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Ordinance of March 8, 2002, on the Protection of Designs (status as of January 1, 2017), Switzerland

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Details Details Year of Version 2017 Dates Entry into force: July 1, 2002 Adopted: March 8, 2002 Type of Text Implementing Rules/Regulations Subject Matter Industrial Designs, IP Regulatory Body Notes This Ordinance implements the provisions of the following Federal Acts:
- Articles 20, paragraph 2; 23, paragraph 2; 24, paragraph 2 & 4; and 27, paragraphs 2 & 3 of of the Federal Act of October 5, 2001, on the Protection of Designs;
- Article 13 of the Federal Act of March 24, 1995, on the Statute and Tasks of the Federal Institute for Intellectual Property.

The notification by Switzerland to the WTO under Article 63.2 of TRIPS states that:
'This Ordinance replaces the Ordinance on Industrial Designs of 27 July 1900. Amendments resulting from the new Law on Designs include the following: the deposit and registration of designs, design application file and register, etc.'

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Main text(s) Main text(s) German Verordnung vom 8. MĂ€rz 2002 ĂŒber den Schutz von Design (stand am 1. Januar 2017)         French Ordonnance du 8 mars 2002 sur la protection des designs (Ă©tat le 1er janvier 2017)         Italian Ordinanza dell'8 marzo 2002 sulla protezione del design (stato 1° gennaio 2017)        
 
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