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Change summary: New declarations have been added for The Netherlands, including details about the Common Office of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands under Article 9quater of the Protocol. Additionally, a new declaration has been made by the Government of the United Kingdom. You can find more details in the Madrid System Members PDF (https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/docs/pdf/madrid_marks.pdf).
[INSERTS] Declarations made by the Government of The Netherlands (footnote 11, list of Madrid System Members)
[INSERTS] Common Office of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands under Article 9quater of the Protocol
[INSERTS] Declaration made by the Government of the United Kingdom (footnote 16, list of Madrid System Members)

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Madrid Protocol and Regulations: Declarations and Notifications by Madrid System Members

(Last update: March 15, 2026)

Madrid System members can make certain declarations and notifications to ensure that the international trademark registration system accommodates their own domestic requirements. It is important to consider these declarations and notifications when seeking overseas protection of your trademark.

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• Learn all about domestic laws, practices, and procedures in our member profiles available under eMadrid https://madrid.wipo.int/reference/
• Madrid System legal texts https://www.wipo.int/en/web/madrid-system/legal_texts/index

| Subject | Description | Reference [legal texts] | Madrid System member |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Division / merger of international trademark registrations | Division not provided for under domestic law. | Rule 27bis(6) | Antigua and Barbuda, Bahrain, Belize, Brazil, Cabo Verde, China, Curaçao, France, Georgia, Grenada, Indonesia, Liberia, Madagascar, Mexico, Qatar, San Marino, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Thailand, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates |
| Rule 27bis(1) is not compatible with domestic law, i.e., does not apply. | Rule 40(6) | Australia, Germany, Iceland, India, Ireland, Japan, Samoa, Syrian Arab Republic, United States of America, Viet Nam |
| Merger not provided for under domestic law. | Rule 27ter(2)(b) | Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belize, Benelux, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Chile, China, Colombia, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Liberia, Madagascar, Mexico, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Romania, Russian Federation, San Marino, Sint Maarten (Dutch part), Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Syrian Arab Republic, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United States of America, Viet Nam |
| Rule 27ter(2)(a) is not compatible with domestic law, i.e., does not apply. | Rule 40(6) | Cuba, Samoa |
| Fees | Individual fees apply. | Article 8(7)(a) of the Protocol | African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI), Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Bahrain, Bailiwick of Guernsey¹, Belarus, Belize, Benelux², Bonaire, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cabo Verde, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Cuba, Curaçao³, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, Gambia, Georgia, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, Mauritius, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Saint Eustatius and Saba³, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Sint Maarten (Dutch part)³, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab ...