International Trademark Registration:

Trademark registration is territorial in nature. Separate applications need to be filed in each country where you wish to register your trademark. But The international trademark registration is facilitated by the Madrid Agreement or the Madrid Protocol or in some cases by both the Protocol and agreement and is administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) located in Geneva,

The Madrid System is a one stop solution for registering and managing marks worldwide.  File one application, in one language, and pay one set of fees to protect your mark in the territories of up to 97 members. 

International trademark Application under Madrid Protocol

India has joined the Madrid protocol with effect from 8th July 2013. The Madrid system for the international registration of trademarks provides one single and cost-effective procedure for the registration of a mark in several territories.

At present, there are 91 countries which are members of the Madrid protocol. In order to file an international application under the Madrid protocol, there should be a trademark application filed in India or its orgin.

In a single international application under the Madrid protocol, several countries may be designated which are members of wipo. The fees will depend based on the number of classes and countries designated. The fees can be calculated using the online tool by choosing Office of origin as India, selecting the number of classes and specifying whether the mark is in colour: Upon filing the application, the mark is examined by each designated member country where registration is sought and then proceeds to registration http://www.trademarkregistrationkerala.com.