designated Contracting Party where that Contracting Party is not bound by an Act to which the Contracting Party, or one of the Parties Contracting, as indicated in para. 2) (iv) is bound.
4) [ Irregular application ] Where the application does not comply with the requirements, the International Bureau shall notify that fact to the holder and, if the application has been made by a person claiming to be the new owner, to that person.
5) [ Time limit to correct the irregularity ] The irregularity may be remedied within three months from the date of its notification by the International Bureau. If the irregularity is not remedied within that time limit, the application for registration shall be deemed abandoned and the International Bureau shall notify accordingly the holder and, if the application has been made by a person claiming to be the The new owner, to that person, and reimburses all taxes paid after deduction of an amount equal to one-half of the relevant fees.
6) [ Registration and Notification of a Change ]
7) [ Recording of a partial change in ownership ] The assignment or any other transmission of the international registration for only part of the industrial designs or for some only of the designated Contracting Parties shall be recorded in the International Register under the number Of the international registration of which a party has been assigned or transmitted; the assigned or transmitted part is cancelled under the number of that international registration and is the subject of a separate international registration. This separate international registration shall bear the number, together with a capital letter, of the international registration of which a party has been assigned or transferred.
8) [ Recording of the Merger of International Registrations ] Where the same person becomes the holder of several international registrations resulting from a partial change in ownership, those registrations shall be merged at the request of that person and the s. 1) to 6) apply Mutatis mutandis The international registration resulting from the merger shall bear the number, together with, where applicable, a capital letter, of the international registration of which a part has been assigned or transferred.
1) [ The Declaration and its Effects ] The Office of a designated Contracting Party may declare that a change in ownership recorded in the International Register has no effect in that Contracting Party. That declaration has the effect that, in respect of the said Contracting Party, the international registration concerned remains in the name of the assignor.
(2) [ Contents of the declaration ] The declaration referred to in para. 1) shall indicate:
(3) [ Delay to send declaration ] The declaration referred to in para. (1) shall be sent to the International Bureau within six months from the date of publication of the said change in ownership or within the period of refusal applicable under Art. 12.2) of the 1999 Act or of Art. (8.1) of the 1960 Act, whichever time limit expires later.
4) [ Recording and Notification of the Declaration; Consequential Amendment of the International Register ] The International Bureau shall record in the International Register any declaration made in accordance with para. (3) and shall amend the International Register so that the part of the international registration which has been the subject of that declaration shall be recorded as a separate international registration in the name of the previous holder (transferor). The International Bureau notifies the previous holder (transferor) and the new owner (transferee) accordingly.
5) [ Withdrawal of a Declaration ] Any declaration made in accordance with para. 3) may be withdrawn, in whole or in part. The withdrawal of the declaration shall be notified to the International Bureau, which shall enter it in the International Register. The International Bureau shall amend the International Register accordingly and notify accordingly the previous holder (transferor) and the new owner (transferee).
1 Introduced by D de l' Ass. From the Hague Union of 5 October. 2011, effective from 1 Er Jan 2012 ( RO 2012 2557 ).
1) [ Rectification ] If the International Bureau, acting ex officio or at the request of the holder, considers that the International Register contains an error in respect of an international registration, it shall amend the Register and inform the holder accordingly.
2) 1 [ Rejection of the effects of the correction ] The Office of any designated Contracting Party shall have the right to declare, in a notification addressed to the International Bureau, that it refuses to acknowledge the effects of the correction. Rules 18 to 19 apply Mu Tatis mutandis .
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 30 September. 2008, effective from 1 Er Jan 2009 ( RO 2011 963 ).
Six months before the expiration of a period of five years, the International Bureau shall send a notice to the holder and the representative, indicating the date of expiry of the international registration. The fact that this notice of expiry is not received does not constitute an excuse for failure to comply with any of the time limits laid down in Rule 24.
1) [ Taxes ]
(2) [ Additional Details ]
(3) [ Insufficient payment ]
1) [ Registration and Effective Date of Renewal ] The renewal shall be recorded in the International Register and shall bear the date on which it was to be effected, even if the required fees are paid during the grace period referred to in Rule 24.1 (c).
