The Madrid-L listserv.

in 2004, OPLF launched the Madrid-L listserv, which by now has many hundreds of members in the US and around the world.

Who should join this discussion group:

• Anyone around the world who has experience with Madrid Protocol filings is invited to join the discussion group, as you may have opportunities to help us US practitioners to learn from you!
• Trademark practitioners and corporate filers in the US are invited to join, as you may have an opportunity to learn more about Madrid Protocol rules and practice.

The assumption is that anyone who participates in this discussion group is already experienced with filing and prosecution of ordinary (non-Madrid-Protocol) trademark applications.

Several topics are specifically not appropriate for this discussion group:

• Basics of trademark law such as what is a trademark, how to draft trademark applications, etc.
• Requests from non-lawyers for legal advice
• Commercial solicitations of any kind, including self-promotion by trademark practitioners

It should also be noted that the Madrid Agreement is not the same thing as the Madrid Protocol. The US has acceded to the latter but not the former. Thus for most participants in this discussion group, topics relating to the Madrid Agreement are likely to be of interest only insofar as they also relate in some way to the Madrid Protocol.

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