Form mm2
Form mm2
We strongly recommend that you use the Madrid Application Assistant (MAA) to file an
international application. Using the MAA will not only save you time and effort but allow you to
pay the application fees online with a credit card or by debiting them from a WIPO current
account.
2. APPLICANT1
If there is more than one applicant, indicate the number of applicants and complete the
“Continuation Sheet for Several Applicants”.
Number of applicants:
(a) Name:
(b) Address:
1
If there is more than one applicant, indicate the details for the first applicant only and provide the details
requested in the “Continuation Sheet for Several Applicants” attached to this form.
(i) If the applicant is a natural person, indicate the nationality of the applicant:
Nationality of the
applicant:
(ii) If the applicant is a legal entity, provide both of the following indications:
Legal nature of the
legal entity:
2
You must indicate the e-mail address of the applicant. If a representative is appointed, the e-mail address of
the applicant and of the representative must be different. If you do not indicate the e-mail address of the applicant or
it is the same as the e-mail address of the representative, you will receive an irregularity notice and delay
the processing of the application. The applicant must ensure that the e-mail address indicated here is correct and
kept up to date.
WIPO will send all communications for this international application and the resulting international registration
to the e-mail address of the applicant, unless an alternative e-mail address for correspondence is indicated in
item 2(g)(ii) or a representative is appointed in item 4.
Where a representative is appointed, WIPO will only send communications to the e-mail address of the
representative, except for a few communications where the Regulations require that WIPO send a copy to the holder
(see the Note for Filing Form MM2).
3
Indicating a phone number is not required, but it will allow WIPO to reach you if needed.
4
These indications may be required for certain designations; only provide indications in either item (i) or
item (ii) but not in both items.
5
If you do not indicate your preferred language, WIPO will send all communications concerning this
international application and the resulting international registration in the language of the international application.
3. ENTITLEMENT TO FILE7
(i) where the Contracting Party of the Office of origin mentioned in item 1 is a
State, the applicant is a national of that State; or
(ii) where the Contracting Party of the Office of origin mentioned in item 1 is an
organization, the name of the State of which the applicant is a national:
; or
(iii) the applicant is domiciled in the territory of the Contracting Party of the
Office of origin mentioned in item 1; or
(iv) the applicant has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment
in the territory of the Contracting Party of the Office of origin mentioned in
item 1.
(b) Where the address of the applicant, given in item 2(b), is not in the territory of
the Contracting Party of the Office of origin mentioned in item 1, indicate in the
space provided below:
(i) if the box in paragraph (a)(iii) of the present item has been checked, the domicile
of the applicant in the territory of the Contracting Party of the Office of origin, or,
(ii) if the box in paragraph (a)(iv) of the present item has been checked, the address
of the applicant’s industrial or commercial establishment in the territory of the
Contracting Party of the Office of origin.
6
Use this only if you want WIPO to send all communications concerning this international application and the
resulting international registration to an address and e-mail address different from those indicated in item 2 (b)
and (c).
7
If there is more than one applicant, indicate the entitlement details for the first applicant only and provide the
details requested in the “Continuation Sheet for Several Applicants” attached to this form.
4. APPOINTMENT OF A REPRESENTATIVE8
(a) Name:
(b) Address:
8
You must indicate the name, address and e-mail address of the representative; otherwise, WIPO cannot
record the appointment.
9
When a representative is appointed, WIPO will send all communications concerning this international
application and the resulting international registration only to the e-mail address of the representative, except for a
few communications where the Regulations require that WIPO send a copy to the holder (see the Note for Filing
Form MM2). The applicant and the representative must ensure that the e-mail address indicated here is accurate
and kept up to date.
10
Indicating a phone number is not required, but it will allow WIPO to reach your representative if needed.
6. PRIORITY CLAIMED
The applicant claims the priority of the earlier filing mentioned below:
If the earlier filing does not relate to all the goods and services listed in item 10,
indicate in the space provided below the goods and services to which it does relate:
If several priorities are claimed above, check this box and use a continuation
sheet giving the information required for each priority claimed.
7. THE MARK
(a) Place the representation of the mark as it appears in the basic application or
basic registration in the square below11; or attach it to this application as a
single digital file12.
