Madrid Protocol

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The Madrid Protocol is an international treaty that streamlines the process for obtaining and managing trademark protection in multiple countries through a single application.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intellectual property treaty
international treaty
treaty on trademarks
administeredBy World Intellectual Property Organization
allows subsequent designation of additional member countries after initial registration
trademark owners to seek protection in multiple member countries with one application
appliesTo marks for goods
marks for services
basedOn Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
benefitFor trademark owners seeking protection in multiple jurisdictions
establishes a centralized management system for renewals and changes to international registrations
a system for filing a single international trademark application
feature centralized recordal of changes in name or address of the holder
centralized recordal of changes in ownership
centralized renewal of international registrations
possibility of transformation of an international registration into national applications in case of cancellation
governs relationship between the International Bureau of WIPO and designated Contracting Parties
hasConcept Contracting Party
International Bureau
Office of origin
central attack
international registration
subsequent designation
transformation of an international registration
implementedBy national and regional trademark offices of member states
implementedThrough Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol
languageOfFiling English
French
Spanish
legalArea intellectual property law
trademark law
partOf Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks
purpose to reduce costs and formalities for international trademark registration
to simplify and centralize the procedure for obtaining trademark protection in multiple jurisdictions
reduces administrative burden of filing separate national trademark applications
translation and filing costs for international trademark protection
registrationEffect international registration has the same effect as a national application in each designated Contracting Party
regulates designation of multiple countries in a single trademark application
international registration of trademarks
relatedTo Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
renewalPeriod international registrations are generally valid for 10 years and renewable
requires a basic application or basic registration in the Office of origin
payment of fees to WIPO and to designated Contracting Parties
scope territories of its Contracting Parties
shortName Madrid Protocol
uses International Register maintained by WIPO


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