International trademark

International registrations under the Madrid Protocol are issued
by a central body, the World Intellectual Property Organisation
(WIPO) in Geneva, and have effect in all the countries designated
by the applicant, subject to the right of national registries to refuse
protection in their countries.

Whilst an international registration is therefore in effect a collection of independent national rights all bearing the same number, as one registration it affords many administrative advantages.

It differs from a Community trademark, which is a unitary registration covering the European Union, but it still provides a simplified procedure which reduces the cost of obtaining and maintaining a trademark registration in many countries.

The Madrid Protocol offers our Spanish based trademark clients a cost-effective route to trademark protection in foreign countries. It should also offer significant cost savings on renewals compared with national registrations.

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