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IFIA Magazine - Mar ch 2021 |

New Madrid System Online Service Makes
Filing International Applications Easier for The World Intellectual Property Organization
Users (WIPO) has launched the Madrid Application
Assistant, which automatically records all
WHAT IS THE MADRID APPLICATION the information required to complete an
ASSISTANT? international application.
The Madrid Application Assistant is an
electronic version of the official MM2 form The Madrid Application Assistant is the latest
that you must use to file an international improvement to the service level of the

application under the Madrid System. Madrid Registry as part of WIPO’s drive to
The Madrid Application Assistant records enhance the creation and management of
all the information required to complete trademark rights under the Madrid System.
an international application in an intuitive The Madrid Application Assistant helps users
and linear manner. Once completed, the to generate high-quality application files.
international application will be made Through the data import from the Office
available in a PDF format ready for you to of origin’s national/regional trademarks
submit to the Office of origin for certification. database, the application is automatically
pre-populated with the relevant information
WHY USE THE MADRID APPLICATION for a Madrid international application – from
ASSISTANT? contact details to a full list of goods and
Information required for your international services. Built-in features also include the
application can be imported directly from the automatic verification of the classification
Office of origin’s national/regional trademarks of the list of goods and services, as well as
database. This not only saves time and effort its translation. This reduces user effort while
but also reduces the risk of irregularities, thus also lessening the risk of irregularities, thus
making the process of filing an international making the process of filing an international
application more efficient and accurate. application more efficient and accurate.
WIPO recommends using the Madrid BENEFITS OF THE MADRID APPLICATION
Application Assistant to complete ASSISTANT
international applications where online filing SIMPLE PROCESS
is not made available by the Office of origin. FASTER COMPLETION

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