How does validation work In Switzerland?

As Switzerland is the member of the European Patent Agreement, the European Patent can enjoy protection in Switzerland after the process of validation. Moreover, Switzerland and Liechtenstein form a unified territory of protection. Consequently, a patent valid in Switzerland is also valid in Liechtenstein without further payments or administration.

Switzerland with the official language in common with one of the official languages of the EPO (German & French) will no longer require a translation of the patent specification in order to validate the granted patent in that country.

In Switzerland, there is no “validation” necessary, meaning that there is no need to file a translation or a request to validate the granted European patent. However, it is useful to file an address for service in these patent offices so that the applicant can be contacted if an issue arises, for example if an annuity payment was missed.

For filing the request a signed Power of Attorney will be requested from the applicant. One of our colleagues will send you the form in email after ordering the validation in Switzerland. 

To file address for service in Switzerland there is no deadline. So, if you only need your patent to be valid in these countries, do not worry about the 3-month-long period.

We offer a fast-track European Patent validation for Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Switzerland and the United Kingdom for €590 altogether.