Saudi Arabia has joined the Madrid System, bringing its geographical reach to 133 countries and reinforcing its position as a practical and efficient solution for protecting trademarks worldwide.
Designating the UK will no longer cover Jersey. To protect your trademark in Jersey, you will need to select Jersey as a separate designation — in a new international trademark application, a subsequent designation, or when renewing an international trademark registration.
Jersey will have its own Office of origin. Applicants based in Jersey will file their international trademark applications directly through the Jersey Registrar of Intellectual Property.
Grenada has joined the Madrid System. WIPO’s International Trademark System now covers 132 countries. On December 15, 2025, the Government of Grenada deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol – the governing Treaty of the Madrid System – with WIPO Director General, Daren Tang.
Grenada is the 116th member of the Madrid System, and the 10th country from Latin America and the Caribbean to join. Its accession further strengthens the Madrid System’s role as a practical and efficient solution for protecting trademarks worldwide. The Madrid Protocol will enter into force in Grenada on March 15, 2026.
The Government of Qatar deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol – the governing Treaty of the Madrid System – with WIPO Director General, Daren Tang on May 3, 2024. Qatar is the 115th Member of the Madrid System.This accession further strengthens the Madrid System as a practical and efficient solution for protecting trademarks worldwide.National trademark holders in four – Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates – out of the six countries that make up the Gulf Cooperation Council can now use the Madrid System to secure cross-border protection of their brands.
Top Madrid filers The total number of applications filed under the Madrid System in 2022 reached 69,000. US-based applicants (12,495) filed the largest number of international trademark applications, followed by those located in Germany (7,695), China (4,991), France (4,403) and the United Kingdom (4,227)
Mauritius has joined the Madrid System, rounding up the number of countries covered by WIPO’s international trademark system to 130. The Government of Mauritius deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol with WIPO Director General, Daren Tang on February 6, 2023. Mauritius is the 114th member of the Madrid System. Its accession further strengthens the Madrid System’s status as a truly global option for trademark protection, and particularly in the Eastern Africa and Indian Ocean Regions.
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On April 6, 2022, the Government of Cabo Verde deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, becoming the 112th member of the Madrid System, which now covers a total of 128 countries. The Protocol will enter into force for this country on July 6, 2022.
On April 4, 2022, the Government of the Republic of Chile deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, making it the 111th member of the Madrid System. This country is the last in the Southern Cone to join the Madrid System, which now covers 127 countries. The Protocol will enter into force for Chile on July 4, 2022