Art. 185
1 Any person who is party to an administrative procedure under this Act but is not domiciled or does not have a registered office in Switzerland must designate an address for service in Switzerland unless international law or the competent foreign body permits the authority to serve documents directly in the state concerned. 2 The IPI is entitled to declare to the competent foreign body that direct service is permitted in Switzerland in intellectual property matters provided Switzerland is granted reciprocal rights. 5 Amended by Annex No 3 of the FD of 28 Sept. 2018 on the Approval and Implementation of European Convention No 94 on the Service Abroad of Documents relating to Administrative Matters, in force since 1 April 2019 (AS 2019 975; BBl 2017 5947). BGE
143 III 28 (4A_222/2016) from 15. Dezember 2016
Regeste: Art. 136 f., Art. 140 und Art. 141 Abs. 1 lit. c ZPO; Art. 13 PatG; Zustellung an Partei mit Wohnsitz oder Sitz im Ausland. Die Eintragung einer Vertreterin im Patentregister begründet weder eine Vertretung der ausländischen Patentinhaberin nach Art. 137 ZPO noch ein Zustellungsdomizil im Sinne von Art. 140 und Art. 141 Abs. 1 lit. c ZPO; gerichtliche Zustellungen an die eingetragene Vertreterin sind daher unzulässig (E. 2). |