Art. 52 Transitional provisions
1 Registered designs are subject to the new Act from the date it enters into force. An application for a fourth period of protection must be submitted to the IPI, together with a representation of the design suitable for reproduction. 2 Designs already filed but not yet registered at the time of entry into force of this Act shall be subject to the previous law up to the time of their registration. 3 Registered designs that are sealed at the time of entry into force of this Act shall remain sealed until the end of the first period of protection. 4 Article 35 paragraph 4 applies only to licence agreements that have been concluded or confirmed after the entry into force of this Act. BGE
134 III 205 (4A_288/2007) from 4. Februar 2008
Regeste: Designschutz; Nichtigkeitsklage gegen internationale Eintragungen zum Schutz einer Schmuckkollektion. Die Nichtigkeitsklage steht gegen die Eintragung von Designs offen, die mangels Neuheit oder Eigenart den gesetzlichen Schutz nicht geniessen (Art. 33 DesG; E. 3). Beurteilung der Neuheit und der Eigenart der strittigen Designs durch Vergleich mit den Modellen eines früher veröffentlichten Katalogs (Art. 2 DesG; E. 5 und 6). |