In accordance with Rule 35(2)(d) of the Regulations under the Madrid Protocol, the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has established new amounts, in Swiss francs, of the individual fee that is payable when the Lao People’s Democratic Republic is designated in an international application, in a designation subsequent to an international registration and in respect of the renewal of an international registration in which the Lao People’s Democratic Republic has been designated.
As from December 7, 2024, the amounts of the individual fee payable in respect of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic will be the following:
ITEMS | Amounts (in Swiss francs) |
until December 6, 2024 | as from December 7, 2024 |
Application or Subsequent Designation | – for one class of goods or services – for each additional class | 51 36 | 44 31 |
Renewal | – for one class of goods or services – for each additional class | 51 36 | 44 31 |
These new amounts will be payable where the Lao People’s Democratic Republic
a) is designated in an international application received by the Office of origin on or after December 7, 2024; or
b) is the subject of a subsequent designation received by the Office of the Contracting Party of the holder or is filed directly with the International Bureau of WIPO on or after that date; or
c) has been designated in an international registration renewed on or after that date.
November 7, 2024
Information source: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/madrid-system/notices