Ordinance
on the Protection of Trade Marks and
Indications of Source¹
(TmPO)

The re­quest for can­cel­la­tion of a trade mark re­gis­tra­tion on the grounds of non-use of the trade mark must be sub­mit­ted in two cop­ies and must in­clude:

a.

the sur­name and first name or the com­pany name, the ad­dress of the ap­plic­ant and, where ap­plic­able, their ad­dress for ser­vice in Switzer­land;

b.

the num­ber of the trade mark re­gis­tra­tion for which a can­cel­la­tion is re­ques­ted, as well as the name or com­pany of the pro­pri­et­or of the trade mark;

c.

a de­clar­a­tion of the ex­tent of the can­cel­la­tion;

d.

an ex­plan­a­tion of the re­quest for can­cel­la­tion which, in par­tic­u­lar, sub­stan­ti­ates the claim of non-use;

e.

evid­ence.