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Get answers to your questions on filing for and managing international trademark registrations to protect your brand across 130+ export markets in one go.
To use the Madrid System, you must be a national of – or have a domicile or business in – a Madrid System member AND have – or have applied for – a local trademark registration in that same country or region.
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General questions
The Madrid System offers a convenient and cost-effective solution to protecting and managing trademarks across multiple export markets in one go. You file one application for an international trademark registration in one language and pay one set of fees in one currency (Swiss francs). You centrally manage your international trademark registration through WIPO. Any changes you make apply to all your protected markets in one go.
You can use the Madrid System if:
- You are a national of – or have a domicile or business in – any Madrid System member; and
- You have applied for or registered a trademark through the intellectual property (IP) Office of that member.
Find out all about Madrid System fees and payment methods. Important: We cannot record your international trademark registration unless you have paid all necessary fees.
Tip! Use the fee calculator to estimate the cost of filing an international trademark application, based on type of mark, target export markets and number of classes of goods and services. You can also estimate fees for renewals, extending the geographical scope of your registration (subsequent designation), and more.
The Madrid System is:
- Convenient: File one application in one language and pay one set of fees in one currency (Swiss francs).
- Global: Seek protection of your trademark across 130+ export markets in one go, representing over 80% of world trade.
- Cost-effective: Save time and money by filing one international trademark application, rather than a bundle of national or regional trademark applications. No need to pay for translations or hire representatives in each target country.
- Centralized: Manage and renew your international trademark registration centrally through WIPO – across all your designated markets in one go.
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An international trademark registration is valid for 10 years and is renewable indefinitely. You can renew it either when the 10-year term expires, or within the six-month grace period following its expiry.
Warning: Additional fees apply if you renew your registration during the grace period.
The simplest way to renew your international trademark registration is through your eMadrid workbench.
eMadrid is the Madrid System’s digital gateway. It provides centralized and secure self-service access to all the services and tools you need to file for, manage and monitor international trademark registrations. eMadrid includes:
- Integrated workbench – Perform all your transactions securely (e.g. expand geographical scope of protection, change contact details, renew your registration) in one workbench with sorting, filtering and batch processing capabilities.
- Collaboration features – Create "connections" and share access rights to collaborate with team members.
- Real-time updates and prompts – Stay informed with timely updates and alerts on key actions, ensuring you’re always on track with your trademark tasks.
- Built-in guidance – Complete transactions online confidently, with validation, pre-populated fields, and step-by-step assistance that save time and reduce errors.
You need a WIPO Account to access most features of eMadrid. (Don’t have a WIPO Account? Create one now). Tip: Use the same email address for your WIPO Account and your international trademark application (and any other international trademark registrations you hold). This helps connect everything to your personal eMadrid workbench where you can track status, access documents, manage payments, receive notifications, and monitor and manage your registration.
Find out more in our eMadrid FAQs
Questions about applications
The way you file your application depends on your Office of origin – the IP Office where you have applied for or registered your trademark. eMadrid will guide you to the filing method available for your Office.
Remember, it’s best to create a WIPO Account. Don’t have one? Create your free WIPO Account now.
Step 1: Access your filing tool
- Log in to eMadrid using your WIPO Account
- Choose “File an application”
- Go to “Prepare your application”
- Start typing and select your county/region name in the “Get started” box – eMadrid will show you the filing method available for your Office of origin.
Step 2: Complete and submit your application
For a small number of Offices – you will be asked to “Get started with Madrid System member profiles”. This means that your Office of origin hosts its own online filing service. Click the link in the Office’s member profile page to access that service — you will leave the WIPO environment and may be asked to log in to your Office of origin’s digital environment. Follow the prompts to complete and submit your application.
For most Offices – you will be asked to either “Get started with Madrid e-Filing” or “Get started with the Madrid Application Assistant”. The steps are the same for both:
- Choose “New application”
- Select your county from the “Office of origin” drop-down menu
- You have one of two options:
- Import: eMadrid retrieves your data directly from your domestic trademark application or registration. Check that all the information is correct and add any missing details such as your email address and representative details.
- Add manually: Enter your domestic trademark application or registration details yourself.
Step 3: Follow the prompts to complete and submit your application
- Madrid e-Filing: Your application is sent directly to your Office of origin.
- Madrid Application Assistant: Download your completed application in PDF format and forward it to your Office of origin.
Tip: Goods and services
You can narrow the list of goods and services in your international trademark application, but you cannot broaden it. Be careful: If you want to broaden the list of goods and services later on, you will need to file a new national application with your Office of origin first.
Yes. We send all communications electronically.
