Grenada Joins WIPO Madrid System

WIPO Madrid News

Published March 15th, 2026

Detected March 22nd, 2026

Summary

Grenada has joined the WIPO Madrid System, expanding the international trademark registration network to 132 countries. The accession becomes effective on March 15, 2026, allowing businesses in Grenada to seek international trademark protection and foreign trademark holders to designate Grenada.

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What changed

Grenada has deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, becoming the 116th member of WIPO's international trademark system. This accession, effective March 15, 2026, brings the total number of covered countries to 132. Businesses in Grenada will be able to file international trademark applications to protect their marks in other member states, and holders of existing international registrations can expand their protection to include Grenada.

Compliance officers should note the effective date of March 15, 2026. Businesses in Grenada seeking international protection should prepare to file applications through the Madrid System. Trademark holders in other member states should consider designating Grenada in their future applications or expanding existing registrations. Further details on Grenada's specific declarations and trademark laws will be made available by WIPO in due course.

What to do next

Businesses in Grenada seeking international trademark protection should prepare to file applications via the Madrid System starting March 15, 2026.
Trademark holders in other Madrid System member states should consider designating Grenada in their international trademark applications or expanding existing registrations.

Source document (simplified)

Grenada Joins WIPO’s Madrid System

Grenada has joined the Madrid System. WIPO’s international trademark system now covers 132 countries.

On December 15, 2025, the Government of Grenada deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol – the governing Treaty of the Madrid System – with WIPO Director General, Daren Tang.

Grenada is the 116th member of the Madrid System, and the 10th country from Latin America and the Caribbean to join. Its accession further strengthens the Madrid System’s role as a practical and efficient solution for protecting trademarks worldwide.

The Madrid Protocol will enter into force in Grenada on March 15, 2026.

What does this mean for you?

Starting March 15, 2026….

Businesses and entrepreneurs in Grenada who have registered– or applied for – a national trademark registration through Grenada’s Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office, can seek protection of their marks in all other 131 Madrid System members, by filing one international trademark application, in one language (English) and paying a single set of fees, in one currency (Swiss francs). Find out more about filing international trademark applications.
Trademark holders in other Madrid System members will be able to designate Grenada in their international trademark applications.
Existing international trademark registration holders can expand protection to include Grenada. Find out more about expanding protection.

More information coming soon

We’ll shortly share details about the specific declarations Grenada has made regarding time limits to issue a provisional refusal, and fees applicable when designating Grenada.

We’ll also post information about Grenada’s trademark laws, practices and procedures – and contact details for its Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office – in our member profiles under eMadrid in due course.

About the Madrid System

The Madrid System offers a convenient and cost-effective solution for registering and managing trademarks globally, in up to 132 countries simultaneously. eMadrid – the Madrid System’s integrated digital environment with personal workbench – lets you centrally and securely manage your international trademark registrations throughout their lifecycle.