WIPO announced on 29 June 2012 that the Syrian Arab Republic had deposited its instrument of denunciation of the Madrid Agreement which will take effect on 29 June 2013. Rights holders will then no longer have the opportunity to designate Syria using the Madrid Agreement.
This part of the Empty Quarter has slightly mixed feelings about this announcement. The Agreement works, but not as well as the Protocol and so is not as good an Agreement as it could be. On the other hand any system which makes it easier to register marks around the world is, generally, to be welcomed. And denunciation is such a strong term!
This part of the Empty Quarter has slightly mixed feelings about this announcement. The Agreement works, but not as well as the Protocol and so is not as good an Agreement as it could be. On the other hand any system which makes it easier to register marks around the world is, generally, to be welcomed. And denunciation is such a strong term!
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