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Nov 03, 2010 (Newsletter Issue 16/10)
WIPO
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Application of the Madrid Protocol by the Netherlands Amended


The Kingdom of the Netherland had extended the application of the Madrid Protocol to the Netherlands Antilles, with effect from April 28th, 2003. As a territorial entity whithin the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist on October 10th, 2010. The territory has been divided into the tree territorial entities of Curaçao, St. Martin and the Islands of Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba (BES), each haging a distinctive trademarks legislation and administration within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The Government of Kingdom of the Netherlands extended the application of the Madrid Protocol to the new independent territorial entities of Curaçao, Saint Martin and the Islands of Bonaire, Saint Eustatius and Saba effective from October 10th, 2010.

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