Registered foreign trademark has the following two methods:
1, through the Madrid for international registration of a trademark, Madrid system - international registration system.
2, the Madrid agreement due mainly to Europe, contracting is so not join the Madrid agreement Asian countries, to the country must be individually, namely direct registration registration.
A system of Madrid, through the international registration of a trademark.
* can also designated countries
A copy of the application for international registration, can apply for territorial extension of countries, its effect is equal to protect them from these countries were put forward an application for registration.
* simplifies the trademark registration procedures
An international application for registration, the two languages (English or French), to an organization (international) unified fee. To avoid the application in different countries, one must use different languages, and different countries to pay the trademark registration authorities respectively.
* greatly reduces the international registration of a trademark expenses and costs
An international application for registration, and to apply for registration of many countries, to avoid the need for ones agent entrusted, respectively, and the program might notarization, authentication cost and other procedures provisions, thus greatly reduces the same protective effect of costs.
Second, the Madrid international trademark query
Because of the economy, Madrid is generally not trademark.
Third, through the Madrid registered conditions
If you want to register, the U.S. by Madrid by the trademark office in China trademark must be accepted or get registration certificate!
Madrid registered faults
1 and the limitations of registered country
Because the Madrid agreement by the implementation of the principle of trademark registration, therefore, the country with domestic registered as countries for international registration of a part, limiting the prerequisites for implementing the country on the use of trademarks principle of enthusiasm,
Madrid alliance members only at present, some with more than 70 countries in the national trade ties, is not a member. Our enterprise cannot pass Madrid international registration of trademarks in these countries made way.
2, the requirement to apply for registration /
The international registration application in domestic trademark must be registered as a foundation. / In the Madrid agreement, based on the same trademark must apply for registration or preliminary application of domestic, In the Madrid protocol, application must be based on the same trademark registration, therefore, the state in the application on the time limit.
3 and registration of instability
Due to the international registration requirements to domestic application/registered as the foundation, and the country of five years of registration, so the country once registered in five years, the international registration has been revoked also will be revoked, its also called "principle." strike center,
Registration procedures:
1, local application for registration
Through to Madrid for international registration of trademarks, the applicant must be the trademark has been in its original country (i.e. its registered trademark) or the acceptance notification of the trademark has been obtained.
2 and submit the application
A trademark agency attorney/application for international registration/foreign language the application for international registration of the trademark registration certificate/domestic copy of the notification of acceptance, or copy/trademark design two tickets. If color trademark, still must accompany color trademark design of four.
The application for international registration of trademarks, the date of receiving the application letter to the trademark office date. Application formalities in accordance with the provisions and complete the application form a complete set, the application within 30 days, will be in English or French application (s) by the international bureau,
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