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General Information
Madrid international trademark registrations refer to the registrations based on Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, and for the Protocol Relating to said Agreement.
As to Madrid international trademark registrations to be extended to China, the Chinese Trademark Office may make two types of refusal based on the Chinese Trademark Law: total refusal or partial refusal. Partial refusal is only applied to those refused goods/services, and the mark is still protected on other goods/services.
If the trademark of a certain Madrid international trademark registration to be extended to China is descriptive to all the goods designated to use, for example, the trademark "BEAUTY" on cosmetic goods in class 3, the Trademark Office will make a total refusal.
Where a request for review on refusal of a mark of the Madrid international trademark registration, it should be filed according to the class with the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board.
Requirements on entrusting us to proceed with the review on refused regarding a Madrid International Trademark Registration
1) Power of Attorney: executed by the applicant.
2) The international registration number.
3) The Notice of Refusal from the Chinese Trademark Office.
4) The WIPO's cover sheet transferring the Notice on Refusal.
5) Reasons and relevant evidential materials.
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