WIPO Announces Amendment to the Administrative Instructions Forms of Madrid

December 17, 2004

WIPO Announces Amendment to the Administrative Instructions Forms of Madrid
In accordance with Rule 41(1) (a) of the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has, after consulting the Offices of the Contracting Parties, amended Sections 2 to 5 of the Administrative Instructions for the application of the Madrid Agreement and Protocol.

As they stood before amendment, Sections 2 to 5 of the Administrative Instructions listed the reference numbers of the official and unofficial forms established by the International Bureau in respect of the international procedures under the Madrid System.

A press release by the WIPO stated, these Sections have been replaced by new provisions to the effect, in particular, that the list of all prescribed and optional forms established by the International Bureau is now to be published in each issue of the WIPO Gazette of International Marks, and specifying how these forms are made available by the International Bureau (from the WIPO website and, upon request, as paper copies delivered by the International Bureau).

Sections 2 to 5 of the Administrative Instructions, as amended, are reproduced in the Annex to the present information notice.

They will become effective January 1, 2005.

Sections 2 to 5 of the Administrative Instructions amended as follows:

Section 2: Prescribed Forms
For any procedure for which the Common Regulations prescribe the use of a form, the International Bureau shall establish such a form.

Section 3: Optional Forms
In respect of procedures under the Common Regulations other than those referred to in Section 2, the International Bureau may establish optional forms.

Section 4: Publication of Forms
The complete list of all available prescribed and optional forms, as referred to in Sections 2 and 3, shall be published in each issue of the Gazette.

Section 5: Availability of Forms
The International Bureau shall make available all prescribed and optional forms, as referred to in Sections 2 and 3, on its website and, upon request, on paper.