This treaty protects the rights associated with trademarks.

• A. Madrid Protocol
• B. Monteal Protocol
• C. Patent Cooperation Treaty
• D. Hague Agreement

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is international protection of trademarks through a centralized filing system. The Madrid Protocol provides a single route to seek trademark protection in multiple countries. You file one international application designating the member countries you want protection in, based on a basic mark filed in your home jurisdiction. The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) administers the international registration, and each designated country then examines according to its own laws. If the designation is accepted, your mark gains protection in those countries, and you can manage renewals and changes through the same system. This streamlines cost, timing, and administration compared with filing separately in each country.

The other options don’t fit because the Montreal Protocol addresses substances that deplete the ozone layer, not trademarks; the Patent Cooperation Treaty deals with patents, not marks; and the Hague Agreement concerns industrial designs, not trademarks.