European Wedlock Accedes To Madrid

According to a MARQUES newsflash, on 21 June the European Union submitted to WIPO its musical instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol on the international registration of merchandise marks. The accession volition found a link betwixt the Madrid Protocol as well as the Community merchandise mark. This link volition enable businesses to produce goodness from the advantages of the Community merchandise rank through the Madrid Protocol organisation as well as vice-versa.

By filing an International Registration an applicant tin designate both national merchandise marks as well as the Community merchandise mark. This facility volition simplify the procedure of obtaining international merchandise rank protection roofing the European Union along amongst other Madrid Protocol countries. If a Community merchandise rank application made through the Madrid Protocol fails, it is nevertheless possible to convert dorsum to national designations nether the same Protocol. The accession volition accept number equally of ane Oct 2004.

welcomes this move, regretting solely the real long fourth dimension that has elapsed betwixt the kickoff of the CTM as well as Madrid Protocol systems (both of which came into functioning inward 1996) as well as the EU's accession to the Protocol.

WIPO's Madrid website here
Real Madrid here; imitation Madrid here