Recently, the Fujian Provincial Administration for Industry and Commerce issued the "Notice on Applying for Subsidies for the International Registration of Madrid Trademarks in 2015". The international registration date for the Madrid Trademark International is from January 1 to December 31, 2015. Registered rights holders, as well as Madrid trademark international registration rights holders whose registration dates are approved by relevant designated countries from January 1 to December 31, 2015, can submit Madrid trademark international registration certification materials before April 5 and submit them to the Shishi City Market The Supervision and Administration Bureau applies for registration of relevant application subsidies.
The cost of applying for Madrid international trademark registration is not high. Compared with applying in each country one by one, it can save a lot of money and a lot of time. It is understood that when registering a trademark internationally through the Madrid Agreement, a designation fee must be paid for each country designated.
However, the fee for designation in each member state is lower than the fee for registration in each country separately. It can be said that trademark internationalization is a key step for enterprises to set their sights on the international market and actively implement the strategy of going global. It is also a "golden key" to open overseas markets. 》》》》EU: ***The homogeneous trademark was officially renamed the EU trademark
According to the requirements of the provincial government's "Several Measures to Promote Trademark and Brand Work", from 2013 to 2018, the provincial finance department established Madrid The subsidy for trademark international registration is based on the number of designated countries. The subsidy is 5,000 yuan per case for designated countries or regions below 5, 10,000 yuan for each case designated for less than 10 countries or regions, and 10,000 yuan for designated countries or regions above 10. A subsidy of 15,000 yuan per item or region is provided, and the subsidy amount for a single basic trademark (one domestic registration number) for a single enterprise shall not exceed 20,000 yuan, or the annual subsidy for an enterprise shall not exceed 100,000 yuan. Madrid Internationally registered trademarks that have received subsidies last year will no longer receive subsidies again.
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