The Madrid System is a convenient and cost-effective solution for registering and managing trademarks worldwide. File a single international trademark application and pay one set of fees to apply for protection in up to 130 countries. Modify, renew or expand your global trademark portfolio through one centralized system.
You can use the Madrid System if you are a national of – or have a domicile or business in – any of the 130 countries covered by the Madrid System's 114 members.
a basic fee (653 Swiss francs; or 903 Swiss francs for a mark in color) (Note! A 90% reduction applies if you are filing an application in the IP Office of a least-developed country); and
additional fees depending on where you want to protect your mark, and how many classes of goods and services you want to cover.
To expand the geographical coverage of, or modify or renew your international registration you will have to pay additional fees.
Learn all about filing and tracking international trademark applications. Important! Before you file an international trademark application, you must register or apply for a national or regional trademark in your "home" IP Office.
Manage your international trademark registration(s) using eMadrid. Find out how to change contact details, extend geographical scope of protection, transfer ownership, appoint a representative, renew a registration, and more.
From individual entrepreneurs and SMEs to large multinational corporations, find out how our customers use the Madrid System to support their global business expansion.
Madrid System members have duties as both an Office of Origin and an Office of a designated member. Learn more about members' obligations, and access helpful tools including the Madrid Office Portal, model forms and statistics on international applications and subsequent designations in progress.
We help prospective members get ready for accession to the Madrid Protocol – the governing Treaty of the Madrid System. Find out more about the preparatory work required, and access tools developed specifically to help new members through the accession process.
Madrid System Members meet annually in the Working Group and the Madrid Union Assembly to discuss various matters, with the aim of improving the Madrid System for all users. Find out more about past and upcoming meetings.
Questions about the Madrid System?
Our Madrid System Customer Service team is on hand to answer your questions and guide you through trademark transactions and Madrid System services. Support hours: Monday to Friday, 09:00–18:00 (Geneva time).
