🗂️ How does a Madrid trademark filing system work? First of all, only a resident of or entity having a domicile address within the member country is entitled to use the Madrid filing system. It is a convenient filing system which allows applicant to designate multiple member jurisdictions as their intended country of protection for their trademark.

⚖️ The respective offices would still undergo the required substantive examination similar to a national filing subject to each jurisdictions’ laws and regulations. The key advantage of the system is Applicant need not go through local attorneys or agents for initial stage filing unless an adverse office action occur.