[E-trademarks] sanity check

[Tim Ackermann]

Isn't "domiciled" an available and undisputed option?

Tim Ackermann
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On Sun, Jul 27, 2025, 17:25 Janet Satterthwaite via E-trademarks <
e-trademarks at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> We are getting ready to file a Madrid designating a lot of places our from
> a US registration, so a big filing fee, so we want to get it right.
>
> My paralegal refuses to believe that a US company can be a "national"
> --she insists that is only for people so she wants to check the "real and
> effective presence" box, but I disagree b/c that, IMHO, is for foreign
> companies who have a factory here or whatever.  I cannot find anything
> confirming that for purposes of filing a Madrid application, a company is a
> US national so I cannot prove this to my paralegal. Or should we check the
> US domicile box?
>
> This seems like a dumb question but I'm stumped. I normally avoid Madrid
> so I'm not too fluent in it.
>
> regards
>
> Janet
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