Articles
International Trademarks: The Madrid System
[2009-04-15]:
If you thought that international trademark registration costs tens of thousands of dollars, you are in for a pleasant surprise, especially if your target markets are in countries that are parties to the Madrid Protocol. In effect since 2004, the Madrid Protocol effected important simplifications to the Madrid system for the international registration of trademarks, which has been in existence for more than 110 years, and is based on the Madrid Agreement.