(2) [ Certificate ] The International Bureau shall send a certificate of renewal to the holder.
1) 2 [ Information Concerning International Registrations ] The International Bureau shall publish in the Bulletin relevant relevant data:
2) 3 [ Information about declarations; other information ] The International Bureau shall publish on the website of the Organization any declaration made by a Contracting Party under the 1999 Act, the 1960 Act or these Regulations and the list of days in which it is intended that The International Bureau will not be open to the public during the current calendar year and the following year.
3) 4 [ How to publish the newsletter ] The newsletter is published on the website of the Organization. The publication of each issue of the bulletin is deemed to replace the mailing of the bulletin referred to in s. 10.3) (b) and 16.4) of the 1999 Act and Art. 6.3) (b) of the 1960 Act, and for the purposes of s. 8.2) of the 1960 Act, each issue of the Bulletin shall be deemed to be received by each Office concerned on the date of its publication on the website of the Organization.
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 5 October. 2011, effective from 1 Er Jan 2012 ( RO 2012 2557 ).
2 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 2 October. 2013, in effect since 1 Er Jan 2014 ( RO 2014 2383 ).
3 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 5 October. 2011, effective from 1 Er Jan 2012 ( RO 2012 2557 ).
4 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 5 October. 2011, effective from 1 Er Jan 2012 ( RO 2012 2557 ).
1) 1 [ Tax Amounts ] The amounts of the fees due under the 1999 Act, the 1960 Act and these Regulations, other than the individual designation fee referred to in Rule 12 (1) (a) (iii), are indicated in the Schedule of Fees annexed to the present And is an integral part of the Regulations.
(2) [ Payment ]
(3) [ Payment Methods ] Fees shall be paid to the International Bureau in accordance with the Administrative Instructions.
4) [ Indications Accompanying Payment ] When paying a fee to the International Bureau, it should be indicated,
5) [ Payment Date ]
6) [ Modifying the amount of the fees ]
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 1 Er Oct. 2009, effective from 1 Er Jan 2010 ( RO 2011 969 ).
1) [ Obligation to use Swiss currency ] All payments to the International Bureau under these Regulations shall be made in Swiss currency irrespective of the fact that, if the fees are paid through an Office, that Office has been able to collect them In another currency.
(2) [ Establishment of the amount of individual designation fees in Swiss currency ]
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 5 October. 2011, effective from 1 Er Jan 2012 ( RO 2012 2557 ).
2 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 5 October. 2011, effective from 1 Er Jan 2012 ( RO 2012 2557 ).
Any standard designation fee or individual designation fee paid to the International Bureau in respect of a Contracting Party shall be credited to the account of that Contracting Party with the International Bureau in the following month The registration of the international registration or renewal for which that fee has been paid or, in respect of the second part of the individual designation fee, upon receipt by the International Bureau.
1 Repealed by D de l' Ass. Of the Hague Union of 1 Er Oct. 2009, with effect from 1 Er Jan 2010 ( RO 2011 969 ).
1) [ Modalities ] Against payment of a fee fixed in the Schedule of Fees, any person may obtain from the International Bureau in respect of any published international registration:
(2) [ Authentication, legalization, or other certification ] Where a document referred to in para. (1) (i) and (ii) bears the seal of the International Bureau and is signed by the Director General or a person acting on his behalf, no authority of a Contracting Party may request authentication, legalization or any other certification Of this document, seal or signature by another person or authority. This paragraph shall apply Mutatis mutandis The international registration certificate referred to in Rule 15 (1).
1) [ Requirement of Unanimity ] The amendment of the following provisions of this Regulations requires the unanimity of the Contracting Parties bound by the 1999 Act:
(2) [ Requirement for a four-fifths majority ] The amendment of the following provisions of this Regulations and paras. (3) of this Rule requires a majority of four-fifths of the Contracting Parties bound by the 1999 Act:
(3) [ Procedure ] Any proposal to amend a provision referred to in para. 1) or 2) shall be sent to all the Contracting Parties at least two months before the opening of the session of the Assembly which is convened to take a decision on this proposal.
