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International Trademark Registrations in 2002

Geneva, February 7, 2003
Press Updates UPD/2003/185

In 2002, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) registered 22,236 trademarks under the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks. Since each international registration under the Madrid System designates on average 12 countries in which the registration has effect, the total number of international trademark registrations is equivalent to 266,832 national trademark applications. The number of renewals of existing international trademark registrations in 2002 amounted to 6,023.

The largest number of international applications filed in 2002 came from users in Germany (5,158 applications or 23.2%), France (3,406 applications or 15.3%), Switzerland (2,500 applications or 11.2% of total) and the Benelux with 2,429 (10.9%) international applications.

The top ten users of the Madrid System in 2002 in terms of applications received are the following companies: Henkel, Philips Electronics, Novartis, Janssen Pharmaceutica, Daimler Chrysler, Siemens, Bayer, Unilever, ITM Enterprises, Biofarma and L'Oréal.

In 2002, two additional countries, namely Belarus and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia joined the Madrid Protocol, the more recent of the two treaties governing the international registration System, bringing the total number of countries party to the Madrid Protocol to 56 countries, and the total membership of the Madrid System to 70 countries.

A number of improvements designed to make the system more flexible and user-friendly were also introduced in April 2002. These changes make the system more responsive to the needs of users and the offices of the participating countries. They include the incorporation of a new provision for the recording at the international level of trademark licenses and amendments of the rules governing the filing of requests to record changes in the International Register, in particular to allow these requests to be filed directly with the International Bureau (considered one of the most useful features of the international system).

Appellations of Origin

Last year also saw the entry into force of a major revision of the Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration, which simplify and clarify procedures, making the system more user-friendly and transparent. In addition, one new appellation of origin from Slovakia, i.e., "Liptovska Bryndza" for cheese was registered, bringing the overall number of internationally registered appellations of origin to 844. Appellations of origin are used on products that have a specific quality that is exclusively or essentially due to the geographical environment in which the products are produced.

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