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Apologies if this should be on the Madrid list-serve, but I have mysteriously lost or misplaced my access to that.</div>
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Has anyone tried filing a US certification mark abroad under the Madrid protocol? How do you deal with the fact that it is in Class A or B rather than a Nice classification? And many other questions. I am aware that not everywhere even recognizes certification
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<p style="margin-top: 1em; margin-bottom: 1em;" class="elementToProof"><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(102, 102, 153);"><b>Janet F. Satterthwaite</b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: gray;">|</span><span style="font-family: Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">Partner/
Chair, Trademark Practice|Potomac Law Group, PLLC</span></p>
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