The scope of trademark protection in Madrid shall be subject to the country designated by the applicant. The applicant can specify 1 country or all member countries. However, each designated country will bear the corresponding expenses.

The EU trademark means that no matter which of the 27 member countries you register your trademark in, your trademark will be protected by these 27 countries.

(2) The qualifications of applicants are different.

Applicants for Madrid trademarks must be enterprises, individuals or other organizations of member countries, and must apply to the World Intellectual Property Organization on the basis of trademarks that have been applied for or registered in the country of origin.

In other words, you must register a trademark in China before you can apply for a Madrid trademark. There are no restrictions on EU trademarks, and anyone can submit an application.

(3) Different in nature

There are relatively many countries or regions where Madrid trademarks are protected. An application can specify all member States, and the application fee is lower than that of a single country. It is widely used in the world. By "international trademark" we mean Madrid trademark.

The protection scope of EU registered trademarks is limited to 28 EU countries, but the application process is relatively simple and the time is relatively short.

(4) The duration of registration is different.

EU trademark: It can be registered in 8 months on average, and the time for trademark registration has been shortened to 5 months recently.

Madrid trademark: The time to apply for the registration of a trademark depends on the different legislative provisions of different countries, and the time required in most countries can reach 65,438+08 months.

Madrid's registered trademark is protected in a wide geographical scope, and all member States can be designated in one application. The application fee is lower than that of a single country, so it is widely used internationally, so that the so-called "international trademark" refers to the Madrid trademark.

The scope of protection of registered trademarks in the EU is limited to 28 countries in the EU, and may be reduced to 27 countries. But relatively speaking, the application process is relatively simple and convenient, and it takes a short time. The application for trademark registration can be quickly approved and protected, and the relief method is unified, which is conducive to the protection of trademark rights.