The difference between two ways to apply for registration:
1, Madrid trademark international registration In terms of applying for registration, a registered trademark in Madrid can be protected by multiple parties in one registration application, and the application procedure is relatively simple. If the Madrid application successfully passes the examination in each designated contracting party, the Madrid registration can save the applicant a lot of time and energy. However, in the case of rejection or objection, the applicant needs to directly submit the rejection review and objection defense to the trademark authorities of each designated contracting party, and prepare corresponding documents according to the laws and regulations of each designated contracting party, such as providing notarized trademark agency power of attorney. In this case, the procedure may be more complicated than single-country registration.
2. Trademark registration in a single country is relatively complicated at the provincial level. Applicants need to understand the trademark laws and regulations of various countries and prepare registration documents according to the requirements of trademark registration in various countries. There are many documents to be prepared and the procedures are cumbersome. However, if professional organizations provide services, the workload of applicants can be greatly reduced.
The latest Madrid international registration process
1. Submit international registration through the Trademark Office.
2. The Trademark Office conducts formal examination and issues a notice of payment after it is correct.
3. Issue a notice of acceptance after payment, and the Trademark Office will forward a copy of the international application business license to the International Bureau.
4. Formal review by the International Bureau.
5. Forward it to national judicial institutions after it is correct.
6, by the national judicial institutions for review.
7, according to the results of the review, issued a notice of approval or rejection.
The latest materials required for international registration in Madrid
1, basic application/registered trademark information
2. Clear trademark design (consistent with the basic trademark)
3, the applicant's main documents (ID card signature or seal)
4. Application category and secondary items (consistent with the basic trademark)
5. Power of attorney
6. The designated United States also needs the signature of MM 18.
Differences in registration fees between the two methods:
1. The cost of international registration of Madrid trademarks is cheaper than that of a single country. The main reason is that the application for registration in Madrid was forwarded by the China Trademark Office and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization to the trademark authorities of the designated contracting parties. The fees mainly include the basic application fee, the designation fee (the more designated countries, the higher the fee) and the service fee of domestic agencies.
As for the registration fee of a single country, according to the requirements of national laws, applicants usually need to entrust local agencies in various countries to submit registration applications. In addition to the official fees and service fees of domestic institutions, there will also be service fees of foreign institutions. This objective reason leads to the fact that the registration fee of a single country is usually much higher than that of Madrid. In addition, when registering in a single country, some countries require the submission of notarized trademark agency power of attorney and other materials, and this notarization and authentication procedure will also generate certain expenses.
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