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An international registration under the Madrid System lasts 10 years and must be renewed directly with WIPO to keep your protection active across all designated countries. Our team at Brealant tracks your renewal deadlines and handles the central filing with WIPO so your global coverage never lapses.
Legal Definition of International Renewal
Renewal under the Madrid System is the central payment of prescribed fees to WIPO's International Bureau to extend an international registration for a further 10-year term across all designated Contracting Parties.
Purpose and Function
Rather than tracking and paying separate renewal fees in dozens of different national offices, you file a single renewal centrally through WIPO, which maintains protection in every designated country.
Protecting Your Portfolio
A missed renewal causes the international registration to lapse globally for the designated territories, making centralized tracking essential for multi-country brand owners.
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Contact
Reach out to Brealant to set up renewal tracking for your Madrid System international portfolio.
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We verify your international registration details and designated countries are current before renewal.
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Quote
Receive a fixed-fee quote for managing your international renewal through WIPO.
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Pay
Proceed with secure payment for the official WIPO renewal fees and our professional fee.
File
Brealant submits the central renewal request directly to WIPO's International Bureau.
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Wait
WIPO processes the renewal and issues a certificate recording the extension across your designated countries.
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Response
You receive formal confirmation once your international renewal is officially recorded.
Under the Madrid System, renewal falls due on the 10-year anniversary of the international registration date. WIPO accepts renewal requests within the final six months before expiry and offers a six-month grace period after expiry, with a surcharge, before the international registration lapses.
A lapsed international registration can leave your brand exposed across multiple export markets simultaneously. Brealant's centralized portfolio tracking removes that multi-country risk from your calendar.
Centralized renewal keeps your portfolio alive, but it has boundaries
No Substantive Changes
Renewal cannot be used to alter the mark itself or expand the list of designated countries or goods and services.
Grace Period Only
The six-month post-expiry grace period is the absolute outer limit — after that, the international registration lapses permanently.
Doesn't Fix Non-Use
Central renewal doesn't protect against individual country non-use cancellation actions if the mark hasn't been used locally.
Designated Country Status
Renewal maintains existing designations; it cannot revive a designation that was previously refused or abandoned in a specific country.
Ownership Records
Renewal doesn't update ownership records — any corporate assignment or name change must be separately recorded with WIPO first.
Brealant guides you through these structural limits so your global renewal strategy remains airtight.
A properly executed international renewal protects
Global Continuity
Your continued exclusive rights across all active countries designated under your international registration.
Original Priority
The preservation of your original international registration and home priority date.
Enforcement Standing
Your ongoing legal standing to take infringement or opposition action worldwide based on a live registration.
Simplified Administration
One centralized transaction replacing dozens of separate national office renewals.
Brealant reviews your registration details as part of every renewal to flag any portfolio discrepancies early.
International renewal follows a streamlined, date-driven WIPO process
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Renewal Window Opens
WIPO accepts central renewal requests within the final six months before the 10-year expiry date.
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Reminder & Instruction
Brealant notifies you well ahead of the deadline and confirms your continuation instructions.
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Central Submission
The renewal request and WIPO fees (in CHF) are submitted to the International Bureau.
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Confirmation Issued
WIPO records the renewal and issues an official certificate covering your active designations.
WIPO typically processes and confirms central renewals within a few weeks of a complete submission.
Renewal costs are denominated in Swiss francs and scale with your active designated countries
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WIPO fees are set in Swiss francs (CHF) and comprise a basic renewal fee plus individual or standard fees for each designated country you are maintaining.
Brealant charges a fixed professional fee for managing and filing the central WIPO renewal on your behalf.
Centralized renewal is vastly more cost-effective than managing separate renewal filings across dozens of national IP offices.
Once your international renewal is secured, Brealant continues to monitor your global portfolio for any subsequent designation opportunities or regional enforcement needs.
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You file a single central renewal request directly with WIPO's International Bureau before the 10-year expiry date, which covers all active designated countries.
Renewal falls due every 10 years from the date of the international registration, with WIPO accepting requests up to six months before expiry.
Yes, WIPO allows a six-month post-expiry grace period subject to the payment of an additional surcharge fee.
All Madrid System fees, including renewals, are set and paid in Swiss francs (CHF) directly to WIPO.
WIPO does not require proof of use for central renewal, though individual designated countries may still enforce local use requirements through separate cancellation actions.
Yes, you can choose to renew only a subset of your designated countries and let protection lapse in the others by omitting them from your renewal instructions.
Yes, Brealant tracks international registration expiry dates across your portfolio and manages the entire WIPO renewal process for you.
The international registration expires permanently for the designated territories, and protection cannot be reinstated through a late renewal.
No, ownership changes or address updates must be recorded separately with WIPO before or alongside your renewal filing.
Yes, we regularly manage renewals for international registrations originally filed through other firms or directly by clients.
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