Inserted by No I of the O of 18 Aug. 2021, in force since 1 Dec. 2021 (AS 2021 510).
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Section 1 Application for the International Regist
Art. 52p Filing the application
1 The application for the international registration or the amendment of the international registration of an appellation of origin or a geographical indication whose geographical area of origin lies on Swiss territory must be filed with the IPI. 2 Either a form from the International Bureau of WIPO or a form approved by the IPI must be used to file the application. 3 The application must be filed in French. 4 The IPI shall maintain a dossier for each application.
Art. 52q Examination of the application
1 The IPI shall decide whether the application for international registration or the amendment of an international registration meets the requirements under the TmPA, this Ordinance and the Geneva Act and its Regulations. 2 If an application does not meet the requirements or if the prescribed fees have not been paid, the IPI shall set the applicant a time limit to remedy the deficiency. 3 If the applicant does not remedy the deficiency within the time limit, the application shall be refused. The IPI may set further time limits in exceptional cases.
Section 2 Refusal of the Effects of an Internation
Art. 52r
1 Applications invoking a ground under Article 50e paragraph 1 TmPA and applications in accordance with Article 50e paragraph 4 TmPA may be submitted: a. by any party in accordance with the APA; b. by a canton if it concerns a foreign denomination that is the same as or similar to that of a cantonal geographical unit or a traditional denomination used in Switzerland. 2 Applications must be submitted in writing to the IPI within three months of the publication of the international registration by the International Bureau. The time limit shall begin on the first day of the month following the publication in the organ of publication of the International Bureau of WIPO. 3 Articles 20–24 apply by analogy. 4 The IPI may invite the affected federal and cantonal authorities to comment.
Para. 1 let. a — SR 172.021