Madrid Register,
The Madrid Agreement refers to application of trademark registration by the State or organization that is applying the Madrid Agreement is to get international protection of the trademark. When submitted a application, applicants can choose to assigned some or all of the parties for registration protection of the trademark. At present, there are 96 Parties.
I Reminders and Rules of the Service
1) Above charges is not the last service price. We will adjust it as exchange rates of official charges or particular public expense in some special parties.
2) In general, if there are more than three categories of assigned goods or services , 100 Swiss francs (about 680 RMB) will be added for each additional category except as otherwise stipulated by some parties (see as " Charging Standard of particular countries").
3) In the Madrid Protocol there are 10 years of validity for registered international trademark. In the Madrid Agreement are 20 years.
4) After agreed with customer, the planning register of trademark could submit the application of register.
II Required Material
1) Identity Certificate of the applicant (ID card or business license.),
2) Notice of application acceptance or the copy of certificate of register trademark,
3) Sign the Trademark Proxy
III Procedure of service
1) Inquire the charges
2) Pay the deposit of the service
3) Select the quantity of assigned parties and product categories and service categories.
4) Pay the full amount
5) Apply the register
6) Report its schedule
7) Finish the service
IV Procedures in Trademark Office and International Bureau
1) Submit the application,
2) Formal examination,
3) Notice of application acceptance,
4) Delivery the International Bureau by mail,
5) Examine by the International Bureau,
6) Issue certification of registration,
7) Announce assigned contracting party,
8) Assigned contracting party examines,
9) Protection declaration of assigned contracting party.
V Application Period
1) Trademark will issue Notice of application acceptance within 1-2 months after submitted application.
2) Trademark will finish form examination within 2 months after the date of application.
3) Examination period is 12 months for every assigned contracting parties In Madrid Agreement, is 18 months in the Madrid Protocol.
Note: Above period is only for any reference. Specific period is as per handling period in Trademark Office, International Bureau, and assigned contracting party.
Charging Standard of Particular Countries
(Currency:Swiss franc)
Item | Assigned application | ||
A category | Within 3 Cate. | Each added Cate. | |
UK | 262 | 73 | |
Denmark | 330 | 84 | |
Norway | 278 | 78 | |
Finland | 225 | 84 | |
Sweden | 260 | 102 | |
Iceland | 221 | 47 | |
Estonia | 151 | 47 | |
Georgia | 314 | 115 | |
Japan (See remark2) | 92 | 70 | |
Turkmenistan | 151 | 76 | |
Greece (See Remark 4) | 115 | 21* | |
Singapore | 272 | 272 | |
Australian | 320 | 320 | |
Ireland | 257 | 73 | |
Korea | 233 | 233 | |
USA | 301 | 301 | |
EU | 897 | 55(the 2nd cate.) | 164 |
Turkey | 178 | 35 | |
Bahrain | 274 | 274 | |
Uzbekistan | 1028 | 103 | |
Ghana | 379 | 379 | |
Oman | 484 | 484 | |
Israel | 407 | 306 | |
Curacao | 336 | 35 | |
Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba island | 195 | 20 | |
The Philippines | 95 | 95 | |
New Zealand | 93 | 93 | |
Mexico | 177 | 177 | |
Columbia | 243 | 121 | |
Syria | 66 | 66 | |
India | 62 | 62 | |
Tunisia | 131 | 17 | |
Saint Martin | 298 | 31 | |
Africa Organization of Intellectual Property | 639 | 131 | |
Zimbabwe | 97 | 58 | |
Gambia | 97 | 97 | |
Laos | 141 | 101 |
Remarks:
1.The standard of particular charges is not fix. International Bureau will adjust as per exchange rates or particular public expense.
2. In Japan it is 92 Swiss franc for the first category of application and 70 Swiss franc for each added category. After succeed register there are 229 Swiss franc per category for register charge.
3. There are 100 Swiss franc within 3 categories in countries which is not listed in above table.
4. Greece Intellectual property Office don’t require extra charges for the new application and assign in later period after the selected categories could be beyond the 10th.
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FAQ
1) Can trademark applicant from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan apply Madrid by China Trademark Office?
A. Trademark Applicant from Hong Kong and Macao cannot apply Madrid in China Trademark Office. Trademark Applicant from Taiwan can apply Madrid in China Trademark Office when had registered trademark or has submitted application and has gotten notice of application acceptance in China Trademark Office.
(2)Who can deal with application of Madrid Trademark Register?
A. Applicant or Xiaoma such like professional Agency
(3)Can pattern or colors of the trademark change?
A. No. When applying Madrid Trademark Register, the pattern and colors of applied trademark must be totally the same as the basic trademark’s.
(4)Can basic trademark be as general trademark to apply Madrid Trademark Register?
A. It cannot be as general trademark to apply Madrid Trademark Register when it is stereoscopic trademark, collective trademark or certification trademark.
(5)How could search the state of international register in Madrid after succeed trademark register?
A.Log in the website of WIPO, enter into ROMARIN to search, website address: http://www.wipo.int/romarin
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