Glossary (M)

Madrid Protocol

The Madrid Protocol is the primary international system for obtaining registered Trade Mark protection in number of different jurisdictions using a single application.

Maintenance Fee

A maintenance fee (also known as an Annuity, Annuity Fee or Renewal Fee) is an official Government fee payable to the relevant Patent Office to keep a Patent, Registered Design and Trademark in force. A maintenance fee is usually payable annually. Albright IP provides a very cost-effective maintenance fee payment service for patents, designs and trademarks all over the world, and which includes sending of reminders when the maintenance fee becomes due and payment of the maintenance fee on your behalf.

Mention of Inventor

The inventor or joint-inventor of an invention has a legal right to be mentioned in any patent granted for the invention, or any published application for a patent for the invention.

Moral Rights

In copyright, you can assert “moral rights” meaning, e.g. the right to be identified as author of a work.

Motion Mark

A Motion Mark is a non-conventional Trade Mark, which depicts the movement or change of position of objects or figures.

Multimedia Mark

A Multimedia Mark is a non-conventional Trade Mark, which consists of a combination of different forms of media, such as images and sounds.