CHILE JOINS THE MADRID SYSTEM

The World Intellectual Property Organization #WIPO informed that on April 4, 2022, the Government of the Republic of Chile deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, becoming the 111th member of the Madrid System, of which 127 countries are now members.

On April 4, 2022, the Government of Chile deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol with WIPO with:

the declaration extending the refusal period to 18 months and making it possible to notify a refusal based on an opposition after the expiration of that period (Article 5(2)(b) and (c) of the Madrid Protocol);
the declaration that Chile wishes to receive an individual fee when it is designated in an international application, in a subsequent designation and in connection with the renewal of an international registration (Article 8(7)(a) of the Madrid Protocol).  The amounts of this individual fee will be the subject of a separate notice;
the notification indicating that any provisional refusal that has been notified to WIPO by the Chilean Office will be subject to review, whether or not the holder has requested such review, and the decision taken in respect of such review may be subject to further review or appeal to the Office (Rule 17(5)(d) of the Madrid Protocol Regulations);
the notification indicating that the recording of licenses in the International Register has no effect in Chile (Rule 20bis(6)(b) of the Madrid Protocol Regulations);
the notification indicating that the Office of Chile will not submit to WIPO requests for the merger of international registrations resulting from a division because the merger of registrations is not provided for in the legislation of Chile (Rule 27ter(2)(b) of the Regulations under the Madrid Protocol).

The Madrid Protocol will enter into force with respect to Chile on July 4, 2022.

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