The English word for reciprocal agreement is reciprocal agreement.

A trademark reciprocity agreement refers to an agreement signed between two countries based on the principle of equality and mutual benefit to mutually accept trademark applications for registration by nationals of the other country. In addition to special trademark reciprocity agreements, my country's friendly trade or trade agreements with some countries often include the principle of reciprocity in trademark registration and relevant trademark registration terms.

According to the provisions of bilateral treaties, applicants are usually granted “national treatment”. Our country's trademark administration authorities should handle applications for trademark registration by citizens and enterprises from countries that have signed reciprocal trademark agreements with our country in accordance with the provisions of the agreement. After my country joined the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relevant to the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks, bilateral agreements only apply to countries that have not joined these three international treaties.

Principles for handling trademark reciprocity agreements

The principle of reciprocity is a principle often used in dealing with relations between countries. Its basic meaning is: in dealing with international political and economic The way you treat me in a relationship, I will treat you the same way. Applying the principle of reciprocity to foreign-related trademark registration requires both parties to handle trademark registration applications from citizens or enterprises of the other country in the same manner.

For example, if the country where the foreign trademark applicant belongs requires the submission of a domestic registration certificate or a reciprocal agreement certificate for the registration application of a Chinese trademark in that country, the trademark applicant in that country must also submit it to the Chinese trademark authority. The above certification: If the country where the foreign trademark applicant belongs requires us to certify and notarize the trademark application documents, our country will also handle it based on the principle of reciprocity, and vice versa.