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Guide to the International Registration of Marks Under the Madrid 2018 Guide to the International Registration of Marks under the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol Guide to the International the Registration Marks MadridGuide to under the of Agreement Madrid and the Protocol World Intellectual Property Organization © WIPO, 2018 34, chemin des Colombettes Attribution 3.0 IGO license P.O. Box 18 (CC BY 3.0 IGO) CH-1211 Geneva 20 Switzerland The CC license does not apply to non-WIPO content in this publication. Tel: + 41 22 338 91 11 Printed in Switzerland Fax: + 41 22 733 54 28 For contact details of WIPO’s External Offices visit: WIPO Publication No. 455E18 www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/offices/ ISBN 978-92-805-2904-3 GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS UNDER THE MADRID AGREEMENT AND THE MADRID PROTOCOL (updated 2018) World Intellectual Property Organization GENEVA 2018 ii GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS Complementary information can be obtained from Legal Division Madrid Registry Brands and Designs Sector World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 34, chemin des Colombettes P.O. Box 18 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland Tel.: (+41) 022 338 9111 Contact us: www.wipo.int/madrid/en/contact/ Internet: www.wipo.int WIPO PUBLICATION No. 455(E) ISBN 978-92-805-2904-3 WIPO 2018 GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS iii PREFACE This Guide is primarily intended for applicants for, and holders of, international registrations of marks, as well as officials of the competent administrations of the member States of the Madrid Union. It leads them through the various steps of the international registration procedure and explains the essential provisions of the Madrid Agreement, the Madrid Protocol and the Common Regulations. The full text of the Madrid Agreement, the Madrid Protocol, the Common Regulations and the Administrative Instructions is available at: www.wipo.int/madrid/en/legal_texts. The Guide is updated from time to time. Readers are encouraged to address to the International Bureau their comments and suggestions for improvements. GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS v CONTENTS PART A: INTRODUCTION THE GUIDE ...................................................................................................................... A.1 THE MADRID SYSTEM: BASIC FEATURES ............................................................... A.2 The Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol........................................................... A.2 The Decision to Freeze the Application of Article 14(1) and (2)(a) of the Madrid Agreement and its Consequences ...................................................................... A.2 Who May Use the System? ........................................................................................... A.3 Brief Description of the System ..................................................................................... A.4 Advantages of the System ............................................................................................. A.4 Comparison Between the Agreement and the Protocol .................................................. A.5 Applicable Treaty ......................................................................................................... A.6 Change in the Treaty Applicable to the Recorded Designation of a Contracting Party Bound by Both the Agreement and the Protocol ............................ A.8 BECOMING PARTY TO THE AGREEMENT OR PROTOCOL .................................... A.9 DECLARATIONS AND NOTIFICATIONS BY CONTRACTING PARTIES .............. A.10 Common Office of Several States ................................................................................ A.10 Territorial Effect .......................................................................................................... A.10 Limitation Concerning Existing Marks ........................................................................ A.11 Under the Agreement .............................................................................................. A.11 Under the Protocol .................................................................................................. A.11 Extension of Time for Notifying Refusal ..................................................................... A.11 Notification of Decisions Following a Provisional Refusal of Protection ................. A.12 Individual Fees ........................................................................................................... A.13 Presentation of Subsequent Designations ..................................................................... A.14 Declaration of Intention to Use the Mark ..................................................................... A.14 Declaration that the Recording of Licenses in the International Register Has No Effect .................................................................................................................... A.15 Collecting and Forwarding Fees .................................................................................. A.15 Continuation of Effects in Successor State................................................................... A.15 Publication of Notifications and Declarations .............................................................. A.15 FEE REDUCTION FOR APPLICANTS FROM LEAST DEVELOPED COUNTRIES (LDCs) .......................................................................................................... A.16 FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE MADRID SYSTEM .................................. A.16 PUBLIC INFORMATION ABOUT INTERNATIONAL APPLICATIONS AND INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATIONS ................................................................ A.17 The Gazette ................................................................................................................. A.18 Madrid Monitor ........................................................................................................... A.18 Online Services Assisting in the Filing of Applications and Management of International Registrations .......................................................................................... A.19 Madrid Goods and Services Manager .................................................................... A.19 Member Profiles Database ..................................................................................... A.20 Madrid Portfolio Manager ..................................................................................... A.20 Madrid Monitor ..................................................................................................... A.20 E-Renewal .............................................................................................................. A.20 vi GUIDE TO THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS E-Subsequent Designation ...................................................................................... A.21 E-Payment .............................................................................................................. A.21 Extracts from the International Register ...................................................................... A.21 Legalization of Extracts from the International Register ............................................. A.22 Annual, Monthly and “In Progress” Statistics ............................................................. A.22 PART B: PROCEDURE CHAPTER I: GENERAL INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................... B.I.1 COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU ............................... B.I.1 Modalities of Communications ................................................................................... B.I.2 Communications in Writing .................................................................................... B.I.2 Facsimile ........................................................................................................... B.I.2 Electronic Communications .................................................................................... B.I.3 Official Forms ........................................................................................................ B.I.4 Continuation Sheets ........................................................................................... B.I.5 Indication of Dates ............................................................................................. B.I.5 Optional Forms .................................................................................................. B.I.5 Signatures .......................................................................................................... B.I.6 Calculation of Time Limits ......................................................................................... B.I.6 Irregularities in Postal and Delivery Services and in communications Sent Electronically .............................................................................................................. B.I.7 Continued Processing ................................................................................................. B.I.8 Languages ................................................................................................................... B.I.9 General Principles ................................................................................................... B.I.9 Trilingual Regime ............................................................................................. B.I.9 Regime Applicable to Certain International
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