In Switzerland, Not Everything is Coming up Apple

Written By Darin M. Klemchuk

Because of a trademark issue, the Apple Watch may be blocked from being sold in Switzerland until at least after December 5 of this year. Swiss watchmaker Leonard Timepieces currently has a trademark that prevents third parties from using “apple” or showing the image of an apple in class 14, which includes jewelry, precious stones, timepieces, and watches.

Can you buy an Apple watch in Switzerland?

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Read more about Trademark Protection.

In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas.  He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time.  Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.

Darin M. Klemchuk

In addition to Thriving Attorney, Darin M. Klemchuk is founder of Klemchuk LLP, a litigation, intellectual property, and transactional law firm located in Dallas, Texas. He also co-founded Project K, a charity devoted to changing the world one random act of kindness at a time. Click to read more about Darin Klemchuk's practice as an intellectual property lawyer.


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