Single window trademark registration begins
Posted on: 08/Jul/2013 12:37:08 PM
The single window trademark registration, the Madrid Protocol, will start its operations on Monday. Speaking about this, P. Sanjay Gandhi, President of the Intellectual Property Rights Attorneys Association said, ‘Wider protection of a trademark, single application for all Madrid member countries, single fee for trademark application, one language either English or French -- speedy and cost-effective registration process are the benefits of the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Trademarks.
‘India signed the protocol on April 8 this year, bringing the Indian trademarks system in conformity with the Madrid Protocol. As a first step, the Indian Trademarks Act, 1999 and the Rules to the Act, were amended in 2012. The four trademark registries in India -- Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata can now start receiving the applications for international trademarks as per Madrid Protocol from July 8. The Intellectual Property Rights Attorneys Association will continue to spread awareness about the Madrid Protocol and its procedures and implications in India.’
