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In due course the national office will either register the mark or issue a rejection. The Protocol requires that they do so within 12 months to 18 months.

Who can use the Madrid System? You can use the Madrid System if you are a national of – or have a domicile or business in – any of the 130 countries covered by the Madrid System's 114 members.

Based on your Indian trade mark, you can file an international application, online, at the IP India (CGPDTM) website (http://.ipindia.gov.in/trade-marks.htm), designating all or some of the members of the Madrid Union where you wish your mark to be protected.

There are five basic steps in the process of filing an international trademark application through WIPO's Madrid System: Complete your international trademark application. Refer to 'How to file'. Submit the application to your Office of origin. (Warning: Do not send it to WIPO!) ... Formal examination.

A Designated country must decide, within 18 months of receiving a Madrid Protocol application (based on an International Registration), whether, and to what extent, it will extend protection of the trade mark to its country.

Effective February 18, 2021 In its recent Trademark Fee Adjustment rule, the USPTO amended the application fee for international applicants designating the United States under the Madrid Protocol. The fee is set to increase from $400 to $500 per class.

Each office will decide, within 12 or 18 months, whether or not your trademark can be protected in their territories. WIPO will inform you of their decisions. If an IP Office refuses to protect your mark, either totally or partially, this decision will not affect the decisions of other IP offices.

To register a trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), you will need to fill out and submit a trademark application. You can do this online, using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), an online trademark filing service, or you can submit a paper application.