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How Can I Protect My Trademarks In Foreign Countries? (Part 4, Madrid Applications Cont.)

by Clifford D. Hyra on August 18, 2009

In Part 1, I introduced the concept of international trademark protection and the option of filing a separate trademark application in each country of interest. In Part 2, I introduced the Madrid System, whereby a single international trademark application can be filed for registration in a number of countries. In Part 3, I continued the [...]

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How Can I Protect My Trademarks In Foreign Countries? (Part 3, Madrid Applications Cont.)

by Clifford D. Hyra on August 14, 2009

In Part 1, I introduced the concept of international trademark protection and the option of filing a separate trademark application in each country of interest. In Part 2, I introduced the Madrid System, whereby a single international trademark application can be filed for registration in a number of countries.
In this post, Part 3, I will [...]

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How Can I Protect My Trademarks In Foreign Countries? (Part 2, Madrid Applications)

by Clifford D. Hyra on August 10, 2009

In Part 1, you learned that you can register your trademark in foreign country by submitting individual applications in each country desired under the rules of that country. In Part 2, you will learn about a less expensive and time-consuming way of achieving the same coverage by utilizing the Madrid System, a set of international [...]

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How Can I Protect My Trademarks In Foreign Countries? (Part 1, Regular Applications)

by Clifford D. Hyra on July 31, 2009

Each country generally maintains its own trademark register. Registering your trademark gives you a number of benefits, but only within the country in which it is registered. If you intend to sell your product in multiple countries, you really need trademark protection in all of them.
Your first step should be applying to register your mark [...]

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