Trademark renewal fees in Switzerland: costs, due dates and grace period
You renew a Swiss trademark with the IPI, in CHF, every 10 years from the filing date. The renewal window opens a year before expiry. One flat fee of CHF 550 renews the mark however many classes it covers. Miss the six-month grace period and there is no way back: Swiss law expressly excludes the renewal deadline from further processing.
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What are the trademark renewal due dates in Switzerland?
Switzerland counts the 10-year term from the filing date. The renewal window opens one year before the expiry date and closes on it.
The first renewal falls due 10 years from the filing date, payable to IPI. Renewal can be requested from one year before the expiry date, and not earlier.
For example, if the filing date is 2015-03-15, the renewal window opens on 2024-03-15 and the deadline is 2025-03-15.
Each renewal extends protection for a further 10 years, on the same window. Protection is renewable indefinitely, with no limit on the number of renewals.
For example, once renewed in 2025, the next renewal will be due by 2035-03-15.
In Switzerland, trademarks are renewed through the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI), a self-financed public entity independent from the federal government budget. Renewal is required to keep a Swiss trademark registration active.
Switzerland is a member of both the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. If your trademark is an International Registration designating Switzerland, the renewal of that international registration is handled through WIPO Madrid System procedures rather than directly through the IPI. Switzerland is the host country of WIPO in Geneva, making it a particularly central jurisdiction in the global trademark system.
Foreign applicants without a residential or business address in Switzerland must provide an address for service in Switzerland. Engaging a local trademark attorney is strongly recommended.
Your renewal window opens one year before expiry, here 15 Mar 2024, and the deadline is 15 Mar 2025. Miss it and the mark can still be renewed until 15 Sep 2025 with a CHF 50 surcharge. Each renewal adds another 10 years, with no limit on how many times.
Official trademark renewal fees by year in Switzerland
Official fees payable to the IPI, in CHF. One fee renews the mark for the full term, however many classes it covers.
| Fee type | Official fee (CHF) |
|---|---|
| Renewal, ten years, any number of classes | 550 |
| Late renewal, in the grace period | +50 |
| Any number of classes | 550 |
Switzerland charges a single flat fee regardless of how many Nice classes the registration covers, which makes a broad Swiss registration unusually cheap to maintain. The per-class supplement in the IPI's fee table applies to the initial filing only, never to renewal.
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Missed a trademark renewal deadline in Switzerland?
A six-month grace period runs from the expiry date, with a CHF 50 surcharge. Once it closes there is no remedy. The Trade Mark Protection Act names the renewal deadline explicitly as one the further-processing route cannot reach, so a missed Swiss renewal is final in a way most jurisdictions are not.
If the renewal deadline of 15 Mar 2025 is missed, the mark stays renewable until 15 Sep 2025. Settle the renewal fee and the late fee inside that window to keep it in force.
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1. When is the first trademark renewal filing due in Switzerland?
The first renewal is due at the end of the initial 10-year protection term from the filing date. You can file the renewal application starting 12 months before the expiry date and up to 6 months after expiry, with a late surcharge of CHF 50. If you miss this combined window, the trademark right is irrevocably lost and cannot be reinstated.
2. Can I renew my trademark after missing the deadline?
Yes, but only within the 6-month grace period after the expiry date, subject to an additional surcharge of CHF 50. After this grace period closes, the trademark protection lapses permanently. A new application must be filed from scratch to re-establish protection.
3. How long does a Swiss trademark last?
A Swiss trademark registration lasts 10 years from the date of the application, and each renewal extends it for another 10 years. There is no limit to the number of times a trademark can be renewed, as long as renewal fees are paid on time.
4. Does the IPI require proof of use for renewal?
The IPI does not require proof of use in order to renew a trademark. However, a trademark that has not been used in Switzerland for five consecutive years after the opposition period expires is vulnerable to invalidation proceedings before the IPI or civil courts. The non-use grace period begins after the end of the initial 3-month opposition period following registration.
5. Is the Swiss renewal fee charged per class?
No. Unlike most other jurisdictions, Switzerland charges a single flat renewal fee of CHF 550 regardless of the number of Nice classes covered by the registration. This makes Switzerland particularly cost-efficient to maintain for multi-class trademark portfolios compared to per-class renewal systems.
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