fees and forms

Pmadrid members

5. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Madrid Agreement (Marks) (1891), revised at Brussels (1900), Washington (1911),
The Hague (1925), London (1934), Nice (1957) and Stockholm (1967), and amended in 1979

and

6. Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Madrid Protocol (1989)
(Madrid Union)1

Status on July 15, 2005

State/IGO Date on which State Date on which State/IGO
became party to became party to
the Madrid Agreement2 the Madrid Protocol (1989)

Albania ............................................................. October 4, 1995 July 30, 2003
Algeria .............................................................. July 5, 1972 –
Antigua and Barbuda ........................................ – March 17, 2000
Armenia ............................................................ December 25, 1991 October 19, 20006,10
Australia ........................................................... – July 11, 20015,6

Austria .............................................................. January 1, 1909 April 13, 1999
Azerbaijan......................................................... December 25, 1995 –
Belarus.............................................................. December 25, 1991 January 18, 20026,10
Belgium ............................................................ July 15, 18923 April 1, 19983,6
Bhutan .............................................................. August 4, 2000 August 4, 2000

Bosnia and Herzegovina ................................... March 1, 1992 –
Bulgaria ............................................................ August 1, 1985 October 2, 20016,10
China ................................................................ October 4, 19894 December 1, 19954,5,6
Croatia .............................................................. October 8, 1991 January 23, 2004
Cuba ................................................................. December 6, 1989 December 26, 1995

Cyprus .............................................................. November 4, 2003 November 4, 20035
Czech Republic................................................. January 1, 1993 September 25, 1996
Democratic People's Republic of Korea ........... June 10, 1980 October 3, 1996
Denmark ........................................................... – February 13, 19965,6,7
Egypt ................................................................ July 1, 1952 –
Estonia.............................................................. – November 18, 19985,6, 8

European Community....................................... – October 1, 20046,10
Finland.............................................................. – April 1, 19965,6
France ............................................................... July 15, 18929 November 7, 19979
Georgia ............................................................. – August 20, 19986, 10
Germany ........................................................... December 1, 1922 March 20, 1996
Greece............................................................... – August 10, 20005, 6

Hungary ............................................................ January 1, 1909 October 3, 1997
Iceland .............................................................. – April 15, 19976,10
Iran (Islamic Republic of)................................. December 25, 2003 December 25, 20035
Ireland............................................................... – October 19, 20015,6
Italy................................................................... October 15, 1894 April 17, 20005,6
Japan................................................................. – March 14, 20006,10

Kazakhstan ....................................................... December 25, 1991 –
Kenya................................................................ June 26, 1998 June 26, 19985
Kyrgyzstan........................................................ December 25, 1991 June 17, 20046
Latvia................................................................ January 1, 1995 January 5, 2000
Lesotho ............................................................. February 12, 1999 February 12, 1999

Liberia .............................................................. December 25, 1995 –
Liechtenstein..................................................... July 14, 1933 March 17, 1998
Lithuania........................................................... – November 15, 19975
Luxembourg...................................................... September 1, 19243 April 1, 19983,6
Monaco............................................................. April 29, 1956 September 27, 1996

Mongolia .......................................................... April 21, 1985 June 16, 2001
Morocco............................................................ July 30, 1917 October 8, 1999
Mozambique ..................................................... October 7, 1998 October 7, 1998
Namibia ............................................................ June 30, 20042 June 30, 20048
Netherlands....................................................... March 1, 18933,11 April 1, 19983,6,11
Norway ............................................................. – March 29, 19965,6

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State/IGO Date on which State Date on which State/IGO
became party to became party to
the Madrid Agreement2 the Madrid Protocol (1989)

Poland............................................................... March 18, 1991 March 4, 199710
Portugal ............................................................ October 31, 1893 March 20, 1997
Republic of Korea............................................. – April 10, 20035,6
Republic of Moldova........................................ December 25, 1991 December 1, 19976
Romania............................................................ October 6, 1920 July 28, 1998

Russian Federation ........................................... July 1, 197612 June 10, 1997
San Marino ....................................................... September 25, 1960 –
Serbia and Montenegro..................................... April 27, 1992 February 17, 1998
Sierra Leone...................................................... June 17, 1997 December 28, 1999
Singapore.......................................................... – October 31, 20005,6
Slovakia ............................................................ January 1, 1993 September 13, 199710
Slovenia ............................................................ June 25, 1991 March 12, 1998

Spain................................................................. July 15, 1892 December 1, 1995
Sudan................................................................ May 16, 1984 –
Swaziland ......................................................... December 14, 1998 December 14, 1998
Sweden ............................................................. – December 1, 19955,6
Switzerland ....................................................... July 15, 1892 May 1, 19976, 10
Syrian Arab Republic .............. ........................ August 5, 2004 August 5, 2004

Tajikistan .......................................................... December 25, 1991 –
The former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia................................... September 8, 1991 August 30, 2002
Turkey............................................................... – January 1, 19996,8, 10,
Turkmenistan .................................................... – September 28, 19996,10
Ukraine ............................................................. December 25, 1991 December 29, 20005,6

United Kingdom ............................................... – December 1, 19955,6,13
United States of America.................................. – November 2, 20035,6
Uzbekistan ........................................................ December 25, 1991 –
Viet Nam .......................................................... March 8, 1949 –
Zambia.............................................................. – November 15, 2001

(Total: (77) (56) (66)

1 The Madrid Union is composed of the States party to the Madrid Agreement and the Contracting Parties to the Madrid Protocol.

2 All the States party to the Madrid Agreement have declared, under Article 3bis of the Nice or Stockholm Act, that the protection arising from international
registration shall not extend to them unless the proprietor of the mark so requests.

3 The territories of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Europe are to be deemed a single country, for the application of the Madrid
Agreement as from January 1, 1971, and for the application of the Protocol as from April 1, 1998.

4 Not applicable to either the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region or the Macau Special Administrative Region.

5 In accordance with Article 5(2)(b) and (c) of the Protocol, this Contracting Party has declared that the time limit to notify a refusal of protection shall be
18 months and that, where a refusal of protection results from an opposition to the granting of protection, such refusal may be notified after the expiry of the
18–month time limit.

6 In accordance with Article 8(7)(a) of the Protocol, this Contracting Party has declared that, in connection with each request for territorial extension to it of
the protection of an international registration and the renewal of any such international registration, it wants to receive, instead of a share in the revenue
produced by the supplementary and complementary fee, an individual fee.

7 Not applicable to the Faroe Islands and to Greenland.

8 In accordance with Article 14(5) of the Protocol, this Contracting Party has declared that the protection resulting from any international registration effected
under this Protocol before the date of entry into force of this Protocol with respect to it cannot be extended to it.

9 Including all Overseas Departments and Territories.

10 In accordance with Article 5(2)(b) of the Protocol, this Contracting Party has declared that the time limit to notify a refusal of protection shall
be 18 months.

11 The instrument of ratification of the Stockholm Act and the instrument of acceptance of the Protocol were deposited for the Kingdom in Europe. The
Netherlands extended the application of the Madrid Protocol to the Netherlands Antilles with effect from April 28, 2003.

12 Date of accession by the Soviet Union, continued by the Russian Federation as from December 25, 1991.