International registration of trademark

International registration of the trademark (brand name) – is a procedure of obtaining a certificate for trademark in a countries, where the applicant has no residence.

Cost of international registration of a trademark:

Please, note:

• According to russian law, the company, that intends to obtain an international registration of trademark, should at first register this trademark in the country of origin.
• There is no single multinational certificate for trademark registration. Each country itself examine the application. So the duration of registrations varies in different countries. Generally it takes from 8 to 18 months..

Kinds of international registration.

• Registration under Madrid agreement is the most convinient for for most cases. A single application is enouth to obtain registration in up to 84 countries. 
• Registration European Union A single application for up to 32 countries. The disadvantage of this way  is that refusal of protection in one country will deny application in other countries.
• Registration directly in a specified country. The disadvantage of this way is very high price comparing to registration under Madrid agreement.