Trademark International Registration System - Madrid Protocol System

On 27 September 2019, Malaysia deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), making it the 106th country to join the Madrid Protocol (“the Protocol”). The Protocol officially entered into force in Malaysia on 27 December 2019, the same day the Trademarks Act 2019 came into force. Read more about the Trademarks Act 2019 here.

With its accession to the Protocol, the Madrid system ("the System"), which is an international trademark registration system is now available to brand owners in Malaysia.

WHAT DO TRADEMARK OWNERS NEED TO KNOW?

What is Madrid System?