Madrid Protocol : Accession by the Republic of the Philippines
11.05.2012
The Madrid Protocol (1989) will enter into force, with respect to the Republic of the Philippines, on July 25, 2012.
The instrument contained the following declarations:
- in accordance with Article 5(2)(d) of the Madrid Protocol (1989), under Article 5(2)(b) of the Protocol, the time limit of one year to exercise the right to notify a refusal of protection referred to in Article 5(2)(a) thereof is replaced by 18 months and under Article 5(2)(c) of the said Protocol, when a refusal of protection may result from an opposition to the granting of protection, such refusal may be notified to the International Bureau after the expiry of the 18-month time limit;
- in accordance with Article 8(7)(a) of the Madrid Protocol (1989), the Republic of the Philippines, in connection with each international registration in which it is mentioned under Article 3ter of the said Protocol, and in connection with the renewal of any such international registration, wants to receive, instead of a share in the revenue produced by the supplementary and complementary fees, an individual fee; and
- in accordance with Article 14(5) of the Madrid Protocol (1989), the protection resulting from any international registration effected under this Protocol before the date of entry into force of this Protocol with respect to the Republic of the Philippines cannot be extended to it.
