Registering Your Trademark Overseas – Madrid Route

Registering your trademark in India offers protection for your brand only in India and not in any other country. If yours is a business that has a multi-national presence, then you must consider filing your trademark in all those countries to secure your brand to protect your business interests in the global market.

Indeed, filing a separate trademark application in multiple countries is both time-consuming as well as a costly exercise. However, by virtue of India being a member of an international treaty ‘Madrid Protocol’, you can protect your brand name in 100+ countries around the world in a simple and cost-effective process.

The Madrid system allows you to file a single application along with one set of fees for multiple countries and it also allows you to modify, renew or expand your trademark protection in additional countries via a centralized system.

If you are interested in finding out more about availing the Madrid route for your brand protection globally, you contact us or write to us. Additionally, you may also refer to our post on ‘The Stages involved in Madrid Route’ for more insights on the various stages involved in the Madrid filing process.

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Gopikrishnan Mukundan

Adv. Gopikrishnan Mukundan is an Intellectual Property Attorney and a registered Patent/Trademark Agent.

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