Do you know that the first international trademark registration was granted in 1893 for "chocolate and cocoa"?International marks were filed in French language only and covered in a single application all member states of the time: Belgium, France, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland and Tunisia, including the annexed territories.
For example, the protection in Spain extended its effects also in Cuba, Puerto Rico and the Philippines...
Thanks to Véronique Milliat.
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