From 22 to 26 Jule 2019, the 17th session of Working Group on the Legal Development of the Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks of the World Intellectual Property Organization is taking place in Geneva.
Participants of the session are discussing proposed Amendments to the Common Regulations Under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to that Agreement, findings of the Survey on Acceptable Types of Marks and Means of Representation, notification of Provisional Refusal – Time Limit to Reply and Ways in Which to Calculate that Time Limit, рossible Reduction of the Dependency Period, рossible Options for the Introduction of New Languages into the Madrid System.