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Trademark Know-how · Swiss trademark law

Use requirement

Explained briefly and clearly – from the practice of ongoing trademark monitoring.

What does "Use requirement" mean?

A registered trademark must be genuinely used within five years. Otherwise third parties can challenge it for non-use.

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