Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Trademarks

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[inscription] 〔Signed on April 14th, 1891, 19○○Amended at Brussels on 14 November 2005, Amended at Washington on 2 June 1911, Amended at The Hague on 6 November 1925, Amended at London on 2 June 1934, Amended at Nice on 15 June 1957, Amended at Stockholm on 14 July 1967〕

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Article 1 〔Form a special alliance; Apply for trademark registration with the International Bureau; The definition of the country of ownership〕

(one) The States to which this Agreement applies shall form a special alliance for the international registration of trademarks.

(two) A national of any Contracting State, This can be done through the registration authority of the country of origin, To establish the World Intellectual Property Organization (Hereafter referred to "The Organization" ) The International Bureau of Intellectual Property in the Convention (Hereafter referred to "International bureau" ) File an application for trademark registration, To obtain in all other participating States of this Agreement the protection of marks for items of goods or services which have been registered in their respective States.

(three) The country known as the vassal State is: Countries of the Special Alliance where the applicant has a genuine and effective commercial and industrial operation; If he doesn't have one in the home of a special ally, A special ally where it has a home; If he has no residence in the territory of the Special Alliance, But he is a citizen of a special alliance country, The country of which he is a citizen.

Article 2 〔On Article 3 of the Paris Convention (The same treatment was accorded to certain classes of persons as to nationals of the Allied Powers) 〕

Nationals of countries not party to this Agreement, In the territory of the special Alliance formed under this Agreement, Meet the conditions set out in Article 3 of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property, Shall be treated in the same way as nationals of Contracting States.

Article 3 〔Application for international registration〕

(one) Each application for international registration must be made in the form specified in the Rules; The registration authority of the country of origin of the mark shall certify that the specific items in such an application correspond to the specific items in the national register, The date and number of the application and registration of the trademark in the country of origin and the date of application for international registration are also stated.

(two) The applicant shall specify the goods or services in which the trademark requested for protection is used, If possible, Their respective categories under the Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services registered with trademarks should also be specified. If the applicant is not specified, The International Bureau shall group items of goods or services into the appropriate categories of the classification.

The applicant's class description is subject to inspection by the International Bureau, This inspection is carried out by the International Bureau in conjunction with the national registration authority. In case of disagreement between the national registration authority and the International Bureau, The latter opinion shall prevail.

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