1) [ Preparation of Administrative Instructions and Processed Materials ]
(2) [ Control by the Assembly ] The Assembly may invite the Director General to amend any provision of the Administrative Instructions, and the Director General shall act accordingly.
(3) [ Publication and entry into force ]
4) 3 [ Divergence between the Administrative Instructions and the 1999 Act, the 1960 Act or these Regulations ] In the event of a discrepancy between a provision of the Administrative Instructions, on the one hand, and a provision of the 1999 Act, the 1960 Act or these Regulations, on the other hand, the latter shall prevail.
1 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 5 October. 2011, effective from 1 Er Jan 2012 ( RO 2012 2557 ).
2 New content according to the D of the Ass. From the Hague Union of 5 October. 2011, effective from 1 Er Jan 2012 ( RO 2012 2557 ).
3 New content according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 1 Er Oct. 2009, effective from 1 Er Jan 2010 ( RO 2011 969 ).
1) [ Establishment and effect of declarations ] Art. 30.1) and (2) of the 1999 Act applies Mutatis mutandis Any declaration made under Rules (8.1), (9.3) (a), (13.4) or (18.1) (b) and its taking effect.
(2) [ Withdrawal of declarations ] Any declaration referred to in para. 1) may be withdrawn at any time by means of a notification addressed to the Director General. The withdrawal shall take effect on the date of receipt of such notification by the Director General or at any later date indicated in that notification. In the case of a declaration made under Rule 18 (1) (b), the withdrawal does not affect an international registration whose date is earlier than that of the withdrawal effect.
1) [ Individual Designation Fee ] For the purposes of s. (15.1) 2 ° (b) of the 1960 Act, any Contracting Party to the 1960 Act of which the Office is an Examining Office may, in a declaration, notify the Director General that, in respect of any international application in which it is designated, Under the 1960 Act, the prescribed designation fee referred to in Rule 12 (1) (a) (ii) is replaced by an individual designation fee, the amount of which is indicated in the declaration and may be amended in subsequent declarations. This amount may not exceed the amount equivalent to that which the Office of that Contracting Party would have the right to receive from the applicant for protection granted, for an equivalent period, to the same number of industrial designs, The amount in question is reduced by the amount of savings resulting from the international procedure.
(2) [ Maximum duration of protection ] Each Contracting Party to the 1960 Act shall notify the Director General, in a declaration, of the maximum period of protection provided for in its legislation.
(3) [ When statements can be made ] Any declaration under paras. 1) and 2) may be made
1) [ Transitional Provision for the 1934 Act ]
(2) [ Transitional Provision for Languages ] Rule 6 as it was applicable before 1 Er April 2010 remains applicable in respect of an international application filed before that date and the international registration resulting therefrom.
1 Introduced by D de l' Ass. Of the Hague Union of 1 Er Oct. 2009, effective from 1 Er Jan 2010 ( RO 2011 969 ).
2 [RS 11 988; RO 1975 1599. RO 2010 403]
(in force 1 Er January 2015)
Swiss francs |
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1.1 For a design |
397.- |
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1.2 For each additional design included in the same international application |
19.- |
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2.1 For each reproduction to be published |
17.- |
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2.2 For each reproduction to be published in color |
75.- |
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2.3 For each page, in addition to the first, on which one or more reproductions are presented (where the reproductions are presented on paper) |
150.- |
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2.- |
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4.1 Where the level one applies: |
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4.1.1 For a design |
42.- |
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4.1.2 For each additional design included in the same international application |
2.- |
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4.2 Where level two applies: |
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4.2.1 For a design |
60.- |
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4.2.2 For each additional design included in the same international application |
20.- |
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4.3 When Level Three applies: |
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4.3.1 For a design |
90.- |
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4.3.2 For each additional design included in the same international application |
50.- |
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7.1 For a design |
200.- |
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7.2 For each additional design included in the same international registration |
17.- |
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8.1 For a design |
21.- |
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8.2 For each additional design included in the same international registration |
1.- |
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Swiss francs |
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144.- |
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14.1 For an International Registration |
144.- |
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14.2 For each additional international registration of the same holder included in the same application for registration |
72.- |
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144.- |
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144.- |
Swiss francs |
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144.- |
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18.1 Up to five pages |
26.- |
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18.2 Per page in addition to the fifth, if the copies are requested at the same time and relate to the same published international registration |
2.- |
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19.1 Up to five pages |
46.- |
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19.2 By page in addition to the fifth, if the copies are requested at the same time and relate to the same international registration |
2.- |
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57.- |
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21.1 For an International Registration |
82.- |
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21.2 For any additional international registration concerning the holder, if the same information is requested at the same time |
10.- |
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22.1 Research involving the name of a specific natural or legal person |
82.- |
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22.2 For each international registration found in addition to the first |
10.- |
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4.- |
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1 Updated according to the D of the Ass. Of the Hague Union of 30 September. 2008 ( RO 2011 963 ), 1 Er Oct. 2009 (RO 2011 969) and 30 September. 2014, in force since 1 Er Jan 2015 (RO) 2015 3715).
