Uzbekistan Individual Fee Change for Madrid Protocol
Summary
WIPO has announced a change in the individual fee amounts for Uzbekistan under the Madrid Protocol, effective April 12, 2026. These changes affect international applications, subsequent designations, and renewals involving Uzbekistan.
What changed
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has issued Information Notice No. 22/2026, detailing changes to the individual fee payable for Uzbekistan under the Madrid Protocol. These revised fees, denominated in Swiss francs, will apply to international applications, subsequent designations, and renewals where Uzbekistan is designated. The changes are established in accordance with Rule 35(2)(d) of the Madrid Protocol Regulations.
As of April 12, 2026, new fee amounts will be in effect for designating Uzbekistan. This includes fees for one class of goods or services and for each additional class, with separate rates for collective marks. The new amounts will be payable for applications or designations received by the Office of origin on or after April 12, 2026, subsequent designations received on or after that date, and renewals effective on or after April 12, 2026. Entities involved in international trademark registration designating Uzbekistan must update their fee calculations and payment processes to reflect these changes by the effective date.
What to do next
- Review and update fee schedules for Uzbekistan designations under the Madrid Protocol.
- Ensure new fee amounts are applied to applications, designations, and renewals on or after April 12, 2026.
Source document (simplified)
INFORMATION NOTICE NO. 22/2026 Madrid Protocol Concerning the International Registration of Marks Change in the Amounts of the Individual Fee: Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan 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 Uzbekistan has been designated. 2. As from April 12, 2026, the amounts of the individual fee payable in respect of Uzbekistan will be the following: ITEMS Amounts (in Swiss francs) until April 11, 2026 as from April 12, 2026 Application or Subsequent Designation – for one class of goods or services – for each additional class Where the mark is a collective mark: – for one class of goods or services – for each additional class
ITEMS Amounts (in Swiss francs) until April 11, 2026 as from April 12, 2026 Renewal – for one class of goods or services – for each additional class Where the mark is a collective mark: – for one class of goods or services – for each additional class 3. These new amounts will be payable where Uzbekistan (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
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