The requirements for Madrid trademark application are as follows:

1. Applicant qualifications: Applicants must have certain subject qualifications. The applicant should have a real and effective industrial and commercial business place in the country; or have a residence in the country; or have the nationality of the country. In addition, legal persons or natural persons in Taiwan Province can apply for international registration through the Trademark Office. However, legal persons or natural persons in the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions cannot currently apply for international registration through the Trademark Office.

2. Application conditions: Trademarks applying for international registration must have started certain trademark registration application procedures in the local country. The country designated by the applicant for protection is a pure contracting party of the "Madrid Protocol", and the trademark applying for international registration must be a trademark that has been registered in that country; the country designated by the applicant for protection is a pure party of the "Madrid Protocol", or a member of the same "Madrid Protocol" "Madrid Agreement" and "Madrid Protocol" contracting parties, the trademark applying for international registration can be a trademark that has filed a registration application and been accepted in that country, or it can be a registered trademark;

3. Processing channels : There are two ways to apply for Madrid trademark international registration through the Trademark Office

a. Entrust a nationally recognized trademark agency to handle the application; b. The applicant submits the application to the Trademark Office on his own.

4. Processing steps

Prepare the application documents → Submit the application documents to the International Registration Office of the Trademark Office → Pay the registration fee according to the provisions of the "Charge Notice" → Receive the international registration certificate

5. The materials required for application are as follows

a. The trademark drawing (must be clear, picture format: jpg/png);

b. The category and type of the trademark Product information table;

c. Qualification documents (picture format: jpg/png): Corporate customers provide business license, individual customers provide ID card (front and back required);

d. Additional documents (choose one of the following documents): a copy of the domestic trademark "Trademark Registration Certificate", a copy of the domestic trademark "Notice of Acceptance";

e. Applicant information: applicant's Chinese and English name, application Address in Chinese and English, and legal form of the applicant.

6. Payment of fees

After receiving the completed application documents, the Trademark Office will register the date of receipt, assign an application number, calculate the fees required by the applicant, and submit the application to The applicant or agent issues a "Charge Notice". The applicant or agent should pay the relevant fees to the Trademark Office within 15 days from the date of receipt of the "Charge Notice". The Trademark Office will submit the application to the International Bureau only after receiving the full amount. If the applicant or agent fails to pay the fees within the due date, the Trademark Office will not accept the application and will notify the applicant in writing.

7. Receipt of the "International Registration Certificate"

The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) received the Implementing Rules for the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Trademarks and its Protocol After applying for an international registration, it will be registered in the International Register, and an "International Registration Certificate" will be issued to the trademark registration applicant and the trademark competent authority of each designated contracting party will be notified. The International Registration Certificate is sent directly by the International Bureau to the International Registration Office of the Trademark Office, and then forwarded to the applicant or trademark agency by the International Office of the Trademark Office. It should be noted that the applicant must fill in the address clearly (the mailing address can be added). If the applicant's address changes, the change should be made in time.

8. Notes:

The Madrid trademark is valid for 10 years and can be renewed upon expiration. The renewal period is valid for 10 years. Within 6 months before the expiration of the validity period, the International Bureau will informally notify the trademark registrant of the renewal matters, including the expiration date of the validity period; if the registrant fails to apply for renewal before the expiration date of the validity period, there will be another 6 months. Extension period; if the extension is not applied for during the extension period, the International Bureau will cancel the Madrid trademark.