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on the iTEAS Madrid application form that identifies the application as a certification mark is a little checkbox in the middle of the form.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> E-trademarks <e-trademarks-bounces@oppedahl-lists.com>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Apologies if this should be on the Madrid list-serve, but I have mysteriously lost or misplaced my access to that.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">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
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