Benefits of International Trademark

International trademark registration offers numerous benefits to businesses of all sizes. By registering your trademark internationally, you gain exclusive rights to use your brand name, logo, or other identifying marks in countries around the world, protecting your business from potential infringement and unauthorized use. Additionally, international trademark registration helps you build brand recognition and credibility, giving consumers confidence in your products and services. With an international trademark, you can expand your business into new markets with confidence, knowing that your brand is protected and secure. Reap the benefits of international trademark registration and elevate your business today!

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Over 110 Countries

Valid in countries that are parties to the Madrid System. Choose from over 110 countries within Europe and globally, including major economies like the US, China, India, and Japan.

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Flexible

Select only the countries relevant to your business. You can expand your international trademark registration at a later time to cover more regions.

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Convenient

Bundling multiple national registrations into a single international registration makes it easier and more affordable to manage your trademark protection.

How Does it Work?

Based on a National Trademark Registration or EU Trademark

Before filing an international application, you need a basis, which can be a national trademark registration or an EU trademark, or an application for either. If you already have a UK trademark or an application for it, you can extend it to other countries under the Madrid System.

If you have a national trademark registration or an application in a Madrid System member country, we can help extend it via the relevant authority. The details in your national trademark registration and international application must match. You don’t have to apply for international trademark registration for all goods and services, but only for the same or fewer items.

Online Filing

To file an international application based on your local trademark, submit it online via UKIPO, selecting the countries you want to cover. UKIPO will then forward it to WIPO. Due to Brexit, EU trademarks and international applications involving the EU are subject to specific measures, including automatic conversion of registered trademarks.

If you file your international application within six months of applying for the UK trademark, you can claim priority, starting trademark protection on the same date in all countries covered by the application.

Assessment by WIPO

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) reviews your application to ensure it meets the necessary conditions. Once compliant, your application is registered in the international trademarks database and published in the WIPO Gazette of International Marks. WIPO notifies the relevant authorities in the countries where you've submitted your application.

Individual Examination

Each country will examine your application independently. Your trademark could be:

Registered for all goods and services;
Registered for some of the goods and services;
Refused completely.

UKIPO has no influence over this process and has no access to the status of your application. You can use Trademark Nova’s Madrid Monitoring service for updates. In certain countries, including the US, it's mandatory to appoint an IP professional for communication with authorities.

Frequently Asked Questions

Anybody introducing a new brand identity or planning on offering newly branded services or products should take the necessary steps to protect their trademark.

The answer to this question will differ from agency to agency and based on staffing changes and enhanced technologies at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. If you’re asking us specifically, you can count on the entire application process to take from 08 to 12 months.

It can take up to 10 years. Also, the registration can easily be renewed so long as you have made sure to maintain an uninterrupted use of your trademark in interstate commerce.

If you have a federally registered trademark, you will be able to use the ® symbol. For every other mark, whether unregistered or registered, you will not be required to add a designation. However, we always advise mark owners to attach the ‘SM’ or ‘TM’ symbol to tell the industry that your company name, logo, or symbol is proprietary to your services or goods.

We always tell our clients that we aren’t ‘oddsmakers’. In other words, you get exactly what you pay for. Our teams are skilled in improving the likelihood of your success. They perform clearance to search for similar trademarks before sending out an application and picking a highly distinctive mark.

We Help Drive Your Innovations in The Fast Lane. Complete Your Trademark Registration in Just 3 Simple Steps.Submit Your Trademark Information Spend a couple of minutes filling out a simple questionnaire. This will initiate your registration process for your trademark.Select Your Service & Make the PaymentGet all the details in order! Select your coveted service with Trademark Nova & make the payment for your desired services.Thorough Evaluation & Trademark FilingTo ensure that your trademark is completely unique, our team conducts a thorough trademark search across numerous databases and then file your trademark with USPTO.

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Benefits of International Trademark

Over 110 Countries

Flexible

Convenient

How Does it Work?