International Registration of Marks

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International Registration of Marks The Madrid
System Lectures at IGNOU, New Delhi, India
April 2005
Anil Sinha Senior Program OfficerWIPO Worldwide
Academy World Intellectual Property Organization
(WIPO)
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The Madrid System

• International Registration of Trademarks

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Objectives

• Registration and Administration of Trademarks in
  up to 77 Contracting Parties
• through a single procedure
• with a single administration
• in a single language

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Procedure through the Madrid System

• Via national office
• Language
• Formal examination
• Registration
• Notification and publication
• Refusal (or not) by designated Contracting Parties

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Central Administration

• Subsequent Designations
• Assignments
• Changes in Names and Addresses
• Limitation, renunciation, cancellation
• Renewal

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Accessions since November 2003

• United States of America (P)
• Cyprus (PA)
• Islamic Republic of Iran (PA)
• Croatia (P)
• Kyrgyzstan (P)
• Namibia (PA)
• Syrian Arab Republic (PA)
• European Community (P)

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Membership (77)
Madrid Agreement - 56Madrid Protocol - 66
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International Trademark Register
2003 2004

• Applications 23,872 ( 3.1) 29,480 (23.47)
• Registrations 21,851 (- 1.7) 23,379 ( 7.01)
• Subsequentdesignations 8,743 (43.6)
  9,759 (11.62)
• Renewals 6,640 ( 7.0) 7,345 (10.62)

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Total Madrid Designationsby end 2004
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Registrations by Category of Right-Holderby end
2004
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Major filing countries in 2004
Germany 5,393 18.80 France 3,503 11.89 Italy 2,4
99 8.43 Benelux 2,482 8.48 Switzerland 2,133
7.24 USA 1,734 5.89 Austria 1,178
4.00 China 1,015 3.45 United Kingdom 917
3.11 Spain 867 2.94 Japan 692
2.35 Others 7,046 36.15
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Filing increases in 2004(selected countries)
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Developing Countries Applications
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Comparing costs
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Moroccan Trademarks in Madrid(over 580)
a contribution to wealth creation
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What news for applicants in 2004

• New Contracting Parties (information notices)
• Spanish under the Protocol as from April 1, 2004
• Link with the CTM as from October 1, 2004

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Link with the CTM

• Designation of the EC
• in international applications originating in any
  Protocol country (including EC Member States)
• indication of a second language
• seniority
• possibility of opting-back in case the
  designationof the EC drops
• OHIM as Office of origin

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News concerning information products

• Madrid Guide - new version (E, F, S)
• Web site - information notices, alert and search
• Gazette - trilingual, weekly
• Madrid Express - additional features
• ROMARIN - new version, on-line and DVD

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Madrid Challenges

• Cope with growth maintaining quality
• New services development
• Continue to enlarge geographical scope
• Promote broader use
• Keep legal framework up to date

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Thank you