International Registration

National borders apply to legal systems, but not to business. Trademark protection abroad is therefore important too. Together with our clients Swissberg is developing a concept in order to protect your trademarks also outside of Switzerland according to our clients' specific needs.

Protecting your trademark abroad can be realized using one of the following three options:

- Filing directly in other countries
- Registering internationally under the Madrid System (WIPO)
- Filing regionally, in particular filing at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) which gives you protection in all EU Member States simultaneously.

Checklist:

In what countries is your company already operating?
What are the planned business markets for your products?
What is the target market in the next (five) years?
In which countries will it disturb you if a third party will register and/or use your trademark for identical or similar goods?
Has your agent already registered your trademark in his own name?

Map of the Memeber States of the EU and other European Countries
List of the Country Codes according ISO 3166