8. COLOR(S) CLAIMED
(b) Indication, for each color, of the principal parts of the mark that are in that
color (as it may be required for certain designations):
9. MISCELLANEOUS INDICATIONS
(a) Transliteration of the mark (this information is compulsory where the mark
consists of or contains matter in characters other than Latin characters, or
numerals other than Arabic or Roman numerals):
(b) Translation of the mark (as it may be required for certain designations; do not
check the box in item (c) if you provide a translation):
(c) The words contained in the mark have no meaning (and therefore cannot be
translated; do not check this box if you have provided a translation in item (b)).
Three-dimensional mark
Sound mark
(e) Description of the mark (as it may be required for certain designations)
(i) Description of the mark contained in the basic application or basic registration,
where applicable (only use this item if the Office of origin requires to include
this description in the international application for the purposes of item 13(a)(ii)
of this form):
(ii) Voluntary description of the mark (any description of the mark by words,
including the description contained in the basic application or registration, if you
were not required to provide this description in item (e)(i) above):
(g) The applicant wishes to disclaim protection for the following element(s) of
the mark:
(a) List below the class(es) and goods and services to be covered by the
international registration14:
(b) The applicant wishes to limit the list of goods and services in respect of one
or more designations, as follows:
Designation: Class(es) or class(es) and goods and services for this designation:
If the space provided is not sufficient, check the box and use a continuation sheet.
13
You can use the Madrid Goods and Services Manager (MGS) to find indications accepted by WIPO. In MGS,
you can also find acceptance information for selected Offices. MGS is available at www.wipo.int/mgs.
14
Use font “Courier New” or “Times New Roman”, size 12 pt., or larger.
15
Use semicolon (;) to separate indications or goods or services listed in a given class. For example:
09 Screens for photoengraving; computers.
35 Advertising; compilation of statistics; commercial information agencies.
11. DESIGNATIONS16
16
You can find information on the procedures in national or regional offices in the Member Profile Database,
available at www.wipo.int/madrid/memberprofiles.
a
The designation of the European Union covers its Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden).
If the European Union is designated, it is compulsory to indicate a second language before the Office of
the European Union, among the following (check one box only):
French German Italian Spanish
Moreover, if the applicant wishes to claim the seniority of an earlier mark registered in, or for, a Member
State of the European Union, the official form MM17 must be annexed to the present international
application.
b
By designating Belize, Brunei Darussalam, Cabo Verde, Guernsey, India, Ireland, Lesotho, Malawi,
Malaysia, Mozambique, New Zealand, Pakistan, Singapore, Trinidad and Tobago or the United
Kingdom, the applicant declares that the applicant has the intention that the mark will be used by the
applicant or with the applicant’s consent in that country in connection with the goods and services identified
in this application.
c
The designation of the African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) covers the following Member
States: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire,
Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, Togo.
d
If the United States of America is designated, it is compulsory to annex to the present international
application the official form (MM18) containing the declaration of intention to use the mark required by this
Contracting Party. Item 2(e) of the present form should also be completed.
e
Brazil and Cuba have made a notification under Rule 34(3)(a) of the Regulations. Their respective
individual fees are payable in two parts. Therefore, if Brazil or Cuba is designated, only the first part of
the applicable individual fee is payable at the time of filing the present international application. The second
part will have to be paid only if the Office of the Contracting Party concerned is satisfied that the mark which is
the subject of the international registration qualifies for protection. The date by which the second part must be
paid, and the amount due, will be notified to the holder of the international registration at a later stage.
f
Territorial entity previously part of the former Netherlands Antilles.
g
Protection in BQ (Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba) is granted automatically with the designation (see
Information Notice No. 27/2011).
h
By designating Brazil, the applicant declares that the applicant, or a company controlled by the applicant,
effectively and lawfully conducts business in connection with the goods and services for which Brazil is
being designated; and, agrees to receive notifications, including summons, not covered by the Madrid
Protocol concerning the international registration of the mark that is the subject of this international
application, issued in judicial proceedings held in Brazil, by post.
i
The designation of Benelux covers the following States: Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
j
The designation of the United Kingdom covers England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the British
Overseas Territory of the Falkland Islands (Malvinas) and Gibraltar, as well as the two British Crown
Dependencies of the Isle of Man and Jersey (see Information Notices No. 38/2015 and 77/2020).
k
The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a self-governing British Crown Dependency (see Information Notice
No. 77/2020).
