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International Trademark
It is also possible for corporations or individuals who have their principal place of business or domicile in a country which has ratified the Madrid Agreement and/or the Protocol of Accession to the Madrid Agreement (the "Madrid Protocol"), and which has enacted special legislation implementing these treaties, to obtain international trademark protection by means of a trademark filing designating several countries simultaneously, including Italy, all of which are parties to these treaties.
The application must be made by the applicant at the official trademark office of the Member State in which it has filed its original trademark application, designating the countries in which the application is to be extended and paying the corresponding official fees. The trademark office of the country of origin then transmits the international trademark application to the offices of the World Intellectual Property Organization, in Berne, Switzerland ("WIPO"), which processes and publishes the application in the WIPO Bulletin "Les Marques Internationales" and then transmits it to the trademark offices of the respective countries which have been designated. The latter then examine the application under their own national trademark systems and must return a decision either to refuse or allow the registration within 12 months from the date of publication in the WIPO Bulletin (this refusal may be appealed before the national office which has issued the refusal).
The duration of the registration is of 10 years but can be renewed for successive periods of ten years.
Requirement for international trademark
1. Copy of Chinese trademark certification
2. 5 trademark prints in black and white (if color is claimed, 5 color prints should be provided); The length and breadth of the trademark print should be less than 10 cm but more than 5 cm each.
3. A Power of Attorney, simply signed or stamp by the applicant; No notarization or legalization is required.
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