http://blog.ipfactor.co.il/2008/03/27/indian-patent-office-decides-not-to-implement-madrid-protocol/ Opinionated Intellectual Property News Blog with an Israel Slant Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:47:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://blog.ipfactor.co.il/2008/03/27/indian-patent-office-decides-not-to-implement-madrid-protocol/#comment-47442 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:48:34 +0000 http://ipfactor.wordpress.com/?p=359#comment-47442 As the story of Mt. Sinai demonstrates, Jews were always willing to take great responsibilities on themselves that neither them or others could keep

]]> http://blog.ipfactor.co.il/2008/03/27/indian-patent-office-decides-not-to-implement-madrid-protocol/#comment-47440 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:53:17 +0000 http://ipfactor.wordpress.com/?p=359#comment-47440 Examining TMs – time frame is 12-18 months under Protocol (according to the Contrating Party’s election), as opposed to 12 months under the Agreement. See Article 5 (2)(b)
This is one major point why US did not beome a party to the Agreement but did join the Protocol – 12 months was considered too short for substantive examination.

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