Trademarks are used to distinguish goods and services of companies. The classification of goods and services is defined by the International treaty known as "Nice Classification" or "International Classification of Goods and Services". Every five years the Nice Classification is revised.
International Registration - MA/PMA
Contracting states (as of May 2010) of the Madrid Agreement (MA) concerning the International Registration of Marks and of the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement (PMA) concerning the International Registration of Marks
1. Filing
Basic fee (registration of a black/white mark) 653.00 CHF
Basic fee (registration of a mark in colour) 903.00 CHF
Complementary fee for the designation of a contracting state
(no individual fees applicable) 100.00 CHF
Individual fee for the designation of EM 1,111.00 CHF
Individual fee for the designation of FI 279.00 CHF
Further PCT contracting states claiming individual fees WIPO-Homepage
National fee of the German Patent and Trademark Office for an
International Registration 180.00 EUR
2. Renewal
Basic renewal fee 653.00 CHF
Complementary fee for the renewal of a designation of a PCT contracting state
(no individual fees applicable) 100.00 CHF
Individual fee for the renewal of the designation of EM 1,533,00 CHF
Individual fee for the renewal of the designation of FI 305.00 CHF