The Madrid Agreement was adopted on April 14, 1891 to facilitate PROTECTION of a trademark or service mark in several countries by means of a single international registration. As on JULY15, 1999, 54 countries are party to this Agreement mainly belonging to Europe, countries of Africa and four countries in the Far East namely, China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia and Vietnam. The United KINGDOM, the United States of America, most Latin American countries, JAPAN and India are not signatories to this agreement. The Agreement covers both trademarks and service marks.

The Madrid Agreement was adopted on April 14, 1891 to facilitate protection of a trademark or service mark in several countries by means of a single international registration. As on July15, 1999, 54 countries are party to this Agreement mainly belonging to Europe, countries of Africa and four countries in the Far East namely, China, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Mongolia and Vietnam. The United Kingdom, the United States of America, most Latin American countries, Japan and India are not signatories to this agreement. The Agreement covers both trademarks and service marks.