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Art. 13 – Residence abroad

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Art. 1339

1

Any person who is involved in administrative proceedings provided for in this Act and does not have a residence or principal place of business in Switzerland must designate an address for service in Switzerland unless international law or the competent foreign body permits the authority to serve documents directly in the state concerned.40. An address for service in Switzerland is not required for:41

a.

filing a patent application for the purpose of being accorded a filing date;

b.

paying fees, filing translations and filing and handling requests after the grant of the patent, in so far as the requests do not give rise to any objections.42

1bis

The IPI is entitled to declare to the competent foreign body that direct service is permitted in Switzerland in intellectual property matters provided Switzerland is granted reciprocal rights.43

2

The provisions concerning the practice of the profession of attorney remain reserved.

  1. 39 Amended by No I of the FA of 17 Dec. 1976, in force since 1 Sept. 1978 (AS 19771997; BBl 1976 II 1).
  2. 40 Amended by Annex No 4 of the FD of 28 Sept. 2018 on the Approval and Implementation of European Convention No 94 on the Service Abroad of Documents relating to Administrative Matters, in force since 1 April 2019 (AS 2019 975; BBl 2017 5947).
  3. 41 Amended by Annex No 3 of the Patent Attorney Act of 20 March 2009, in force since 1 July 2011 (AS 2011 2259; BBl 2008 407).
  4. 42 Amended by Art. 2 of the FD of 22 June 2007, in force since 1 July 2008 (AS 2008 2677; BBl 2006 1).
  5. 43 Inserted by Annex No 4 of the FD of 28 Sept. 2018 on the Approval and Implementation of European Convention No 94 on the Service Abroad of Documents relating to Administrative Matters, in force since 1 April 2019 (AS 2019 975; BBl 2017 5947).
Legal act context
SR 232.14 · PatA · Federal act · Federal Act of 25 June 1954 on Patents for Inventions (Patents Act, PatA)
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First Title General Provisions Section 1 Requirements for Obtaining a Patent and Effects of the Patent J. Residence abroad
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2025-07-01

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