Madrid Protocol

The Madrid protocol – International trademark registration for Indian application

The Madrid Protocol represents the single most significant reform to India’s international trademark posture since the enactment of the Trade Marks Act, 1999 itself. For an Indian applicant seeking to protect a brand across multiple jurisdictions, the pre-Madrid alternative was a country-by-country filing exercise involving separate national applications, separate local agents, separate fee structures and

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The Role of the Trade Marks Registry – Structure, Functions and Jurisdiction

Every trademark right in India passes through a single institutional gateway: the Trade Marks Registry. It is the administrative body that receives applications, conducts examination, publishes marks for opposition, grants registration, maintains the official register, and adjudicates a wide range of inter partes proceedings. Without the Registry, the statutory scheme of trademark protection under the

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