International registration of marks : Objectives, main features, advantages.

Introduction; Objectives; who may use the Madrid System?; The international application; Examination by the office of a designated contracting party; Refusal of protection; Effects of the international registration; dependence on the basic mark; Replacement of a National or Regional registration by an international registration; Subsequent designation; Changes in the international register; cancellation; Licenses; duration of registration; Renewal; advantages of the Madrid system; Advantages of the Madrid System.