MADRID PROTOCOL
The Madrid system can simplify seeking protection in several member territories. Nitin Agarwal can assess eligibility, the basic mark and designated markets before recommending whether this route fits your plans.
Send your basic application or registration, owner details, goods and services, target territories and relevant dates.
WHY TAKE ADVICE?
The applicant and basic mark must meet the relevant Madrid requirements. The scope needs checking before filing.
Designated offices apply their own law. An international registration does not guarantee protection in every market.
For the first five years, protection depends on the basic mark as provided by the international system’s rules.
WHEN WE CAN HELP
These are illustrative situations, not accounts of completed client matters.
You want to compare a central international application with other available routes for your expansion.
We can assess the basic mark and proposed designated territories. The scope, fees and local support are agreed before instruction.
A designated office has objected and you need to identify the issue and the relevant response date.
Send the complete notice promptly. Local specialist advice may be needed and any response work requires a separately agreed instruction.
Your international registration may need further territories as your commercial plans develop.
We can assess whether a later designation fits your registration. Available territories, costs and scope need checking before proceeding.
THE SERVICE
The Madrid route can coordinate applications across selected markets. Each designated office still assesses protection locally.
Check the proposed basic mark, ownership and eligibility for the intended international filing.
Identify the countries or regions you need and the coverage to request.
Review the mark, specification and filing details for approval within the agreed scope.
Set out the proposed office fees, professional charges and potential need for local representation.
Report office notifications and separately agree responses, additional designations or specialist local work.
A CLEAR PROCESS
Provide the basic application or registration and ownership details.
Confirm the designations and coverage you want to request.
Review the international application details and fees before filing.
Consider notifications and separately instructed local responses.
YOUR ATTORNEY
Nitin Agarwal is a Chartered Trade Mark Attorney and founder of Corpinal IP Limited. You deal directly with him on the agreed advice and work. The engagement confirms the scope and any specialist support required.
BEFORE YOU INSTRUCT US
Have a question about your situation? Tell us what you need help with and include any relevant dates.
The Madrid Protocol is an international filing system administered by WIPO that allows eligible applicants to seek trade mark protection in multiple member countries through a single application.
No. It only covers participating member countries. Separate national applications may still be required for non-member states.
No. Each designated country examines the application according to its own national trade mark laws.
Yes. In many circumstances, additional member countries can be designated after the international registration has been obtained.
An initial conversation identifies your needs and whether we can help. Document review, legal assessment, drafting and substantive advice are paid work, with scope and fees agreed before we start. Sending an enquiry does not confirm that we can act or that a deadline is being monitored.
RELATED GUIDANCE
International protection starts with choosing the markets and filing routes that fit your business.
Prepare a trade mark application around your brand, goods and services.
A useful portfolio review connects your registered rights with current trading, growth plans and budget.
BRAND PROTECTION CHECK
Explore your wider brand protection needs with questions tailored to your business and plans.
No contact details needed to see your results.
YOUR NEXT STEP
Send your basic application or registration, owner details, goods and services, target territories and relevant dates.
We agree the scope and fees before substantive work begins. If a deadline is close, telephone us as well. An enquiry does not confirm that we are acting or monitoring a deadline.
