The Madrid System is an international registration system for trademarks. It is bound by two treaties: the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Trademarks signed in 1891 and the Protocol Relevant to the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Trademarks adopted in 1989. The latter was established to make the Madrid system more flexible and more adaptable to the domestic legislation of certain countries that failed to join the Madrid Agreement. In addition, the Madrid Protocol opens the door to members of intergovernmental organizations that implement regional trademark registration systems. The two treaties are parallel and independent but can be operated jointly. Their joint implementation rules came into effect in 1996. The goal of the two treaties is to simplify administrative procedures for trademark owners so that they can obtain trademark protection in the countries they need in the shortest possible time and at the lowest cost. This is what the Madrid System is about. There are 104 member states.

As we all know, compared to registering alone abroad, Madrid trademark international registration has the advantages of wide coverage, convenient and fast procedures, and relatively low cost. So what exactly is Madrid International Trademark Registration? What are the things to note when registering a trademark in Madrid?

Madrid international registration of trademarks is based on the provisions of the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks (hereinafter referred to as the "Madrid Agreement") or the Protocol Relevant to the Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks (hereinafter referred to as the "Madrid Protocol"). Trademark registrations between member states of the Madrid Union.