Amendments to the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol

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The amendments to Rules 12, 25, 26, 27 and 32 of the Common Regulations and item 7.4 of the Schedule of Fees will enter into force on July 1, 2017.

  • Control by the International Bureau of WIPO of the classification of limitations to the list of goods and services made in international applications (Rule 12).
  • New requirement to list the goods and services in a request for the recording of a limitation according to the numbers of the classes contained in the international registration (Rules 25 to 27).
  • New recording to introduce in the international registration indications concerning the legal nature of the holder or to change those indications (Rules 25 to 27, 32 and item 7.4 of the Schedule of Fees).