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DirectoryPublic Administration & EducationGovernment InstitutionsBernEidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum
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Summary

About the company

The Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum (IGE) is a service company specializing in the protection and management of intellectual property. The company's core activities include: * Research and consulting in the field of patents, trademarks, and designs * Filing and management of patents, trademarks, and designs * Conducting research and analysis in the field of intellectual property * Offering courses and training in the field of intellectual property (IP Academy) * Publishing specialized publications and brochures on intellectual property * Providing online services and databases for searching and managing intellectual property The company supports businesses, inventors, and creatives in developing and managing their intellectual property rights, offering innovative and user-oriented services.

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Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum

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Trademark application in Switzerland
File Swiss trademark applications online via e-trademark or by form, post or email; formal and substantive examination, publication on Swissreg, registration, and opposition period.
Patent application in Switzerland
File Swiss patent applications directly; formal examination, substantive examination by patent experts, grant of the Swiss patent as well as register management and publication on Swissreg.
Design application in Switzerland
File design applications; examination of the minimum requirements, publication deferment of up to 30 months, publication on Swissreg, grant and registration, renewal and cancellation.
Information and consulting on copyright
Basics of copyright, protection and use of works, related rights, collecting societies, and guidance on permitted uses and rights within the company.
Patent searches
Searches of patent documents and the state of technology, use of open data for search purposes, including tailored worldwide patent searches under ip-search.
Trademark searches
Researching earlier trademarks and collision risks before filing; support in checking whether a sign could infringe the rights of third parties.
IP Academy
Foundation workshops, IP-Info, crash course, specific workshops, IP-Info PLUS, IP-Management, advanced courses and a programme to become a Swiss IP specialist and patent attorney.
Swissreg
Protection rights database for searches on trademarks, patents, designs, supplementary protection certificates and official emblems protected in Switzerland, as well as access to applications and register statuses.
Online services for IP rights
Digital services for managing protection titles and applications, including e-trademark, register changes, debit order on current account and other specialist access.
Trust & reputation

ranQ Trust Score of Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum: 4.1 out of 5.0

Trust Score4.1/ 5.0

High

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Data basis 58% · As of October 2026

Without public customer reviews the score stays capped.

Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum has no value in the Reputation area of the ranQ Trust Score because no data is available. The area carries 42% of the weighting and drops out of the calculation for this profile; it does not lower the score, only the reported data basis.
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  • Review quality: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—24%
  • Review volume: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—10%
  • Review recency: No data point — the criterion is taken out of the weighting and does not lower the score.—8%
Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum scores 95.1 out of 100 points in the Substance area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 28% of the weighting.
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  • Establishment: Years since founding or brand launch, logarithmic. The maximum is reached at 15 years.100.012%
  • Company size: The headcount band, researched by ranQ or stated by the company. It is scored in steps rather than by head count, because the data only provides bands.96.07%
Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum scores 85.0 out of 100 points in the Identity area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 22% of the weighting.
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  • Verification: Official register entry (commercial register with UID or professional-body record, 55 points), confirmed domain (20 points) and confirmed ranQ profile (up to 25 points, depending on completeness).85.022%
Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum scores 80.0 out of 100 points in the Visibility area of the ranQ Trust Score. This area carries 8% of the weighting.
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  • Website authority: Ahrefs' Domain Rating measures, on a scale of 0 to 100, how strongly a website is linked from other websites. For Swiss SMEs the range up to 40 is typical; the maximum is reached at 35.100.04%
  • Media authority: Quality and number of editorial mentions, weighted by the importance of the source, plus the recency of the latest high-quality mention.60.04%
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Eidgenössisches Institut für Geistiges Eigentum reaches a ranQ Trust Score of 4.1 out of 5.0 — rated «High». No public customer reviews are available for this provider; the rating is based on the remaining criteria. The data basis is 58%, so the score is backed by part of the criteria. As of October 2026.

The Trust Score cannot be bought and is calculated from publicly verifiable data.

Press

Media

June 30, 2026Media
Laufschuhkonzern On drohte Bundesbehörde IGE mit Klage
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June 30, 2026Media
Streit ums Schweizer Kreuz: On droht mit Klage, und der Bund knickt ein
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March 30, 2026Media
«Lex On»: Verwässert das Schweizerkreuz die Swissness?
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November 6, 2025Media
Bundes-Institut IGE kauft Nüsse für 50'000 Franken
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Location

Stauffacherstrasse 65
3003 Bern

At a glance

Legal form
Public sector institution
UID
CHE-108.902.154
Founded
1996 · 30 years
Last commercial register change
October 1, 2026
Employees
101 to 500
Legal form: Graded by liability and disclosure. The weight is kept small: a sole proprietorship is not a dubious company, it is just liable differently.97.06%
  • Branch offices: Branch offices linked in the commercial register. Having none is normal and costs no points.70.03%
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