NOTICE: Madrid Protocol Fee Change - Effective May
2, 2005
Change in Individual Fees Payable to the United States for Request for Extension
of Protection of International Registration to the United States
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has adjusted the individual
fees payable to the United States of America when the United States is designated
for an extension of protection in an international application for registration
or a subsequent designation. An information notice regarding the new fees
that go into effect on May 2, 2005, is posted on WIPO’s web site at:
http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/notices/.
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005, Pub. L. 108-447, enacted on December
8, 2004, amended the Trademark Act of 1946 by adjusting the filing fees for
applications for trademark registration. See notice published in the Federal
Register at 70 FR 2952 (Jan. 19, 2005) and posted on the USPTO web site at:
http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/com/sol/notices/70fr2952.pdf.
In accordance with Rule 35(2)(b) of the Common Regulations Under the Madrid
Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol
Relating to That Agreement (Common Regs.) (April 1, 2004), the USPTO notified
WIPO of the fee change for an application for trademark registration under
Section 66(a) of the Trademark Act based on a request for extension of protection
of an international registration to the United States.
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