The Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks is governed by two treaties: the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, which dates from 1891, and the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement, which was adopted in 1989, entered into force on December 1, 1995, and came into operation on April 1, 1996. Common Regulations under the Agreement and Protocol also came into force on that date. The Madrid System is administered by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which maintains the International Register and publishes the WIPO Gazette of International Marks.
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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.