The “Swissness” regulation in force since January 1, 2017 has strengthened the protection of indications of source (Swiss, made in Switzerland, Swiss quality…). The same applies to direct or indirect references to Swiss origin such as the Swiss cross, images of the Matterhorn… More specifically for foodstuffs, the main criteria for […]
For the record, on March 15, 2023, the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) entered into force for Mauritius – https://bugnion.ch/en/patent-cooperation-treaty-mauritius/ MAURITIUS now joins the Madrid Protocol which will enter into force for it on May 6, 2023. It is recalled that the Madrid system allows to benefit from a simplified, centralized and […]
On March 15, 2023, the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement for the International Protection of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications entered into force for the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI). (Source: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) – December 16, 2022). OAPI currently has 17 member States: Benin, Burkina Faso, […]