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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Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intellectual property treaty
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international treaty → treaty on trademarks → |
| administeredBy |
World Intellectual Property Organization
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| allows |
subsequent designation of additional member countries after initial registration
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trademark owners to seek protection in multiple member countries with one application → |
| appliesTo |
marks for goods
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marks for services → |
| basedOn |
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
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| benefitFor |
trademark owners seeking protection in multiple jurisdictions
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| establishes |
a centralized management system for renewals and changes to international registrations
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a system for filing a single international trademark application → |
| feature |
centralized recordal of changes in name or address of the holder
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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
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| hasConcept |
Contracting Party
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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
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| implementedThrough |
Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol
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| languageOfFiling |
English
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French → Spanish → |
| legalArea |
intellectual property law
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trademark law → |
| partOf |
Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks
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| purpose |
to reduce costs and formalities for international trademark registration
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to simplify and centralize the procedure for obtaining trademark protection in multiple jurisdictions → |
| reduces |
administrative burden of filing separate national trademark applications
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translation and filing costs for international trademark protection → |
| registrationEffect |
international registration has the same effect as a national application in each designated Contracting Party
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| regulates |
designation of multiple countries in a single trademark application
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international registration of trademarks → |
| relatedTo |
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
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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
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| requires |
a basic application or basic registration in the Office of origin
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payment of fees to WIPO and to designated Contracting Parties → |
| scope |
territories of its Contracting Parties
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| shortName |
Madrid Protocol
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| uses |
International Register maintained by WIPO
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