To process applications – and future requests to manage international trademark registrations – we need valid and separate email addresses for:
- applicant
- representative (if any)
The applicant and representative email address cannot be the same. You can update your email address at any time through your eMadrid workbench.
Tip: Use the same email address for your WIPO Account (used to access eMadrid) and your international trademark application. This connects everything to your personal eMadrid workbench where you can track application status, access documents, manage payments, receive notifications, and monitor and manage your registration.
We do not share or publish email addresses.
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No, protection is not guaranteed. The IP Office of each Madrid System member that you designate checks that your mark meets its local trademark laws. It can raise objections or oppositions, and may issue a provisional refusal within one year (in some case 18 months or longer) of the date when we notified them of their designation.
Refusal by one member does not affect protection in other designated members.
You can appeal against a provisional refusal at the domestic level or for example limit the list of goods and services.
If you do not receive a notification of provisional refusal from a designated export market within the relevant time limit, then your registration is valid within that territory – for all the goods and services for which you requested protection.
Searching for existing and pending trademarks in your target markets will help you to uncover trademarks that are similar or identical to yours, and make informed decisions about your international trademark application strategy.
If your trademark infringes on the rights of another person or company, you may not be able to register it. Avoiding potential conflicts before you file can save you time and money.
You can use WIPO’s Global Brand Database to search through millions of records from multiple national and international databases.
The list of goods and services that your international trademark registration will cover is based on that of your national or regional trademark application or registration ("basic mark"). You can adjust the scope of protection of your international trademark registration to be narrower, but not broader than your basic mark.
Be careful: If later on you wish to broaden the list of goods and services covered by your international trademark registration, you will have to submit a new national application through your Office of origin first.
You can use the goods and services manager under eMadrid to select from hundreds of thousands of terms to:
- build a list of goods and services
- check whether the IP Offices of the Madrid System members where you seek protection will accept or reject a term, saving you time and money!
Find out more about classification.
The member profiles available under eMadrid provide a wide range of information on the laws, practices, and procedures of all Madrid System members.
Step 1 – Checking and certification (local IP Office)
Once you’ve completed your application, it goes to your local intellectual property (IP) Office. They check that the details included in your international trademark application correspond to the particulars of your national or regional trademark registration. They certify the application and send it to us.
Step 2 – Formal examination (WIPO)
We check that your international trademark application complies with all formal requirements (contact details, quality of images, payment of fees, etc.).
Once approved, we record your trademark in the International Register and publish it in the WIPO Gazette of International Marks. We send you a Certificate of Registration – acknowledgement of compliance with WIPO’s formal requirements – and notify the IP Offices of all the Madrid System members where you seek protection, of their designation.
Step 3 – Substantive examination (national and regional IP Offices)
The IP Office of each Madrid System member where you seek protection performs substantive examination of your mark. Each Office must grant or refuse protection in their territory within a set time limit (12, or in some cases 18 months from the date on which we notified it of its designation). Each Office sends us its decision. We notify you and update the International Register.
You can check the status of your international trademark application in your eMadrid workbench:
- Login to eMadrid with your WIPO Account
- Go to the “Manage your trademarks” tab
- Click on your international trademark registration to open full details
Your workbench contains any international trademark applications or registrations that use the same on-record and WIPO Account email address.
- Once we have received your application, you will see it as “Pending” in the “Trademarks” tab of your workbench. You can check its status in the “Transactions” tab.
- Once we have registered your application, you can check status of protection in each designated export market in the “Designation status” tab.
- If the status of protection is “Protection Granted”, you can directly download a PDF document showing a status summary. If you need something more official, you can quickly order a certified document.
Questions about registrations
You can check status of protection in each designated export market through your eMadrid workbench:
- Login to eMadrid with your WIPO Account
- Go to the “Manage your trademarks” tab
- Click on your international trademark registration to open full details
- Open the "Designation status" tab
If the status of protection is “Protection Granted”, you can directly download a PDF document showing a status summary. If you need something more official, you can quickly order a certified document.
Yes! You can use your eMadrid workbench to:
- Renew your registration
- Cancel your registration
- Change ownership
- Change your contact details
- Expand the geographical scope of protection of your registration to other Madrid System members
- Fix an error in the International Register
- Limit the list of goods and services
- Manage your representative
- Renounce protection
Yes! You can request a total (all goods and services in all designated Madrid System members) or partial (some goods and services, in some designated members) change in ownership through your eMadrid workbench.
The new owner must be entitled to use the Madrid System member (question 2).
Find out more about changing ownership.
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Disclaimer: The questions and answers provided on this page serve a purely informative purpose and are not a legal point of reference. They do not necessarily represent the official position of WIPO or its member states.