The Madrid Protocol: Key Benefits, Risks and Strategies.

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The Madrid Protocol: Key Benefits, Risks and Strategies

What is the Madrid Protocol? International Treaty administered by WIPO Simple vehicle to obtain and maintain registration of trademarks in multiple jurisdictions through a single trademark office

What is the Madrid Protocol? Allows for:  Simplified international filing system  Simplified renewals, assignments, and recordals  Three official languages

What is The Madrid Protocol? Members of the Madrid Protocol: Over 80 contracting parties Visit for updated list

Who May Use the Madrid Protocol? Any person who: Has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in a contracting party; Is domiciled in a contracting party; Is a national of a contracting state; or Is a national of a state member of a contracting organization.

Effects of the International Registration  A bundle of national / regional rights  Initially with same list of goods / services  WIPO may object to wording of goods / services before IR is sent to national offices  Further objections / refusals possible on national level

Advantages of the Madrid Protocol Centralized filing procedure Potentially significant savings

Advantages of the Madrid Protocol Simplified filing requirements Simplified maintenance

Advantages of the Madrid Protocol Transformation into national filings

Risks of the Madrid Protocol Central attack and mirror effect:  IR mirrors home application / registration  Attack on home mark within first 5 years of date of IR results in same limitation / cancellation of protection in countries designated under IR  IR does not become independent of home registration until after five years

Risks of the Madrid Protocol Requirement for assistance of local agent if objections arise during prosecution or in the context of opposition proceedings may reduce savings

Searching Strategies Minimum recommended:  Full availability search – before filing in home country, to determine if the trademark appears available for use and registration  Screening search – direct hit / identity search in each other country of interest

Filing Strategies  Coined expressions are preferable, as more likely to be inherently registrable  Descriptive / generic terms may result in objections and eliminate the cost saving advantage

Filing Strategies  Consider waiting for home application to clear opposition period before filing international application (risk of central attack)  If applicant requires single brand in all designated countries, multiple potential marks are recommended because unlikely that one mark will be accepted everywhere

Filing Strategies  May not want to use European Community trademark application as home application (heightened risk of opposition)  US applicants may prefer national or regional route in order to expand scope of protection of mark (more limited base mark)

Additional INTA Resources For more information, visit Global Trademark Resources on for: –Practitioner’s Guide to the Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol –Madrid Protocol and Community Trade Mark and the Madrid Protocol Comparison fact sheets –Madrid System Topic Portal