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Kavya Textiles Pvt Ltd, Surat, has a trademark registered in India and wants protection in several other countries through a single international application filed via the Indian Trade Marks Registry. Which international arrangement allows it to do this?

The Madrid System for the International Registration of Marks allows an applicant to file one application through its home trademark office and seek protection in many member countries. Other systems named deal with designs, microorganism deposits or appellations of origin, not trademarks.

  1. AMadrid System for the International Registration of MarksCorrect
  2. BHague System for industrial designs
  3. CBudapest Treaty on microorganism deposits
  4. DLisbon System for appellations of origin

Explanation

The Madrid System lets the owner of a basic mark file one international application through the Office of origin and designate multiple member countries. The Hague System concerns industrial designs, Budapest concerns microorganism deposits for patents, and Lisbon concerns appellations of origin and geographical indications.

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