Publication: Uluslararası marka tescili
Abstract
ULUSLARARASI MARKA TESCİLİ Uluslararası marka tescil sistemi; bir anlaşma çerçevesinde düzenlenen ve belli bir coğrafi kapsam gözetmeksizin koruma kapsamının anlaşmaya taraf olan ülke ya da örgütlerin tamamı ya da bir kısmı için geçerli olduğu uluslararası sistem olarak tanımlanabilir. Madrid Sitemi kapsam olarak oldukça geniş olmanın yanında bu yolu kullanacak olanlara tek bir başvuru yaparak birden fazla ülkede etkin, ucuz ve çabuk elde edilebilir bir koruma sunan başlıca uluslararası marka tescil sistemidir. Madrid Sistemi iki ayrı ama birbiriyle yakından ilişkili anlaşmadan oluşmaktadır. Bu anlaşmalar “Markaların Uluslararası Tesciline İlişkin Madrid Anlaşması” (Madrid Anlaşması) ve “Markaların Uluslararası Tesciline İlişkin Madrid Anlaşması İle İlgili Protokol” (Madrid Protokolü)’dür. Madrid Anlaşması ve Madrid Protokolü birlikte “Madrid Sistemi” olarak adlandırılmaktadır. Anlaşma ve Protokol’e taraf ülkeler ise “Madrid Birliği” olarak adlandırılan özel bir birlik oluşturmaktadırlar Madrid Sistemi, birbirinden farklı marka tescil sistemlerine sahip birçok ülkenin yerel ofislerine yapılacak birden fazla başvuru yerine, markasını birden fazla ülkede tescil ettirmek isteyen marka sahibinin, kendi ülkesinde elde ettiği tescilden sonra, Uluslararası Büro’ya yapacağı tek bir başvuru ile markasının korunmasını istediği ülkelerde koruma elde etmesini sağlayan bir uluslararası marka tescili sistemi oluşturmuştur.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE MARKS The international trademark registration system could be defined as an international system basing on an agreement and conferring a valid protection for all or some of the countries and the organizations party to this agreement without any geographical extent. In this regard, not only does the Madrid System have a wide usage around the world, but it is also the primary international trademark registration system which offers a trademark owner the possibility to have his trademark protected in several countries in a low-priced and quick way by simply filing one application directly with his own national or regional trademark. The Madrid system comprises two separate but closely related treaties; the “Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks” (Madrid Agreement), and the “Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks” (Madrid Protocol), which are usually referred to, in combination, as “The Madrid System.” The countries to party to this agreement and to the Protocol are usually referred to as “The Madrid Union”. The Madrid System provides a centrally administered system of obtaining a bundle of trademark registrations in separate jurisdictions instead of seeking protection separately in each individual country or jurisdiction of interest, whereby the system offers a trademark owner the possibility to have his trademark protected in several countries by simply filing one application through his own national or regional trademark office to International Bureau, but of course, after having a right to protection in his own country.
INTERNATIONAL TRADE MARKS The international trademark registration system could be defined as an international system basing on an agreement and conferring a valid protection for all or some of the countries and the organizations party to this agreement without any geographical extent. In this regard, not only does the Madrid System have a wide usage around the world, but it is also the primary international trademark registration system which offers a trademark owner the possibility to have his trademark protected in several countries in a low-priced and quick way by simply filing one application directly with his own national or regional trademark. The Madrid system comprises two separate but closely related treaties; the “Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks” (Madrid Agreement), and the “Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks” (Madrid Protocol), which are usually referred to, in combination, as “The Madrid System.” The countries to party to this agreement and to the Protocol are usually referred to as “The Madrid Union”. The Madrid System provides a centrally administered system of obtaining a bundle of trademark registrations in separate jurisdictions instead of seeking protection separately in each individual country or jurisdiction of interest, whereby the system offers a trademark owner the possibility to have his trademark protected in several countries by simply filing one application through his own national or regional trademark office to International Bureau, but of course, after having a right to protection in his own country.