✍🏻 Many have known the fact where registered trademark are granted a validity period of 10 years from the date of filing in general (7 in certain countries). However, not many are aware that there are countries like the USA, Mexico and even the Philippines require a submission of declaration
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☝️ One important thing to note about an international registration of a Madrid system application is that the origin domestic trademark application/ registration will need to be safeguarded for the first five years of the application process. Reason being should anything happen to the domestic
📋 Unlike national registration where a certificate of registration will be granted or issued by the respective trademark offices. Registration granted under the system may not necessary issue a certificate of registration by the respective offices other than a simple notice of grant. Moreover
✍🏻 As a baseline, we advise clients to go for the Madrid Filing System only when they are certain about the strength of their trademark, and at least 3 countries and 3 classes are intended. The main reasons are as follows:
1️⃣ A significant high entrance fee is required to commence the system<br
🗂️ How does a Madrid trademark filing system work? First of all, only a resident of or entity having a domicile address within the member country is entitled to use the Madrid filing system. It is a convenient filing system which allows applicant to designate multiple member jurisdictions as
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