Application for International Registration
Use this form to submit an international application for registration. If the international application meets the requirements of
37 C.F.R. §7.11(a), the USPTO will certify and forward the international application to
the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (IB). An international application submitted through the USPTO
must be based on either (1) an application(s) that is currently pending in the USPTO; or (2) a registration(s) that the USPTO already issued.
The international application may be based on more than one basic application or registration only if the mark and the owner are the same
for all of the basic applications and/or registrations.
NOTE: All fees associated with the international application, i.e., the U.S. certification fee and the international application
fees, must be paid at the time of submission. The U.S. certification fee is $100.00, per class, if the international application is
based on one single basic application or registration; or $150.00 per class, if the international application is based on more than
one basic application or registration. A schedule of international fees and fee calculator are available online at
http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/. The international application fees may be paid through
the USPTO in U.S. dollars or directly to the IB in Swiss francs.
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Subsequent Designation
A subsequent designation is a request by the holder of an international registration for an extension of protection of the registration
to additional countries that are party to the Madrid Protocol (Contracting Parties). The holder of an international registration may use
this form to submit a subsequent designation through the USPTO for forwarding to the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (IB), provided that: (1) the holder is a U.S. national, either domiciled in the United States, or having a real and effective
industrial or commercial establishment therein; and (2) the international registration is based on a U.S. basic application or registration.
NOTE: All fees associated with the subsequent designation, i.e., the U.S. transmittal fee and the international fees for
filing a subsequent designation, must be paid at the time of submission. The U.S. transmittal fee is $100.00. A schedule of international
fees and a fee calculator are available online at http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/.
The international fees may be paid through the USPTO in U.S. dollars or directly to the IB in Swiss francs.
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Response to a Notice of Irregularity
Use this form only if (1) you are submitting a response to a notice of irregularity in an international application issued by the
International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (IB); and (2) the IB response deadline has not expired.
You may not use this form to respond to any IB irregularities notice concerning another Madrid-related filing.
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Transformation into a National Application - Under Development
The holder of an international registration may use this form to request transformation of its extension of protection to the United States
into an application for registration under Section 1 and/or Section 44 of the Trademark Act, if the international registration was cancelled
(in whole or in part) by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization under Article 6(4) of the Madrid Protocol,
due to the cancellation of the basic application or registration. The request for transformation must be filed within three months of the
date of cancellation of the international registration.
NOTE:
At this time, the holder can only file a request for transformation on paper and must pay a filing fee of $375.00 for each class of goods/services
identified in the request for transformation. See TMEP Sections 1904.09 et seq.
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