Guide to the International Registration of Marks under the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol
The 2009 edition of the Guide itself (without Part C) is available in a single Adobe PDF file (1.12 MB), as well as in smaller Adobe PDF files split up per topic:
The html and paper versions of the Guide will be available soon.
Previous versions: 2008 [PDF]
Part A: Introduction
| Introduction
The Guide
The Madrid System: Basic Features Becoming Party to the Agreement or Protocol Declarations and Modifications by Contracting Parties Fee Reduction for Applicants from Least Developed Countries (LDCs) Further Information about the Madrid System Public Information about International Registrations |
[PDF] (80 kB) |
Part B: Procedure
| Chapter I: General
Introduction
Communications with the International Bureau Payment of Fees to the International Bureau Representation before the International Bureau |
[PDF] (73 kB) |
| Chapter II: The International Procedure
Introduction
The International Application The International Registration Refusal of Protection Subsequent Designation Changes in the International Registration Renewal of International Registration Dependence and Independence Facts in Contracting Parties Affecting International Registrations Continuation of Effects of International Registrations in Certain Successor States |
[PDF] (425 kB) |
Part C: Annexes
| Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Stockholm Act) | [PDF] (52 kB) |
| Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks | [PDF] (51 kB) |
| Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to that Agreement | [PDF] (234 kB) |
| Administrative Instructions under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to that Agreement | [PDF] (25 kB) |
| Conditions for Opening, Using and Closing a Current Account at WIPO | [PDF] (23 kB) |
