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The Madrid Protocol is a treaty between member countries that allows for a streamlined process to file international registration of trademarks. It was established in 1891 and functions under the Madrid Agreement (1891), and the Madrid Protocol (1989). It is administered by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) located in Geneva, Switzerland.
The Madrid system allows the trademark owner to apply for trademark protection in several countries by filing one application directly with a national or regional trademark office of the trademark holder’s choosing.
The following countries are members of the Madrid Protocol:
- Afghanistan (AF)
- Albania (AL)
- Algeria (DZ)
- Antigua and Barbuda (AG)
- Armenia (AM)
- Australia (AU)
- Austria (AT)
- Azerbaijan (AZ)
- Benelux (BX), consisting of Belgium (BE), the Netherlands (NL), and Luxembourg (LU)
- Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (BQ)
- Botswana (BW)
- Brunei Darussalam (BN)
- Cabo Verde (CV)
- Canada (CA)
- China (CN)
- Croatia (HR)
- Curaçao (CW)
- Czech Republic (CZ)
- Denmark (DK)
- Estonia (EE)
- Finland (FI)
- Gambia (GM)
- Germany (DE)
- Greece (GR)
- Iceland (IS)
- Indonesia (ID)
- Ireland (IE)
- Italy (IT)
- Japan (JP)
- Kenya (KE)
- Lao People’s Democratic Republic (LA)
- Lesotho (LS)
- Liechtenstein (LI)
- Madagascar (MG)
- Malaysia (MY)
- Mexico (MX)
- Mongolia (MN)
- Morocco (MA)
- Namibia (NA)
- North Macedonia (MK)
- Oman (OM)
- Philippines (PH)
- Portugal (PT)
- Republic of Moldova
- Russian Federation (RU)
- Samoa (WS)
- Sao Tome and Principe (ST)
- Sierra Leone (SL)
- Sint Maarten (Dutch part) (SX)
- Slovenia (SI)
- Sudan (SD)
- Switzerland (CH)
- Tajikistan (TJ)
- Trinidad and Tobago (TT)
- Türkiye (TR)
- Ukraine (UA)
- United Kingdom (GB)
- Uzbekistan (UZ)
- United States of America (US)
- Zambia (ZM)
- African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), consisting of Benin (BJ), Burkina Faso (BF), Cameroon (CM), Central Africa Republic (CF), Chad (TD), Congo (CG), Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea (GQ), Gabon (GA), Guinea (GN), Guinea-Bissau (GW), Mali (ML), Mauritania (MR), Niger (NE), Senegal (SN), Togo Comoros (TG)
- Bahrain (BH)
- Belarus (BY)
- Belize (BZ)
- Bhutan (BT)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA)
- Brazil (BR)
- Bulgaria (BG)
- Cambodia (KH)
- Chile (CL)
- Colombia (CO)
- Cuba (CU)
- Cyprus (CY)
- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (KP)
- Egypt (EG)
- Eswatini (SZ)
- France (FR)
- Georgia (GE)
- Ghana (GH)
- Hungary (HU)
- India (IN)
- Islamic Republic of Iran (IR)
- Israel (IL)
- Jamaica (JM)
- Kazakhstan (KZ)
- Kyrgyzstan (KG)
- Latvia (LV)
- Liberia (LR)
- Lithuania (LT)
- Malawi (MW)
- Mauritius (MU)
- Monaco (MC)
- Montenegro (ME)
- Mozambique (MZ)
- New Zealand (NZ)
- Norway (NO)
- Pakistan (PK)
- Poland (PL)
- Republic of Korea (KR)
- Romania (RO)
- Rwanda (RW)
- San Marino (SM)
- Serbia (RS)
- Singapore (SG)
- Slovakia (SK)
- Spain (ES)
- Sweden (SE)
- Syrian Arab Republic (SY)
- Thailand (TH)
- Tunisia (TN)
- Turkmenistan (TM)
- United Arab Emirates (AE)
- Viet Nam (VN)
- Zimbabwe (ZW)
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TRADEMARKS
Trademarks are a form of intellectual property rights for elements that identify a product or service’s source.
PATENTS
Patents help those who have developed an invention and seek to protect it.