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INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARKS

International Trademark, also known as WIPO Trademark, is the trademark registration under the Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol. International Trademark grants protection in many countries by filing a single trademark registration request, based on a single application or registration in one of the member states.

Such registration will be done faster and at a lower cost than filing requests in each member country, as you will need to hire local patent attorneys only if there will be refusals, objections and trademark oppositions to the international trademark filed in some of the countries, according to national procedures.

It is good to keep in mind that we may handle for you not only the trademark registration with WIPO but also any provisional or final trademark refusals, as well as the possible trademark oppositions and contestations in the national stage in the designated countries.





International trademark refers to trademark registration in the 55 countries which are parties to the Madrid Agreement and/or in the 78 countries which are party to the Madrid Protocol. In most cases it is enough to have a trademark application in order to file an International request.

Only if the Office of Origyn and the designated countries are only members of the Agreement a trademark registration is required prior to the international filing.List of member Countries of the Madrid System:

Albania (A&P), Algeria (A), Antigua (P), Armenia (A&P), Australia (P), Austria (A&P), Azerbaijan (A&P), Bahrain (P), Belarus (A&P), Benelux (A&P)*, Bhutan (A&P), Bosnia (A&P), Botswana (P), Bulgaria (A&P), China (A&P), Croatia (A&P), Cuba (A&P), Cyprus (A&P), Czech Republic (A&P), Denmark (P), Egypt (A&P), Estonia (P),  European Union (P), Finland (P), France (A&P), Georgia (P), Germany (A&P), Ghana (P), Greece (P), Hungary (A&P), Iceland (P), Iran (A&P), Ireland (P), Italy (A&P), Japan (P), Kazakhstan (A), Kenya (A&P), Kyrgyzstan (A&P), Latvia (A&P), Lesotho (A&P), Liberia (A), Liechtenstein (A&P), Lithuania (P), Macedonia (A&P), Madagascar (P), Moldova (A&P), Monaco (A&P), Mongolia (A&P), Montenegro (A&P), Morocco (A&P), Mozambique (A&P), Namibia (A&P), Netherlands Antilles (P)*, North Korea (A&P), Norway (P), Oman (P), Poland (A&P), Portugal (A&P), Romania (A&P), Russian Federation (A&P), Saint Tome and Principe (P), San Marino (A&P), Serbia (A&P), Sierra Leone (A&P), Singapore (P), Slovakia (A&P), Slovenia (A&P), South Korea (P), Spain (A&P), Sudan (A), Swaziland (A&P), Sweden (P), Switzerland (A&P), Syria (A&P), Tajikistan (A), Turkey (P), Turkmenistan (P), Ukraine (A&P), United Kingdom (P), USA (P), Uzbekistan (A&P), Vietnam (A&P), Zambia (P). For more information on international trademark press here.

* Benelux is an acronym for Belgium, Luxembourg and Netherlands. These countries have a unified legislation on trademarks and a common Office for the registration of trademarks.  Their designation shall be subject to payment of a single fee. The Netherlands Antilles is a territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to which Benelux trademark law does not apply, but which has its own trademark law and its own Office. Protection in respect of the Netherlands Antilles shall be requested through a specific designation under the Protocol, distinct from that of the Benelux.

You may request an international trademark service by email office@intellektus.com.