MADAGASCAR
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Trade Mark Information
International and Regional Arrangements:
- Madrid Agreement: Yes
- Paris Union: Yes
Types of trade marks:
- Goods and services
- Collective marks
- No provision for defensive marks or series marks
Classification:
The International Classification of Goods and Services (Nice Classification) is applied.
Filing requirements:
- Particulars of Applicant (name, address and nationality)
- Notarized Power of Attorney incorporating an French translation
- Representation of the mark
- List of goods and / or services
- Certified copy of the priority document with verified French translation
Duration: The trade mark is registered 10 years from the filing date
Renewal: Renewable every 10 years
General Information
- Area: Approximately 587 000 km2 (fourth largest island in the world)
- Population: 21.3 million
- Capital: Antananarivo
- Currency: Malagasy Franc
- GDP: $ 20.7 billion (2010)
- Domain name extension: .mg
- Languages: French, Malagasy (official languages)
- Exports: Coffee; vanilla; cloves and clove oils; sugar; petroleum products; shellfish
- Imports: Intermediate manufactures; capital goods; petroleum; consumer goods; food
International / Regional Conventions:
- Berne Convention
- Madrid Protocol on Marks
- Paris Convention
- Patent Cooperation Treaty
- WIPO Convention
- WTO/TRIPS