I.Introduction
II.What is the Madrid Protocol?
III.How Does the Madrid Protocol Filing System Work?4
A.Procedure From the Perspective of a U.S. Applicant
B.Foreign Applicants Seeking U.S. Registrations
IV.Implications of the Madrid Protocol for Trademark Searching
V.Advantages and Disadvantages of the Madrid Protocol
A.Lower Filing Fees and Associate Charges
B.Less Paperwork
C.Dependency and Vulnerability to Central Attack
VI.Conclusion
VII.Appendices
A.Members of the Madrid Agreement and Madrid Protocol
B.Madrid Protocol Fees
C.Madrid Applications as Percentage of Total Applications by Non-Residents in 2001 103
D.Madrid Registrations by Office of Origin - 2002
E.Status of U.S. Applications Filed 1995-2000 (total filed = 987,225)