1. Application for local registration

To apply for international registration of a trademark through Madrid, the applicant’s trademark must be a trademark that has been registered in its country of origin (i.e. home country) or has Trademarks that have been notified of acceptance.

2. Submit the application

Sign a trademark agency power of attorney with our company, and then fill in the relevant documents for international trademark registration provided by our company. Please also provide a copy of the domestic "Trademark Registration Certificate" or two copies of the "Notification of Acceptance"/trademark drawings. If it is a color trademark, four color trademark drawings must be attached. The application date for international trademark registration shall be the date when the Trademark Office receives the application documents. If the application procedures are complete and the application documents are filled in as required, an application number will be assigned, and the Trademark Office will send the application documents (in English or French) to the International Bureau within thirty days;

3. Review by the International Bureau

After receiving the international registration application, the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) deems that the procedures are complete and the categories and names of goods and services are filled in correctly, it will be registered; if it deems that the procedures are not complete, the registration will be suspended and the Notify the Trademark Office. The Trademark Office will notify the applicant or agent to complete the procedures within 15 days after receiving the notice from the International Bureau; upon review, it meets the requirements of the International Bureau, and after the application has been or will be submitted to each designated country for review, it will issue an international trademark. Proof of registration. This international trademark registration certificate is not proof that the trademark has been approved for registration; its significance is that the international registration number and international registration date are the basis for the applicant to carry out a series of activities such as later designation, change, transfer, and renewal of the trademark.

4. Review in designated countries

Whether a trademark can be registered in each designated country shall be subject to review in each designated country.

5. Review by the Agreement Countries and the Agreement Countries

Each country designated for protection when applying for international trademark registration will decide whether to grant protection according to their respective national laws, and must report to the International Bureau Statement should be rejected. The Agreement stipulates that the maximum time limit for declaration of rejection is one year, that is to say, if the designated protection application is not rejected within the one-year time limit, the application will automatically be protected (according to the provisions of the Protocol, member states may, if necessary, The time limit for the right to refuse has been extended to 18 months). Counting from the date of international registration, if a refusal notice refusing to grant trademark protection is received from an agreement country or a protocol country within 18 months, it means that the trademark has been registered in the agreement country or protocol country. automatically protected.

6. Time and fees for trademark application

If the registration application is successful, it will take 18-24 months to obtain the certificate. It is valid for 10 years after successful registration. There is no official receipt for international trademark applications in Madrid, and the relevant authorities will issue a registration certificate directly. Please consult our company for the fees and search fees for Madrid international registration of trademarks. Note:

(1) The above fees include our agency’s service fees and government fees, but do not include document notarization fees. , claim priority and other fees.

(2) The above fees do not include trademark review, opposition fees, etc. If a trademark application is opposed by others after being initially approved and announced, or if a reexamination is applied after the trademark application is rejected, there will be a certain fee, which will be negotiated based on the specific circumstances.

(3) Unless otherwise specified, the search fees reported in the fee schedule are calculated for each trademark element and each category. If the search system does not have Chinese or graphic search functions, only the English part, or Chinese or The graphic part has a more general meaning, and the query results are less referential. For complex trademarks, that is, those with multiple parts, a trademark pattern needs to be provided and a separate quotation will be made.

(4) Due to exchange rate fluctuations, local regulations, and official fees often change, fees may increase or decrease during the period, which will be reconfirmed when entrusting our company.