You've built something valuable.
Are you sure it's protected?
Trademarks, patents, designs: every intangible asset you've built can be registered by others before you do. IP Way helps you protect it — in Switzerland and in 130+ countries worldwide.
For SMEs, startups and corporate clients managing complex IP portfolios.
A different story.
Free first consultation · Response within 24h · No commitment
Trusted by companies across Switzerland and Europe
The risk no one tells you about —
until it's too late
You have a name, a logo, a product, an invention. You may have already taken steps to protect them. But protecting an intangible asset isn't a single action — it's a strategy. And the gaps cost you dearly.
In intellectual property law, what matters is not who created first. What matters is who registered first.
A competitor can register your name in Europe today, patent a variation of your invention, copy your product's design — without you ever receiving a single notification.
International registries don't notify you. You discover conflicts when a cease-and-desist arrives.
Your website and social media are already visible in markets where you may have no protection.
Oppositions, disputes, forced rebranding. Preventing it today costs a fraction of the price.
Three steps. No upfront paperwork.
A 20-minute call. No documents to gather beforehand, no forms to fill in advance.
We check where you're protected, where you're exposed, and what your competitors have already registered in your target markets.
No legal jargon. You know exactly what to do and what it costs — before you decide anything. Then it's your call.
Do you have something
to protect?
20 minutes are often enough. Free first consultation, no commitment.
European Trademark Attorney · CTD
IP Way · Lugano
"We were about to launch in Germany. A search done the month before revealed that a competitor had already registered our name at the EUIPO. We avoided a disaster."
"I thought the commercial register protected my brand. I discovered I had significant exposure in three European markets. We resolved it in six weeks, at a cost I didn't expect to be so reasonable."
Everything you need,
in one specialised firm
From your first registration to managing a structured IP portfolio — in Switzerland, Europe and 130+ countries.
IPI, EUIPO and the Madrid System. Prior art searches, ongoing monitoring, opposition management and renewals.
Technical advice with a pool of specialists. National, European (EPO) and international (PCT) filing. Mechanics, electronics, pharma, software.
Aesthetic protection of products in CH, EU and worldwide. Often underestimated — often decisive against counterfeiting.
For structured companies: international coordination, active monitoring across all registries, periodic reporting, multi-jurisdiction strategy.
Most common questions
By figuring out what's worth protecting and where. In a free first call, we help you get clarity — no commitment, no preparation needed in advance.
An IPI registration is valid only within Swiss borders. In 20 minutes we can tell you where you're exposed and what options you have for the markets you're targeting.
Law firms handle IP as one of many services. IP Way is a technical firm that does exclusively this — trademarks, patents and designs. More specific expertise, more direct processes and fees based on the actual service. In Switzerland, where IP is often handled by generalist firms, this difference is clearly visible on the quote.
The EUIPO fee starts at around €850 for one class. The total depends on the strategy — but we define it together before starting, with no surprises.
No. A company registration protects the legal entity name — not the trademark. They are two different instruments with different legal effects. Many businesses find this out at the worst possible moment.
Yes. We handle both a startup's first registration and the IP portfolio of companies with assets across multiple jurisdictions, with a single local point of contact.
4–6 months without oppositions. That's exactly why it's better to act before a launch — not after.