Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73
§1141l Assignment of an extension of protection
Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 22— - TRADEMARKS › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER IV— - THE MADRID PROTOCOL › § 1141l
Summary
Only citizens, residents, or real businesses in a Contracting Party or in a country of a Contracting-Party intergovernmental organization may be assigned protection extension with goodwill.
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Title 15, §1141l
Commerce and Trade — Source: USLM XML via OLRC
An extension of protection may be assigned, together with the goodwill associated with the mark, only to a person who is a national of, is domiciled in, or has a bona fide and effective industrial or commercial establishment either in a country that is a Contracting Party or in a country that is a member of an intergovernmental organization that is a Contracting Party.
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15 U.S.C. § 1141l
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73