INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
SERVING YOUR SUCCESS

SEDIN helps you to take care of your business assets from the creation until the launch of your products and services. We deal with all aspects of defining, protecting and defending your intellectual property rights, in Switzerland and in your export markets.

Where does your project stand and which actions do you need to take? Follow our checklist !

CONCEPT

  • Protect your creations with a confidentiality agreement
  • Keep proof of your creations
  • Determine the distinctive and protectable features of your product, service, website, trade name, etc.
  • Conduct a search to make sure you are free to use them
  • Review your existing portfolio of IP rights
  • Identify your competitors as well as their IP rights

 

DEVELOPMENT

  • Create unique brands, logos and taglines to distinguish yourself from the competition
  • Keep proof of your creations
  • Determine the distinctive and protectable features of your product, service, website, trade name, etc.
  • Conduct a search to make sure you are free to use them
  • Acquire copyrights from agencies or creators

PRE-LAUNCH

  • Conduct a search to make sure you are free to use the distinctive characteristics of your product, service, website, trade name, etc.
  • Establish the protection strategy according to your target markets, products, services and budget
  • Acquire copyrights from agencies or creators
  • Protect your assets through trademark, design, patent and domain name applications

LAUNCH

  • Conduct a search to make sure you are free to use the distinctive characteristics of your product, service, website, trade name, etc.
  • Acquire copyrights from agencies or creators
  • Protect your assets through trademark, design, patent and domain name filings
  • Use your trademark properly
  • Respect third parties’ IP rights

POST-LAUNCH

  • Use your trademark properly
  • Respect third parties’ IP rights
  • Increase your profits by considering licensing or franchising your IP rights
  • Monitor and defend your IP rights
  • Watch your competitors
  • If you launch a new product or service, change their distinctive elements or export them into a new market, conduct searches and protect your new IP rights
  • Manage and optimize your IP rights portfolio
Our services

SEDIN, your intellectual property experts

Our values

 

AT THE SERVICE OF OUR CLIENTS

We serve small and medium-sized businesses but also start-ups, multinational companies and foundations, based in Switzerland and overseas. We also provide assistance to leading law firms and trademark agents on behalf of their domestic clients.

Our services cover various industries including, among others, jewellery and watchmaking, cosmetics, garment, sports and leisure goods, pharmaceutical, food and beverage, catering services, insurance, finance, wealth management and family office, IT solutions, transport, aeronautics, energy, chemistry, business services as well as charity.

  • "A true, authentic team with incredible knowledge and expertise.
    Especially, they have been instrumental for our company name registration. They alerted us about potential risks and provided us with concrete suggestions that we followed. They accompanied us with constant feedback and were always reachable. Now we have successfully registered our trademark with their amazing support and looking forward to work with them for future projects. Their honesty and sound command in this field is remarkable.
    We would recommend Sedin to everyone with full confidence."

    InnKick
  • "Our startup develops simultaneously many brands with a view to launch them on the national and/or international market. SEDIN is assisting us since our creation and is involved on all aspects relating to the protection of our trademarks.
    We are delighted with our cooperation with the entire team, which demonstrates professionalism, agility, responsiveness and reliability. We can only but recommend them."

    Viridi Unit
  • "After having worked with other companies, we found a quality of listening and an efficient responsiveness at SEDIN. We recommend this company for all matters relating to the protection of trademarks."

    Fromagerie Le Maréchal
  • "Working with SEDIN is, first, a real pleasure, but above all, a guarantee of security, trust and responsiveness, three vital factors for entrepreneurship."

    Bao Canteen
  • "We are a start-up for which transparency and flexibility are qualities that we seek from our partners and SEDIN completely fulfills our expectations in this regard. In addition, their expertise in the field ensures clear recommendations that allow us to make well-informed decisions in a quick way."

    Lymo
  • "I always appreciated the straight advice received from SEDIN at a reasonable cost."

    HEAD Technology
  • "We had a great contact with SEDIN team. They were very professional through the whole process and took the time to advise us on what we needed. They are extremely knowledgeable and follow up quickly. Highly recommended."

    St Clair Brewing
  • "SEDIN always acts with rigor, professionalism and efficiency, and enable to peacefully handle the most difficult situations. I definitely recommend them."

    Dépannage Informatique Genève
  • "SEDIN has been a great partner in our trademark journey, notably in helping us to formulate a pricing strategy across multiple jurisdictions so that we achieved trademark protection at an affordable price. The team is responsive and easy to deal with – especially in English. We would be happy to recommend SEDIN to any company looking for trademark protection."

    Minerva Bunkering

  • "We have great collaboration and high quality service from SEDIN. We would definitely suggest them if you need a guidance on how to manage your intellectual properties."

    asCom Confection

  • "We have found at SEDIN a partner listening to our needs, professional and responsive, who we would be very pleased to work again with."

    Fiduciaire Jérémie Lecoultre
  • "We are very satisfied with SEDIN's services: they take the time to clearly explain complex procedure and give us good advice."

    CheckUrMed
  • "The services of SEDIN were perfectly adapted to our request. We particularly appreciated the reactivity and the expertise. To recommend without hesitation.»

    Candeo Corporate Services
  • "I thank the team for their work and their professionalism. Trust, guidance and availability. A competent team which met my needs."

    SI Maloan
  • “We thank the whole SEDIN team for the study, advice and registration of our trademarks. We are delighted to have SEDIN as a partner, with a professional and fast approach”.

    Pisanello International
  • "I contacted SEDIN for the launch of my brand. The communication was easy from the first interactions. My contact person was very professional, stimulating and helpful throughout the filing process. The onset of a project, initially dreamed of, which materializes with the help of an outstanding team. I can only warmly recommend them to you.”

    Aurélie D.
  • Other referrals upon request

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