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Last updated: 2 October 2026
Indian businesses can protect their brand in many countries through a single Madrid Protocol application filed via IP India. Expertvuw’s team checks your base mark, selects countries and prepares the MM2 filing, and coordinates with local agents where countries raise objections.
The Madrid Protocol, administered by WIPO, lets a trademark owner seek protection in multiple member countries through one international application, in one language, with one set of fees. India joined in 2013, and Indian applicants file through IP India, which acts as the office of origin.
An international application (Form MM2) must be based on an Indian trademark application or registration — the “base mark”. IP India charges a handling fee (₹5,000, e-filing), and WIPO fees are payable in Swiss francs — a basic fee plus a fee for each designated country. Each designated country examines the mark under its own law and can refuse protection, in which case a local agent is usually needed to respond.
For the first five years, the international registration depends on the base mark: if the Indian mark is refused or cancelled, the international registration falls with it. Countries not in the Madrid system require direct national filings.
Basis: Madrid Agreement and Protocol (WIPO); Trade Marks Act, 1999 (Chapter IVA); Trade Marks Rules, 2017; IP India and WIPO fee schedules. Last updated: 27 September 2026.
Covers multiple Madrid member countries.
Must be based on an Indian application or registration.
IP India handling fee ₹5,000 plus WIPO basic and country fees.
Each country examines under its own law.
Depends on the base mark for five years.
Need separate national filings.
International filings fail mostly on base mark and scope.
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International filing connects with these services.
Direct filing with the USPTO.
Filing the Indian base mark.
Watching for conflicting marks.
Setting up a subsidiary abroad.
Confirm the Indian base mark status.
Select designated countries.
File MM2 through IP India.
WIPO examines formalities and records.
Each country examines the mark.
Protection granted or refusals answered.
Manage the international registration over time.
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A WIPO system that lets you seek trademark protection in many countries through one international application.
No. A Madrid filing from India must be based on an Indian application or registration.
An IP India handling fee of ₹5,000 plus WIPO basic and per-country fees in Swiss francs.
A local agent usually responds under that country’s law.
Yes. The USA can be designated through Madrid, or you can file directly with the USPTO.
ACS – Director, Expertvuw Management Pvt Ltd
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