Unternehmen melden Marken in der Schweiz; ex officio während der Anmeldung geprüft
Unternehmen melden Marken in der Schweiz; ex officio während der Anmeldung geprüft Grounds for Refusal in Trademark Law (Switzerland) - Stach Rechtsanwälte AG Grounds for Refusal in Trademark Law (Switzerland) Trademarks have become indispensable in everyday business: they are signs used to distinguish the goods or services of one company from those of others (Art. 1 para. 1 TmPA). Trademarks thus serve both a function of indicating origin and distinguishing products. However, anyone seeking to register a trademark will not obtain protection in every case. The law provides for so-called grounds for refusal, which prevent certain signs from being protected as trademarks at all. A distinction is made between absolute and relative grounds for refusal. ...