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Effecting a comprehensive intellectual property strategy using the Madrid Protocol

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Especially for biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, the Madrid Protocol for international trademark registration marks a new era in trademark protection.

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Figure 1: Estimated USPTO trademark filings by quarter and Madrid Protocol Annual filings, 2000 to 2003.

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