# Ige (ige.ch): agent-readiness 45/100, grade D

> Rank 781 of 1000 on Qomvia (rubric v2.3.0). Last scanned 2026-09-27T16:50:49.249Z. Page: https://qomvia.com/site/ige-ch  JSON: https://qomvia.com/api/score/ige-ch

## Summary

{
  "known": true,
  "confidence": "high",
  "summary": "This is the official website of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IGE), the central federal authority for intellectual property matters in Switzerland. It provides information and services related to patents, trademarks, designs, geographical indications, and copyright.",
  "offerings": [
    "Patents",
    "Trademarks",
    "Geographical indications",
    "Design protection",
    "Copyright information",
    "Online Services"
  ],
  "audience": "IP professionals, businesses (SMEs), individuals seeking to protect intellectual property in Switzerland",
  "geography": "Switzerland (Bern)",
  "strengths": [
    "Official federal authority for intellectual property in Switzerland",
    "Reliable source for legal information on IP",
    "Offers official registration services for IP rights",
    "Central point of contact for federal IP questions",
    "Provides resources for various IP topics"
  ],
  "unknowns": [
    "Specific details of all online services",
    "Current fee structures for all services",
    "Detailed user experience of the website",
    "Specific processing times for different applications",
    "Historical background details of the institute"
  ],
  "alternatives": null,
  "business": "The Swiss federal authority responsible for the protection and registration of intellectual property in Switzerland for individuals and businesses.",
  "competitors": []
}

## Score by group
- Machine access: 24/24
- Content legibility: 18/26
- Discovery surface: 0/20
- Identity & policy: 0/12
- Agent-facing performance: 3/8
- Agent protocols: 0/10
Failing checks:
- [blocker] No discoverable sitemap
- [blocker] No llms.txt
- [blocker] The site does not say who it is
- [blocker] No API or feed to read
- [blocker] Server responds too slowly for agents

## FAQ
Q: Is Ige readable by AI agents?
A: Ige (ige.ch) scores 45 out of 100 for agent readiness, grade D, measured 3 days ago, on 27.09.2026. 0 of 3 agent classes we test can use the site, and 6 checks currently block agents outright.

Q: What stops agents from using ige.ch?
A: The heaviest problems are: No discoverable sitemap; No llms.txt; The site does not say who it is; No API or feed to read; Server responds too slowly for agents. Each one is scored from a public HTTP response, and the fix for each is listed in the signed-in report.

Q: How is the Ige agent-readiness score calculated?
A: Qomvia fetches public pages of ige.ch as an AI agent would and runs the core checks every site gets across 6 groups: Machine access, Content legibility, Discovery surface, Identity & policy, Agent-facing performance, Agent protocols. Checks are weighted by how much an agent loses when they fail, and the score is expressed out of 100.

Q: How often is this score updated?
A: Public scores are re-checked when the site is re-scanned; tracked domains are re-scanned weekly and their owners are alerted when a check regresses. This page shows the scan from 3 days ago, on 27.09.2026.

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