{"id":689,"date":"2012-02-06T10:24:42","date_gmt":"2012-02-06T14:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/themooneylawfirm.wordpress.com\/?p=90"},"modified":"2012-02-06T10:24:42","modified_gmt":"2012-02-06T14:24:42","slug":"protecting-your-u-s-trademark-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.customscourt.com\/es\/protecting-your-u-s-trademark-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Protecting Your U.S. Trademark Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"

In addition to 84 other countries, the United States is a party to the two treaties comprising the Madrid System for international registration of trademarks.\u00a0 This system provides trademark owners a cost-effective, efficient way to protect their trademarks overseas.\u00a0 While not all business need to take advantage of the Madrid System, those businesses and individuals seeking to do business or market their products internationally should consider the benefits to protecting their trademark since theft of intellectual property can pose a serious threat to businesses domestic and foreign.<\/p>\n

In order to start the process of registering a trademark overseas, the trademark owner, either an individual or a business, must first register with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The USPTO provides information via its website www.uspto.gov\/trademarks<\/a> to help trademark owners understand the process of obtaining a trademark.\u00a0 Once a trademark owner receives his trademark, he must understand that it is not up to the USPTO to police the trademark for him.\u00a0 In other words, it is the responsibility of the trademark holder to find ways of stopping theft of his trademark, otherwise known as \u201cinfringement.\u201d<\/p>\n

To protect the trademark in the U.S., owners should register their mark with as many entities as possible that have the ability to help protect the trademark.\u00a0 For example, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has a electronic system that allows owners to record their U.S. trademarks.\u00a0 This electronic system, known as the Intellectual Property Rights e-Recordation (IPRR), is in place to assist CBP in preventing importation of trademark infringing goods.<\/p>\n

The Madrid system for international trademarks is another way trademark owners can protect their rights.\u00a0 Assuming a trademark owner has registered his trademark with the U.S., the owner may then file an international application via the International Bureau through the Office of origin.\u00a0 Offices of origin are located within a trademark owner\u2019s country if that country is a party to the Madrid System\u2019s treaties.<\/p>\n

An international application via the Madrid System must include the following:<\/p>\n