FOREIGN TRADEMARK FILING: What You Need To Know In A Nutshell
Trademark, Foreign Filing, Intellectual Property, Madrid Protocol, Law
Foreign Trademark Filing: What You Need to Know in a Nutshell
This is what I hear from many clients: “the trademark you filed for us will protect us in foreign countries too, right?? Wrong! As with patents, trademark registrations only cover the country in which they are filed. So your US trademark application will only bestow trademark rights in the United States and not beyond. Therefore, in order to protect your trademarked word or design in Japan, or Germany, or whatever country you’re concerned about, you will need to file a trademark application in each of those countries. This can get costly very quickly. But wait, there is a solution?