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- It is not "one-stop" international registration system, BUT
- It offers:
One-stop filing,
Use of English,
Payment of fees, all at the USPTO.
- To file an international application, a trademark owner must either be
- Domiciles in;
- Be a national of, OR
- Have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in a Contracting
Party.
- Trademark owners obtain a bundle of national rights in member countries consistent
with registering directly in the country.
- Rights are "tied" to the basic application or registration for five years
BUT transformation to a national application is possible.
- It offers cheaper and easier maintenance because renewals, assignments, and
other maintenance activities are done through WIPO with a single filing for all extensions of protection.
- It does not require changes in substantive examination standards.
- The U.S. will continue its requirement for narrow goods/services.
- Protocol time limits are different than those allowed for similar activities at
the USPTO.
- The U.S. will require a statement of bona fide intent to use the mark in commerce
for REPs.
- The U.S. will require affidavits of continued use to maintain granted extensions
of protection.
- The U.S. will require affidavits of continued use to maintain granted extensions
of protection.
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