Federal Act
on the Protection of Trade Marks and Indications of Source
(Trade Mark Protection Act, TmPA)

¹ The pro­pri­et­or of a fam­ous trade mark may pro­hib­it oth­ers from us­ing his trade mark for any type of goods or ser­vices if such use threatens the dis­tinct­ive­ness of the trade mark or ex­ploits or dam­ages its repu­ta­tion.

² Rights ac­quired be­fore the trade mark be­came fam­ous re­main un­af­fected.