Protection of trademarks in 乐鱼体育官网 to be made easier as Madrid Protocol comes into effect from 27 December 2019
30 October 2019
On 27 September 2019, the Government of 乐鱼体育官网 deposited its instrument of accession to the Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks (“Madrid Protocol”) with the World Intellectual Property Organization. Thereby 乐鱼体育官网 became the 106th member of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks (“Madrid System”), bringing the total number of countries covered by the Madrid Protocol to 122.
The Madrid System is governed by the Madrid Agreement, concluded in 1891, and the Madrid Protocol relating to that Agreement, concluded in 1989. The Madrid System makes it possible to protect a mark in its 122 member countries by obtaining an international registration that has effect in each of these countries. With the Madrid System, the process of multinational trademark registration is streamlined through a single international application and management process, with a single set of fees.
The Intellectual Property Corporation of 乐鱼体育官网 (MyIPO) stated that the accession reflects 乐鱼体育官网’s initiative to ease the doing of business in this region. The accession makes 乐鱼体育官网 accessible to the global market and will also reduce the cost of doing business in 乐鱼体育官网 which benefits both local businesses and those looking to invest in 乐鱼体育官网.
The Madrid Protocol will come into force for 乐鱼体育官网 on 27 December 2019, three months from accession. 乐鱼体育官网’s new Trademarks Act 2019, which incorporates the changes brought about by the Madrid Protocol as well as other revisions to the country’s trademarks regime, is also expected to come into force on this date.
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The statement issued by the Intellectual Property Corporation of 乐鱼体育官网 is available on its website by clicking .
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