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

¹ While the goods are be­ing with­held, the FO­CBS is au­thor­ised to hand over or de­liv­er to the ap­plic­ant, on re­quest, spe­ci­mens or samples for ex­am­in­a­tion or to per­mit the ap­plic­ant to in­spect the goods be­ing with­held.

² The spe­ci­mens or samples are col­lec­ted and de­livered at the ex­pense of the ap­plic­ant.

³ They must be re­turned after the ex­am­in­a­tion has been car­ried out, if this is reas­on­able. If spe­ci­mens or samples are re­tained by the ap­plic­ant, they are sub­ject to the pro­vi­sions of cus­toms le­gis­la­tion.