瑞士数字公证等同物：ZertES为何取代公证
瑞士公证费用为CHF 200–500，耗时数天。根据SR 943.03，ZertES合格印章在不到2分钟内以每份文件CHF 5的价格提供相同的法律推定。
2024年春，日内瓦一家软件初创公司距离完成B轮融资只剩两周。领投方法律团队要求提供核心代码库知识产权归属的认证证明，具体是证明创始团队在一位前承包商提出竞争性主张之前开发了该软件。初创公司的律师在两个州分别预约了三个公证人。最早的可用时间在11个工作日之后。认证文件到达之前，融资窗口已经关闭。该初创公司因此失去了这轮融资。若争议中的知识产权在每次代码提交时都依据ZertES SR 943.03加盖印章，每个文件的认证费用将为5瑞郎。而来得太晚的公证途径，花费了1,400瑞郎和11天时间。
这一时间差正是瑞士传统公证的运营现实。ZertES在不到两分钟内提供具有同等法律效力的替代方案，费用仅为零头，无需预约。
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