Online Course: Guide to the International Registration of Marks under the Madrid System

Detailed programme Basic course: 16 June 2021 | Online
Advanced course: 23 - 24 June 2021 | Online
Each day: 9:00 - 15:15 CET
Login: 15 minutes before start Agenda: basic course / 16 June 2021
Madrid System - international registration of trademarks administered by the International Bureau of WIPO
General overview

Trademark protection possibilities abroad

Basic features of the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks and territorial coverage

Role of the International Bureau of WIPO

Requirements for the international trademark registration

Basic mark

International application

Entitlement

Representation and advantages for SME’s to be represented

Fees and methods of payment

Time limits

International trademark registration procedure

Examination by the International Bureau of WIPO

Notification and publication

Grant of protection

Refusal of protection

Subsequent designation

Duration of international trademark registration and renewal

Overview of Madrid System e-Services
Agenda: advanced course / 23 - 24 June 2021
How to correctly apply for an IR Mark!
International registration of marks under the Madrid System

Basic features and advantages of the Madrid System for protecting trademarks abroad

Territorial expansion of the Madrid System and latest developments

Special national (regional) requirements and procedures US

Formal requirements and grounds for refusal

How to avoid objections

How to act without a foreign representative

Principal register and Supplemental register

Madrid System online tools for trademark searching and monitoring (general overview)

Global Brand Database | Madrid Member Profiles database

Madrid Monitor | Madrid Portfolio Manager

Filing of International trademark application

Basic mark and entitlement to file an international application

How to use effectively Madrid System online tools (Global Brand Database, International Application Simulator, Fee calculator, Madrid e-Filing Assistant,

Madrid Goods & Services Manager) for preparing international trademark application

Role of the office of origin

Payments with the International Bureau of WIPO

Methods of payment | e-Payment tool

Misleading invoices

International trademark application procedure

Examination of international trademark applications

Madrid Goods & Services Manager

Types of irregularities

How to avoid irregularities and corrections

Date of the international registration

Granting protection in a designated Contracting Party

Effects of the international registration

Grant of protection

Provisional refusal and how to avoid it

Final disposition on the status of the mark (final decision)

Further decision | Invalidation

How to use effectively Madrid Monitor to determine the status of an international registration and scope of protection granted

European Union

Opposition proceedings | Search report

Seniority: WIPO and applicant responsibilities

United Kingdom

Examination reports | Provisional refusals

Opposition proceedings | Brexit considerations

Brazil

General comments | Filing tips | Trademark life

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