Ukraine Fee Change for International Registrations

WIPO Madrid Information Notices

Published April 12th, 2026

Detected March 22nd, 2026

Summary

WIPO has announced a change in the individual fee amounts for Ukraine under the Madrid Protocol, effective April 12, 2026. The new fee structure will apply to international applications, subsequent designations, and renewals designating Ukraine on or after this date.

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What changed

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has issued Information Notice No. 20/2026, detailing a change in the individual fee amounts payable for Ukraine under the Madrid Protocol. This change affects international applications, subsequent designations, and renewals where Ukraine is designated. The new fee amounts, denominated in Swiss francs, will take effect on April 12, 2026.

Affected parties, including entities filing international trademark applications or managing existing registrations that designate Ukraine, must be aware of the updated fee schedule. Payments for applications received by the office of origin, subsequent designations, or renewals on or after April 12, 2026, will be subject to these new amounts. Compliance officers should ensure that all relevant fee calculations and payments are adjusted accordingly to avoid potential issues with their international registrations.

What to do next

Update fee schedules for international trademark applications and renewals designating Ukraine.
Ensure all payments for designations and renewals received on or after April 12, 2026, reflect the new fee amounts.

Source document (simplified)

INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 20/2026 Madrid Protocol Concerning the International Registration of Marks Change in the Amounts of the Individual Fee: Ukraine 1. In accordance with Rule 35(2)(d) of the Regulations under the Madrid Protocol, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has established new amounts, in Swiss francs, of the individual fee that is payable when Ukraine is designated in an international application, in a designation subsequent to an international registration and in respect of the renewal of an international registration in which Ukraine has been designated. 2. As from April 12, 2026, the amounts of the individual fee payable in respect of Ukraine will be the following: ITEMS Amounts (in Swiss francs) until April 11, 2026 as from April 12, 2026 Application or Subsequent Designation – for three classes of goods or services – for each additional class Renewal – independent of the number of classes 3. These new amounts will be payable where Ukraine (a) is designated in an international application received by the Office of origin on or after April 12, 2026; or (b) is the subject of a subsequent designation received by the Office of the Contracting Party of the holder or filed directly with the International Bureau of WIPO on or after that date; or (c) has been designated in an international registration renewed on or after that date. March 12, 2026