Through the Madrid Protocol, your UK mark becomes the base for international protection: one application filed via the UKIPO, designating the countries you choose, including the United States. One filing, one renewal date, the solicitor who advises you answerable for all of it.
Handled entirely in writing. No hearings, no meetings, no attendance required.
We are Solicitors of England and Wales. We do not advise on United States law.
We are Solicitors of England and Wales. We do not advise on United States law, and we do not advise on the national law of any designated country. Santosh Pandey is admitted in England and Wales only, SRA No. 641612, and is not admitted to practise in any United States jurisdiction.
An international application under the Madrid Protocol is filed through the UKIPO, which is where our work sits. Where a designated office raises an objection that its own rules require a locally licensed attorney to answer, and the USPTO is the common example, we appoint associate counsel admitted in that jurisdiction and their advice on that law is theirs. The cost is confirmed to you before it is incurred, and the instruction stays with us.
All work is carried out from London and delivered in writing. We hold no office, address or presence in the United States or in any designated country.
Written reply within 24 hours. Trademarks filed within 48 hours of instruction. Documents in days, not weeks. Never "3 to 5 business days" just to hear back.
| Item | What it covers | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| International application (Madrid), filing | Strategy note, specification drafted for multi-country examination (US-proof from day one), filed via the UKIPO designating your chosen countries. | from £1,250 |
| Each additional designated country | Professional fee per designation; WIPO and national official fees quoted separately and exactly. | from £145 |
| US designation office action response | Answered by US-licensed associate counsel, because USPTO rules require it. We coordinate, they advise on US law, and the cost is confirmed before it is incurred. | quoted flat |
| Subsequent designation / portfolio extension | Add countries to an existing international registration as you expand. | from £550 |
| Central-attack risk review | Your UK base mark audited for vulnerabilities before the international family is built on it. | from £395 |
Bespoke and urgent matters outside the schedule: £650 per hour, capped estimates in advance.
Your markets mapped against Madrid versus direct national filings, with exact official fees from the current WIPO calculator, so the route is chosen on numbers, not habit.
Specification drafted to survive the strictest designated examiner (usually the USPTO), filed through the UKIPO with your chosen designations.
Objections handled per country, US office actions through our US-licensed associates as required, renewals on one date, everything reported by one practice.
Yes, via the Madrid Protocol: an international application filed through the UKIPO designating the United States, which the USPTO then examines like a domestic application. Filing needs no US attorney. If the USPTO raises objections, US rules require a US-licensed attorney to respond, and we appoint one of our US associate firms, still inside one instruction to us.
The Madrid system covers well over one hundred members, including the US, EU, China, Japan, Australia, Singapore and the UAE. You pick the designations; one application, one renewal date, one point of management.
Two main ones, and we raise them before you file. First, the international registration depends on your UK base mark for five years; if the base falls, the designations are exposed (central attack), though they can be transformed into national filings. Second, US examination is strict on goods descriptions, so US designations attract objections more often than most countries; we draft specifications with that in mind from day one.
No. For one or two countries, direct national filings are sometimes cheaper and stronger; for wide coverage, Madrid usually wins on cost and management. The written filing strategy compares both for your actual markets before anything is filed.
Our professional fee is fixed and quoted in writing before you pay anything. WIPO and national official fees vary by country and class and are set out separately, to the penny, on your quote, verified against the current WIPO fee calculator at the time of quoting.
Send a brief outline of your matter. You will receive a personal reply from a solicitor, with a fixed-fee quote where the scope is clear. Payment is taken before work begins; every fee is fixed in writing first.
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