Madrid Protocol and CTM - a link to the future
Geneva, October 7, 2004
Ernesto Rubio
Assistant Director General, WIPO
towards a global registration system for trademarks
• Madrid Agreement of 1891 • Madrid Protocol of 1989
Madrid - CTM link
Membership (77)
Madrid Agreement - 56 Madrid Protocol - 66
9 11 15 18 18 20
21
2 3
5 7
7 15
25
29
34
36
38
41
45
Madrid System
43
39
32
25
22
18
16 2001
14 2002
13 2003
11 2004
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
Agreement
Agreement & Protocol
Protocol
Madrid Union
(77 Members)
Madrid System
Agreement only 11 Protocol only 21 (Including EC) Agreement and Protocol 45
Madrid Protocol and regional systems
• Madrid Protocol Article 14(1)(b) • European Community Trademark
Madrid - CTM link
• African Industrial Property Organization (OAPI)
Madrid Protocol in operation since 1996
• December 1, 1995 - entry into force
– China, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom
Madrid - CTM link
• April 1996 - beginning of operations (also in April 1996 - the Community Trade Mark comes into operation)
Madrid Protocol - CTM building a link (1996-2004)
• Legal questions to be addressed
– language regime – seniority claims – opting back
Madrid System
• Consultations and informal meetings • Amendments to the Madrid Regulations (2003)
Madrid Protocol - CTM building a link (1996-2004)
• WIPO - OHIM preparatory work (2003 - 2004)
– – – – coordination on procedures forms information notices electronic communication
Madrid System
• Instrument of accession by EC
• Accession into effect - October 1, 2004
Madrid Protocol - CTM the link established
• Designation of the EC
– in international applications originating in any Protocol country (including EC Member States)
• indication of a second language • seniority
Madrid System
– possibility of opting-back in case the designation of the EC drops
• OHIM as Office of origin
Madrid filings
January-September 2004
DE 19% FR 12%
Other 11%
JP 2%
IT 8%
CN 3%
Madrid System
US 6% CH 7% DK SE 2% 2%
CY - IE - GR - EE - LT - LV - PT 0%
BX 8% AT 4%
CZ 2%
ES 3%
GB 3%
SI - FI - SK - HU - PL 1%
Designations by designated CP
first half 2004
5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500
Madrid System
2000 1500 1000 500 0
C R D F I B P E A C G C HN J U R S T P S HB S U A DG L L Y F E B S K I L MMB MM I K E G V A A UDA K T K S C T MC KMS A S S L Z A B L I S N H U E R T X L S T N B Z U O P A O K R T I R G E S U K R V T U I E Y GR E I K C A A D S Z G E N L M Z Z Z P MG MU J N Y E Z D G L Z S M N T R R Y A
EU Member
Not EU
January-September 2004
International Register
Registrations Subsequent designations
17,544 7,445 5,731
(+6.77%)
(+16.56%)
Madrid System
Renewals
(+15.61%)
Filing increases in selected countries
first half 2004
Office of Origin
January-June 2004 Increase number of filings compared to J-J 2003 (%)
Madrid System
China Australia Hungary Japan Austria United Kingdom Turkey
485 290 167 325 593 457 287
+134.30% +132.00% +72.16% +68.39% +49.75% +48.86% +41.38%
Registrations by Category of Right-Holder
by end of August 2004
Number of right-holders 110,752 22,536 4,706 263 20 80.10% 16.30% 3.40% 0.19% 0.01% Trademarks by Right-holder 1-2 marks 3-10 marks 11-100 marks 101-500 marks > 500 marks
Rightholders (138,277)
All
138,277
100.00%
Madrid System
101-500 marks 11.35%
> 500 marks 5.42%
1-2 marks 31.49%
Registrations in force (422,035)
11-100 marks 26.94% 3-10 marks 24.80%
Madrid Challenges
• cope with growth while maintaining quality • offer additional services • further enlarge geographical scope
Madrid System
• expand use in all members • keep legal framework up to date
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Final remarks