Short Title The proclamation is cited as the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks Ratification Proclamation No 1352/2024.
Issuing Organ The proclamation was issued by the House of Peoples’ Representatives of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It was signed by Taye Atske Silassie, the President of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
Effective Date The proclamation entered into force on December 11, 2024, the date of its publication in the Federal Negarit Gazette. The House of Peoples’ Representatives had previously ratified the agreement during its session on November 5, 2024.
Implementing Organ The Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority is the government body empowered to implement the protocol.
Purpose and Scope The proclamation ratifies the June 27, 1989, Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement, including amendments made in 2006 and 2007. The primary goals are to protect trade and service marks internationally in an efficient and cost-effective manner, support the protection of Ethiopian handicraft trademarks, and help prevent the entry of substandard products and technologies into the country.