Iceland changed the amounts of individual fee regarding international registration of trade marks

1.The Government of Iceland has notified to the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) a declaration modifying the amounts of the individual fee payable with respect to Iceland under Article 8(7) of the Madrid Protocol.

2.In accordance with Rule 35(2)(b) of the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement and Protocol, the Director General of WIPO has, after consultation with the Office of Iceland, established the following new amounts, in Swiss francs, of the said individual fee:

ITEMS		Amounts (in Swiss francs)
Application or Subsequent Designation	– for one class of goods or services – for each additional class   Where the mark is a collective mark: – for one class of goods or services – for each additional class	270 58     270 58
Renewal	– for one class of goods or services – for each additional class   Where the mark is a collective mark: – for one class of goods or services – for each additional class	270 58     270 58

3. This change will take effect on January 1, 2017. Therefore, these amounts will be payable where Iceland

(a) is designated in an international application which is received, or is deemed to have been received under Rule 11(1)(c), by the Office of origin on or after that date; or

(b) is the subject of a subsequent designation which is received by the Office of the Contracting Party of the holder on or after that date, or is filed directly with the International Bureau of WIPO on or after that date; or

(c) has been designated in an international registration which is renewed on or after that date.

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