By signing this form, I declare that I am entitled to sign it under the applicable law.
Signature:
(i) That the request to present this application was received on (dd/mm/yyyy):
(ii) that the applicant named in item 2 is the same as the applicant named in the basic
application or the holder named in the basic registration mentioned in item 5, as
the case may be,
that any indication given in item 7(c), 9(d) or 9(e)(i) appears also in the basic
application or the basic registration, as the case may be,
that the mark in item 7(a) corresponds to the mark in the basic application or the
basic registration, as the case may be,
that, if color is claimed as a distinctive feature of the mark in the basic application
or the basic registration, or the mark in the basic application or basic registration
is applied to be or is protected in color, a color claim is included in item 8 or that, if
color is claimed in item 8 without having being claimed in the basic application or
basic registration, the mark in the basic application or basic registration is in fact
in the color or combination of colors claimed, and
that the goods and services listed in item 10 are covered by the list of goods and
services appearing in the basic application or basic registration, as the case
may be.
Where the international application is based on two or more basic applications or basic
registrations, the above declaration shall be deemed to apply to all those basic applications
or basic registrations.
(c) Name and signature of the official signing on behalf of the Office:
By signing this form, I declare that I am entitled to sign it under the applicable law.
METHOD OF PAYMENT
If you want to debit the amount of the fees from your Current Account at WIPO, tick the box
and provide the information under item (a). If you have already transferred those amounts to
WIPO’s bank or postal account, provide as much information as possible under item (b),
which would allow WIPO to identify and allocate your payment.
The International Bureau is hereby instructed to debit the required amount of fees from
a current account opened with WIPO (if this box is checked, it is not necessary to
complete (b)).
Account number:
Basic fee: 653 Swiss francs if the representation of the mark is in black and
white and 903 Swiss francs if the representation is in color. (For international
applications filed by applicants whose country of origin is a Least Developed
Country, in accordance with the list established by the United Nations
(www.wipo.int/ldcs/en/country), 65 Swiss francs if the representation is in
black and white and 90 Swiss francs if the representation is in color.)
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If the Office of origin is bound by the Agreement and the Protocol, you will pay standard fees for those
designations that are also bound by both treaties, even where individual fees apply.
APPLICANT No. of
(a) Name:
(b) Address:
(i) If the applicant is a natural person, indicate the nationality of the applicant:
Nationality of the
applicant:
(ii) If the applicant is a legal entity, provide both of the following indications:
18
You must indicate the e-mail address of each applicant. Where there is more than one applicant, each
applicant must provide their own e-mail address, which must be different from each other and their representative,
if any. The applicant must ensure that the e-mail address indicated here is correct and kept up to date.
WIPO will send all communications concerning the international application and the resulting international
registration only to the e-mail address of the applicant named first in item 2 of the attached form, unless an
alternative e-mail address for correspondence is indicated in item 2(g)(ii) or a representative is appointed in item 4.
19
Indicating a phone number is not required, but it will allow WIPO to reach you if needed.
20
These indications may be required for certain designations; only provide indications in either item (i) or
item (ii) but not in both items.
(i) where the Contracting Party of the Office of origin mentioned in item 1 of the
attached form is a State, the applicant is a national of that State; or
(ii) where the Contracting Party of the Office of origin mentioned in item 1 of the
attached form is an organization, the name of the State of which the
applicant is a national:
; or
(iii) the applicant is domiciled in the territory of the Contracting Party of the
Office of origin mentioned in item 1 of the attached form; or
(iv) the applicant has a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment
in the territory of the Contracting Party of the Office of origin mentioned in
item 1 of the attached form.
(b) Where the address of the applicant, given above, is not in the territory of the
Contracting Party of the Office of origin mentioned in item 1, indicate in the space
provided below:
(i) if the box in paragraph (a)(iii) above, has been checked, the domicile of the
applicant in the territory of the Contracting Party of the Office of origin, or,
(ii) if the box in paragraph (a)(iv) above, has been checked, the address of the
applicant’s industrial or commercial establishment in the territory of the
Contracting Party of the Office of origin.