Trademark registration through Madrid Concord is a method of international registration applied to Madrid Concord’s members (56 nations including Vietnam). Application filing will be carried out in International Office and nations as Madrid Concord’s members will be assigned in the application.

Fees for the way of registering is cheaper than direct registration; however,

it has some limitation that registration is only in members and the registered trademark can merely be tranfered to organization from nations that are Madrid Concord’s members.

To register through Madrid Concord, your company should have Trademark registration certificate issued in Vietnam

Notes:

- Time for application examination: 12-14 months

- Time for protection: 10 years and can be extended for many times

- In each assigned nation, trademark protection examination will follow regulations in such nation.

Madrid Concord’s members: Albania, Algeria, Armenia, Austra, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bhutan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Korea People Democracy Republic, Egypt, France, Germany, Hungaria, Iran, Italia, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Neitherland, Poland, Portuga, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Siera Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sudan, Swaziland, Switziland, Syrian Arab republic, Tajikstan, The former Yugoslav Republic of Mecedonia, Ukraina, Vietnam.

Necessary documents for applying:

- 05 sample trademarks the same as trademark registered in Vietnam

- Copy of trademark registration certificate in Vietnam

- Power of Attorney (prepared by Winlaw)