What are the advantages of the Madrid system?
• geographically, an applicant using the Madrid system can apply for protection of a mark in over 80 territories (“Contracting Parties”) by filing a single application in one language and by paying a single set of fees, instead of filing separate applications in the different IP Offices of the various territories; • regardless of where the applicant wishes to protect his mark, using the Madrid system he will have to file his application in just one of the languages of the Madrid system, namely English, French or Spanish; • if the Office of a Contracting Party does not notify a refusal within the time limit that is specified in the Madrid system, the mark will automatically enjoy protection in the Contracting Party in question; • after the trademark has been registered through the Madrid system, the holder of the international registration can extend its geographical scope to additional Contracting Parties in a quick, simple and cost-effective manner; • no matter how many Contracting Pa
