Overview of the Madrid Trademark

Madrid trademark international registration application is according to the "Madrid agreement on the international registration of trademarks" or the "Madrid agreement on the international registration of trademarks" the provisions of the Madrid Union between the member states of the trademark registration, different from one country by one.

There are now 100 parties to the Madrid System, covering 116 countries around the world.

Madrid trademark registration advantage

1. Low cost

Madrid trademark contains more than one hundred parties, do not need to one by one in each country to apply for trademark registration, greatly reducing the cost of application for trademark registration.

2. Short registration time

It takes only one application to register the Madrid trademark and 12 to 18 months to obtain trademark protection in many countries.

3. The procedure is simple

The applicant can apply for trademark registration in one or more categories of goods or services in multiple countries with only one application for trademark registration.

4. Wide range of trademark rights

Trademark registration is divided into regions, so the trademark right is also strictly regional division, Madrid trademark system is currently contains the largest number of countries.

5. Flexible use of trademarks

After the success of the application for trademark registration, the trademark can be flexibly used in its region or country without restrictions, and it can better enter the relevant country's market and seize the market in advance.

Conditions for the registration of a Madrid trade mark

1. The State designated for protection by the applicant is a member of the Madrid Agreement;

2. Application for Madeira registered trademark must belong to the registered trademark or approved registered trademark in our country;

3. The content of the trademark applied for international registration must be completely consistent with the content of the trademark registered in China by the applicant, and the commodities designated for use should be the same as the commodities registered in China or not exceed the range of the original registered goods;

4. Nationals who are not members of the "Madrid Union" can apply for international registration through the Trademark Office if they have a joint venture or wholly owned enterprise in the current country;

5. The applicant should have a real and valid business office, residence or nationality in the member country;