Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property's Trademark Classification Tool Fully Upgraded and Launched

Release Time：2026-03-09 11:09Author：Views：34

The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property has fully revamped and upgraded its Classification Tool for Goods and Services in Trademark Applications, with the new version now officially launched.

The upgraded tool features a host of practical new functions covering the entire process of trademark applications:

l Supports comparison of different versions of lists of goods and services, and enables the creation, verification and translation of such lists;

l The enhanced advanced search function is more targeted and flexible, allowing for precise retrieval of similar terms to help applicants standardize the filling of goods and service names;

l Search results can be exported in multiple formats.

Available in four languages, including English, the new tool further improves the user experience for international applicants. It should be noted that the submission of trademark application documents must still comply with the official language requirements of Switzerland:

l For Swiss trademark applications, the list of goods and services must be submitted in German, French or Italian;

l For international trademark registration applications, the list of goods and services must be submitted in French.

The upgrade of this Classification Tool is a key initiative by the IPI to advance the digitalization and efficiency of intellectual property services. Through functional optimization and experience upgrading, it effectively reduces the operational costs for trademark applicants, and enhances the standardization of application materials as well as the efficiency of examination and verification.

Applicants can find detailed usage instructions and operational guidelines for the new tool on the official information page of the IPI Classification Tool and in the built-in help texts of the tool.

Classification Tool：https://wdl.ipi.ch/wdl-app/compare

Information Source: https://www.ige.ch/en/services/newsroom/news/news-details/fuer-die-markenanmeldung-steht-eine-rundum-erneuerte-klassifikationshilfe-bereit

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