The WIPO-administered Madrid System makes it possible for a trademark holder to apply for trademark registration in multiple countries by filing a single international application via a national or regional IP office. Around 61,200 Madrid international applications were filed in 2018, once again setting a record for the number of applications filed. The resulting 6.4% increase represents a ninth year of uninterrupted expansion. Strong growth in Madrid applications from Japan (+22.8%), the U.S. (+11.9%) and China (+7.9%) drove this increase. The highest numbers of international applications were filed by applicants domiciled in the U.S. (8,825) and Germany (7,495), followed by those in China (6,900) and France (4,490).

Source: WIPO Statistics Database, August 2019.