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Trademarks Gateway
Trademarks are distinctive signs, used to differentiate between identical or similar goods and services offered by different producers or services providers. Trademarks are a type of industrial property, protected by intellectual property rights.
WIPO works with Member States to develop international laws and standards for trademarks. See Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT).
The WIPO-administered Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks offers a route to trademark protection in multiple countries by filing a single application.
To search international trademark registrations, see the Madrid Express and ROMARIN databases.
Note
WIPO is not in a position to offer legal advice to individuals or businesses on specific questions. You may wish to consult your national IP office, an IP agent, or the relevant national or regional legislation (CLEA).
News
- No 28/2008
- No 27/2008
- Accession to the Madrid Protocol: Ghana
- Implications of the Repeal of the Safeguard Clause and Other Changes Taking Effect on September 1, 2008
- Ratification by the Republic of Costa Rica
- SCT Examines Non-Traditional Marks, Trademark Opposition Procedures and Industrial Designs
Non-traditional marks, such as holograms and scent marks, trademark opposition procedures, and questions relating to the registration of industrial designs topped the agenda of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT) (19th session), which met from July 21 to 25, 2008. The meeting, attended by 82 member states, 4 intergovernmental organizations and 11 non-governmental organizations, focused on exploring ways to establish greater clarity on issues relating to the registration of trademarks and industrial designs.
