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24 January 2007 [12:16] - Today.Az
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan will become on April 15, 2007 party to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted in Madrid on June 27, 1989 (Madrid Protocol 1989).
Azerbaijan deposited its instrument of accession to the Protocol on January 15, 2007. According to the US Patent and Trademark Office, the Madrid Protocol is an international treaty that allows a trademark owner to seek registration in any of the countries that have joined the Madrid Protocol by filing a single application, called an "international application." The International Bureau of WIPO in Geneva, Switzerland administers the international registration system. ag-IP-news Agency
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