Madrid Agreement

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The Madrid Agreement is an international treaty that allows trademark owners to seek protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration procedure administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization.


Statements (49)
Predicate Object
instanceOf intellectual property treaty
international treaty
multilateral treaty
trademark treaty
administeredBy WIPO
World Intellectual Property Organization
administeredFrom Geneva NERFINISHED
administeredFromCountry Switzerland
adoptedIn Madrid
adoptedInCountry Spain
alsoKnownAs Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks
appliesTo marks for goods
marks for services
basedOn Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
category WIPO-administered treaty
centralAuthority International Bureau of WIPO NERFINISHED
concludedOn 1891-04-14
depositary Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization
effect international registration has the same effect as a national filing in designated contracting parties
enteredIntoForceOn 1892-07-15
establishes International Register of Marks
formsPartOf Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks
fullName Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
geographicalScope contracting parties that have ratified or acceded to the Agreement
governs procedures for international registration of marks
language French
legalArea intellectual property law
trademark law
membershipType open to member states of the Paris Union for the Protection of Industrial Property
providesFor designation of multiple contracting parties in a single international application
recording of changes in ownership of international registrations
recording of limitations and cancellations of international registrations
renewal of international registrations
purpose to facilitate international protection of trademarks through a single registration
to simplify the process of obtaining trademark protection in multiple jurisdictions
registrationSystemType centralized international trademark registration system
relatedInstrument Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
requires basic national or regional registration as a prerequisite for international registration
payment of international fees for registration and renewal
revisionHistory amended in 1979
revised at Brussels in 1900
revised at London in 1934
revised at Nice in 1957
revised at Stockholm in 1967
revised at The Hague in 1925
revised at Washington in 1911
shortName Madrid Agreement
subjectMatter international registration of trademarks
trademark protection


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