Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks

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WIPO-administered treaty intellectual property treaty international treaty

The Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that modernizes and supplements the Madrid system, making it easier and more flexible for trademark owners to obtain and manage protection in multiple countries through a single registration.

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Label	Occurrences
Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks	8
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks canonical	8
Contracting Parties to the Madrid Protocol	1
Madrid system for the international registration of marks	1
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T770833 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Context triple: [Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, relatedInstrument, Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks]

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
C. Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration is an international treaty that facilitates the protection of geographical names identifying products with specific qualities or characteristics linked to their place of origin across member countries.
D. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.
E. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Target entity description: The Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that modernizes and supplements the Madrid system, making it easier and more flexible for trademark owners to obtain and manage protection in multiple countries through a single registration.

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
The Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks is an international treaty that establishes a standardized classification system used worldwide for registering trademarks.
C. Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
The Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration is an international treaty that facilitates the protection of geographical names identifying products with specific qualities or characteristics linked to their place of origin across member countries.
D. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.
E. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	WIPO-administered treaty ⓘ intellectual property treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ
administeredBy	World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
adoptedOn	1989-06-27 ⓘ
allows	international application based on a national or regional trademark application or registration ⓘ
areaOfLaw	industrial property ⓘ trademark law ⓘ
centralAttackPeriod	5 years from the date of international registration ⓘ
citationForm	Madrid Protocol (1989) ⓘ linked to: Madrid Protocol
depository	Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ linked to: Director General of WIPO
enteredIntoForceOn	1996-12-01 ⓘ
feature	centralized filing of trademark applications for multiple jurisdictions ⓘ centralized management of renewals and changes in ownership ⓘ designation of multiple contracting parties in a single application ⓘ individual fees payable to designated contracting parties ⓘ longer refusal period for offices of designated contracting parties ⓘ possibility of subsequent designation of additional countries ⓘ transformation of an international registration into national or regional applications in case of central attack ⓘ
governingBody	Madrid Union Assembly ⓘ
governs	relationship between international registrations and national or regional trademark offices of contracting parties ⓘ
implementedBy	WIPO International Bureau ⓘ linked to: WIPO Secretariat
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
officeOfOrigin	trademark office of a contracting party of which the applicant is a national ⓘ trademark office of a contracting party where the applicant has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment ⓘ trademark office of a contracting party where the applicant has domicile ⓘ
openTo	intergovernmental organizations with a regional trademark office ⓘ states ⓘ
partOf	Madrid system for the international registration of marks ⓘ linked to: Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
provides	centralized record of changes in name, address, or ownership of the mark ⓘ centralized record of limitations and cancellations of goods and services ⓘ single international registration number valid across designated contracting parties ⓘ
purpose	to facilitate international protection of trademarks through a single registration ⓘ to modernize and make more flexible the Madrid system ⓘ
refusalPeriodMaximum	18 months ⓘ
regionalOfficeExample	European Union Intellectual Property Office ⓘ
registrationEffect	international registration has the same effect as a national or regional application in each designated contracting party ⓘ
registrationRenewable	indefinitely in 10-year periods ⓘ
registrationTerm	10 years ⓘ
relationship	coexists with the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ forms part of the Madrid Union treaties ⓘ
requires	basic application or basic registration in the office of origin ⓘ
shortName	Madrid Protocol ⓘ
signedAt	Madrid ⓘ
subjectMatter	international registration of trademarks ⓘ
supplements	Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ

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Referenced by (19)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks → relatedInstrument → Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ

Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks → relatedTo → Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ

WIPO-administered treaties → includes → Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks ⓘ

Madrid Agreement → formsPartOf → Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks ⓘ