The Madrid Protocol System is officially operational in Israel

The Madrid Protocol System for filing International Trademark Applications is officially operational in Israel

The Madrid Protocol System offers trademark owners the possibility to have their trademarks protected in several countries by simply filing one application directly with the Israeli Patent and Trademark Office, designating the requested countries.

An international trademark application filed to WIPO is equivalent to an application or a registration of the same mark effected directly in each of the countries designated by the applicant.

If the trademark office of a designated country does not refuse protection within a specified period, the protection of the mark is the same as if it had been registered by WIPO.

The Madrid system also simplifies the management of the trademark protfolios, since it is possible to record subsequent changes or to renew the registrations through a single procedure and by the same local attorney.

Israel is the 85th member of the WIPO-administered international trademark system which is governed by two treaties, namely, the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (1891) and the Madrid Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (1989).