2 * For international applications filed by applicants whose right in that regard derives exclusively from a connection to a country of the least developed country (LDCs), in accordance with the list established by the United Nations United States, or an intergovernmental organization of which the majority of Member States are LDCs, the fees for the International Bureau shall be reduced to 10 per cent of the prescribed amount (rounded to the nearest whole number). This reduction also applies in respect of an international application filed by an applicant whose right in that regard does not arise exclusively from a connection to such an intergovernmental organization, provided that any other right The applicant in this respect arises from a connection to a Contracting Party which belongs to the category of LDCs or, failing that, which is a Member State of that intergovernmental organization and that, in that case, the international application is governed Exclusively by the 1999 Act. In the case of a plurality of applicants, each of them must meet these criteria. -Where this fee reduction applies, the basic fee shall be 40 Swiss francs (for a design) and 2 Swiss francs (for each additional design included in the same international application), the publication fee Is set at 2 Swiss francs for each reproduction and 15 Swiss francs for each page, in addition to the first, on which one or more reproductions are presented, and the additional fee where the description exceeds 100 words is established at 1 Swiss franc per group of five words beyond 100 E .
3 ** For international applications filed by applicants whose right in that regard derives exclusively from a connection to a country of the least developed country (LDCs), in accordance with the list established by the United Nations United States, or an intergovernmental organization whose majority of Member States are LDCs, the standard fees are reduced to 10 per cent of the prescribed amount (rounded to the nearest whole number). This reduction also applies in respect of an international application filed by an applicant whose right in that regard does not arise exclusively from a connection to such an intergovernmental organization, provided that any other right The applicant in this respect arises from a connection to a Contracting Party which belongs to the category of LDCs or, failing that, which is a Member State of that intergovernmental organization and that, in that case, the international application is governed Exclusively by the 1999 Act. In the case of a plurality of applicants, each of them must meet these criteria. - Where this fee reduction applies, the standard designation fee is set at 4 Swiss francs (for a design) and 1 Swiss franc (for each Additional design included in the same international application) for the level one, 6 Swiss francs (for a design) and 2 Swiss francs (for each additional design included in the same international application) For level two and 9 Swiss francs (for a design) and 5 Swiss francs (for each design Or additional model included in the same international application) for level three.
4 *** [Note by WIPO]: Recommendation adopted by the Assembly of the Hague Union:-" The Contracting Parties which make, or have done, the declaration provided for in Art. 7.2) of the 1999 Act or Rule 36.1) of the Common Regulations are encouraged to indicate, in that declaration or in a new declaration, that, in respect of international applications filed by applicants whose rights in that regard Arising exclusively from a connection to a country in the category of the least developed countries, in accordance with the list established by the United Nations, the individual fee payable for their designation shall be reduced to 10 per cent of the amount Normally collected (rounded to the nearest whole number). Those Contracting Parties are further encouraged to indicate that the reduction applies, provided that any other right of the applicant in that regard arises from a connection to a Contracting Party which belongs to the category of least - Or, failing that, which is a Member State of that intergovernmental organization and that, in that case, the international application is governed exclusively by the 1999 Act.
5 **** 50 % of the basic renewal fee.