Fee Reductions in Madrid System: Several Countries Cut Costs, Brazil Adjusts Payment Structure

Release Time：2025-08-26 12:01Author：Views：31

Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) updated the individual designation fees for multiple countries under the Madrid System for the International Registration of Trademarks. These adjustments affect fees for new applications, subsequent designations, and renewals. With the exception of Syria, most countries have reduced their fees, with average reductions mostly ranging between 15% and 20%, thereby lowering the cost of intellectual property maintenance for applicants.

The fee adjustments for each country are as follows:

Country	New Effective Date	Average Change
Republic of Korea	August 10	–12.48%
Türkiye	August 24	–22.66%
Belize	August 31	–16.50%
Caribbean NL		–15.96%
Gambia		–17.82%
Ghana		–16.16%
India		–15.45%
Jamaica		–16.18%
Mauritius		–14.99%
Samoa		–15.61%
Zimbabwe		–17.57%
Syria	September 18	+60.45%

It is particularly noteworthy that Brazil's fee adjustment will be implemented in two phases, as detailed below:

I. Fees Effective from August 9, 2025 (Two-Part Payment)

Item	Description	Previous (CHF)	New (CHF)
Application or Subsequent Designation	First Part · per class	62	61
Application or Subsequent Designation	Second Part · per class	112	109
Renewal	per class of goods/services	160	146
Renewal	Payment within grace period · per class	241	292

II. Fees Effective from September 20, 2025 (Single Payment)

Item	Description	Amount (CHF)
Application or Subsequent Designation	per class of goods/services	251
Renewal	per class of goods/services	146
Renewal	Payment within grace period · per class	292

These fee changes reflect a broader trend toward optimization of trademark registration cost structures. Applicants intending to submit international trademark registrations or renewals in the aforementioned countries are advised to closely monitor the effective dates and corresponding requirements, and to plan their application procedures accordingly to reduce intellectual property management costs.

Source: Compiled from information published on the official WIPO website

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