Seminar on the Madrid System
of International Registration
of Marks

organized by the
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

Geneva, November  16 and 17, 2006

 

PROVISIONAL PROGRAM

Thursday, November 16, 2006

9.30 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 11.15 Basic Features of the Madrid System
  • Basic Features and Recent Developments
  • Relationship Between the Agreement and the Protocol:  the Safeguard Clause
  • Advantages of the Madrid System for Users
11.15 – 11.30 Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.30 General Principles When Filing an International Application
  • Types of International Applications
  • Entitlement to File
  • Choosing the Office of Origin
  • Languages
  • Representation Before the International Bureau
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.15 International Application and Examination  
  • Contents of the International Application 
  • Examination by the Office of Origin 
  • Examination by the International Bureau and Irregularities
  • Practical Exercices
15.15 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.15 Practical Exercises and Questions

Friday, November 17, 2006

9.35 – 10.45 Managing an International Registration I
  • Subsequent Designation 
  • Change in Ownership 
  • Limitation; Renunciation; Cancellation
  • Practical Exercises
10.45 – 11.00 Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.30 Managing an International Registration II
  • Recording of Licenses 
  • Restrictions on the Right of Disposal 
  • Replacement under Article 4bis
11.30 – 12.30 Managing an International Registration III
  • Ceasing of Effect of the Basic Application or of the Basic Registration 
  • Transformation 
  • Corrections in the International Register by the International Bureau of WIPO
  • Duration of Registration
  • Renewal
  • Questions
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 14.30 Information Concerning International Registrations
  • The Gazette; Madrid-Express; ROMARIN
14.30 – 15.15 Comparison Principles of the Nice Classification and its Use in the procedures for International Registration of Marks under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol
15.15 – 15.30 Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.45 Advantages of the Madrid System from User's point of view and Comparison Between the Madrid System and the Community Trademark System
16.45 – 17.00 Closing

Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks

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