A Madrid System registration is one filing that extends to many countries, but each designated office examines it on its own terms, and the outcomes differ enormously. Some offices grant almost everything; others refuse a large share outright. This page ranks them from the record itself.
Refusal rate by designated office
Share of designations that ended in a total refusal that still stands, for international registrations registered 2019–2022: old enough to have resolved, recent enough to predate post-grant cancellations. Provisional refusals later overcome by a grant or a reversing decision are not counted as refused (most offices issue them routinely; the provisional column shows how routinely). Offices with fewer than 200 cohort designations are omitted.
| # | Designated office | Designations | Provisional | Refused | Partially refused | Granted | Refusal rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | European Union (EM) | 44,514 | 20.3% | 1,558 | 145 | 42,712 | 3.5% |
| 2 | United States (US) | 44,147 | 95.9% | 1,046 | 92 | 35,391 | 2.4% |
| 3 | United Kingdom (GB) | 41,090 | 11.4% | 292 | 87 | 39,943 | 0.7% |
| 4 | China (CN) | 40,684 | 61.7% | 10,565 | 9,307 | 20,670 | 26% |
| 5 | Canada (CA) | 35,712 | 85.6% | 7,007 | 0 | 27,534 | 19.6% |
| 6 | Australia (AU) | 33,198 | 30.8% | 122 | 49 | 30,391 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Japan (JP) | 32,759 | 63.6% | 4,695 | 0 | 27,855 | 14.3% |
| 8 | Switzerland (CH) | 30,498 | 12.8% | 1,162 | 12 | 29,161 | 3.8% |
| 9 | South Korea (KR) | 28,579 | 68.9% | 1,332 | 68 | 23,347 | 4.7% |
| 10 | India (IN) | 28,230 | 54.9% | 6,619 | 1 | 20,788 | 23.4% |
| 11 | Russia (RU) | 28,153 | 40.4% | 3,263 | 21 | 24,817 | 11.6% |
| 12 | Singapore (SG) | 25,559 | 37% | 722 | 111 | 24,309 | 2.8% |
| 13 | Mexico (MX) | 25,191 | 26.7% | 2,055 | 1,398 | 21,094 | 8.2% |
| 14 | Thailand (TH) | 22,091 | 92.8% | 10,989 | 1 | 10,585 | 49.7% |
| 15 | Türkiye (TR) | 20,825 | 15% | 941 | 123 | 19,376 | 4.5% |
| 16 | Vietnam (VN) | 20,568 | 32.1% | 3,502 | 638 | 16,030 | 17% |
| 17 | Norway (NO) | 20,282 | 32% | 1,198 | 29 | 18,263 | 5.9% |
| 18 | Indonesia (ID) | 19,842 | 16.3% | 1,314 | 376 | 17,323 | 6.6% |
| 19 | New Zealand (NZ) | 19,303 | 37.4% | 366 | 75 | 18,328 | 1.9% |
| 20 | Brazil (BR) | 18,600 | 29.6% | 2,259 | 4 | 16,043 | 12.1% |
| 21 | Philippines (PH) | 17,557 | 73.7% | 766 | 65 | 9,399 | 4.4% |
| 22 | Malaysia (MY) | 15,269 | 37% | 2,312 | 339 | 11,222 | 15.1% |
| 23 | Ukraine (UA) | 13,909 | 12% | 719 | 25 | 13,035 | 5.2% |
| 24 | Israel (IL) | 13,370 | 53.3% | 1,028 | 32 | 11,964 | 7.7% |
| 25 | Colombia (CO) | 11,739 | 36.3% | 1,838 | 93 | 9,692 | 15.7% |
| 26 | Egypt (EG) | 10,562 | 9.9% | 711 | 119 | 2,332 | 6.7% |
| 27 | Kazakhstan (KZ) | 9,691 | 18.8% | 319 | 8 | 9,155 | 3.3% |
| 28 | Morocco (MA) | 9,398 | 4.1% | 218 | 114 | 8,748 | 2.3% |
| 29 | Serbia (RS) | 8,962 | 6.3% | 223 | 9 | 8,414 | 2.5% |
| 30 | Belarus (BY) | 8,592 | 5.6% | 136 | 12 | 8,294 | 1.6% |
| 31 | Cambodia (KH) | 6,714 | 43.2% | 1,261 | 45 | 5,169 | 18.8% |
| 32 | Iceland (IS) | 6,493 | 17.1% | 91 | 15 | 6,035 | 1.4% |
| 33 | Algeria (DZ) | 6,246 | 12.1% | 361 | 89 | 5,648 | 5.8% |
| 34 | Azerbaijan (AZ) | 6,164 | 8.5% | 286 | 77 | 448 | 4.6% |
| 35 | Jersey (JE) | 6,054 | 0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0% |
| 36 | Tunisia (TN) | 6,045 | 0.9% | 49 | 4 | 3 | 0.8% |
| 37 | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) | 5,971 | 0.3% | 10 | 3 | 2,846 | 0.2% |
| 38 | United Arab Emirates (AE) | 5,890 | 8.4% | 249 | 122 | 4,970 | 4.2% |
| 39 | Iran (IR) | 5,874 | 29.6% | 1,100 | 446 | 298 | 18.7% |
| 40 | Georgia (GE) | 5,855 | 6.9% | 145 | 6 | 5,435 | 2.5% |
Designations = cohort designations examined by the office. The analysis behind these definitions, with downloadable data, is in our research on provisional refusals.
Where international filers come from
Office of origin for the registrations on record: the home register each international filing was based on.
| Office of origin | Registrations | Share |
|---|---|---|
| European Union (EM) | 84,139 | 14.2% |
| United States (US) | 72,372 | 12.2% |
| Germany (DE) | 57,787 | 9.7% |
| France (FR) | 57,381 | 9.7% |
| Switzerland (CH) | 37,977 | 6.4% |
| Italy (IT) | 32,978 | 5.6% |
| China (CN) | 31,613 | 5.3% |
| Benelux (BX) | 31,386 | 5.3% |
| United Kingdom (GB) | 27,315 | 4.6% |
| Japan (JP) | 24,102 | 4.1% |
| Australia (AU) | 15,777 | 2.7% |
| South Korea (KR) | 12,010 | 2% |
Filing abroad? The clearance risk check searches this international register alongside the USPTO record, and the logo similarity search covers design marks. For U.S. filing odds by class, see the USPTO approval rate.