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NCE pushes for timeline as Sri Lanka’s Madrid Protocol Accession moves through legislative phase | Daily FT

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Friday Jun 12, 2026 Friday, 29 May 2026 06:48 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) is monitoring progress on the country's accession to the Madrid Protocol, a move that would give Sri Lankan businesses access to a…

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What happened

Friday Jun 12, 2026 Friday, 29 May 2026 06:48 - - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}} The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) is monitoring progress on the country's accession to the Madrid Protocol, a move that would give Sri Lankan businesses access to a…

Why it matters

As of 2025, Madrid members represent 68% of all countries globally.

Common ground

Based on the NCE's most recent correspondence with the National Intellectual Property Office (NIPO), the accession process is currently in its legislative phase.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “India charges between approximately $ 53–106 per class depending on the applicant type.”
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This claim was extracted as a checkable statement from the article. eFinder labels it pending based on the available evidence and source context shown below.
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Claim 2: “The Legal Draftsman's Department is in the process of finalising the statutory amendments required for Sri Lanka to formally join the Protocol.”
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Multiple sources confirm that the Legal Draftsman's Department is finalizing the statutory amendments required for Sri Lanka to join the Protocol.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kankanithanthri T. Chitrasiri is a puisne justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka who was appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena in 2016 to replace Justice Rohini Marasinghe. He was justice of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K._T._Chitrasiri
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mervyn Fonseka, OBE, KC (1897–1946) was a Sri Lankan lawyer. He was the 15th Solicitor General of Ceylon. Educated at the Royal College, Colombo and at the Colombo Law College. He taught briefly at Ro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Fonseka
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for the implementation of policies, plans and programmes for the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Justice,_Prisons_A…
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Claim 3: “a base application fee of approximately $ 827 covers a black-and-white mark, while a mark in colour is filed at approximately $ 1,143.”
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Claim 4: “China charges approximately $ 39 per class with additional subclass fees.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific cost per class for trademark registration in China.
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Claim 5: “Back in 2003, to register a trademark in the 11 countries by applying through individual IP offices cost around $ 14,600, whereas going through the Madrid Protocol system amounted to just $ 5,800.”
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The evidence provided for 2003 consists of general historical events and does not mention trademark registration costs or the Madrid Protocol.
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web search NEUTRAL — The year 2003 was marked by the United States invasion of Iraq and the subsequent period of occupation and insurgency. The Kashmir conflict also saw a period of escalation, and the Second Intifada con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003
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web search NEUTRAL — The Florida Marlins defeat the New York Yankees in six games in the 2003 World Series to win their second World Series title. The Cedar Fire begins in San Diego County, burning 280,000 acres (1,100 km…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2003_in_the_United_States
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web search NEUTRAL — What happened and who was famous in 2003? Browse important and historic events, world leaders, famous birthdays and notable deaths from the year 2003.
https://www.onthisday.com/date/2003
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Claim 6: “In the United Kingdom, exporters pay over $ 228 for one class”
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Claim 7: “The National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) is monitoring progress on the country's accession to the Madrid Protocol”
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Multiple independent news sources (DailyFT and other web search results) confirm that the National Chamber of Exporters of Sri Lanka (NCE) is monitoring the progress of the country's accession to the Madrid Protocol.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis was a political crisis in Sri Lanka due to the power struggle between President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the people of Sri Lanka. It was fueled by the anti-governmen…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Sri_Lankan_political_cris…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mangala Yapa is the chairman of Board of Investment of Sri Lanka (BOI). He was also former managing director of the Agency for Development of the Ministry of Development Strategies and International T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangala_Yapa
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Sri Lankan economic crisis was an economic crisis in Sri Lanka that began in 2019 and ended in 2024. President Ranil Wickremasinghe is credited to this recovery. It was the island country's worst …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_economic_crisis_(20…
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Claim 8: “The United States is charging $ 350 per class”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding the specific cost per class for trademark registration in the United States.
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Claim 9: “Applicants pay for each Madrid System member: a standard complementary fee of approximately $ 127 per member country, with a supplementary fee of approximately $ 127 per class”
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Claim 10: “Asia as a region contributed roughly a quarter of all applications, at 25.6%.”
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The provided evidence mentions Asia generally and the Madrid system, but does not provide the specific percentage (25.6%) of applications contributed by Asia in 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — The history of Asia can be seen as the distinct histories of several peripheral coastal regions: East Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, Central Asia, and West Asia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia
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web search NEUTRAL — Madrid System – The International Trademark System. Protect and manage your trademarks abroad.The Madrid System supports you throughout the lifecycle of your trademark, from application through to ren…
https://www.wipo.int/en/web/madrid-system
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web search NEUTRAL — The total number of international trademark applications filed under WIPO’s Madrid System in 2023 amounted to 64,200, which is 7% fewer than the previous year.
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/total-international-trademark…
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Claim 11: “Australia’s fees range from approximately $ 178–285 per class”
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Claim 12: “Canada charges over $ 356 for the first class.”
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Claim 13: “Madrid members represent 68% of all countries globally as of 2025.”
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While the Madrid Protocol is described in Wikipedia, none of the provided evidence sources specify the percentage of global countries that are members as of 2025.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Madrid System, also known as the Madrid Protocol, is the primary international system for facilitating the registration of trademarks in multiple jurisdictions around the world. It was established…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_Protocol
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Madrid Protocol of 1885 was an agreement between the United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain to recognize the sovereignty of Spain over the Sulu Archipelago as well as the limit of Spanish influence in…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madrid_Protocol_of_1885
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty, also known as the Madrid Protocol, is a complementary legal instrument to the Antarctic Treaty signed in Madrid on 4 October 1991. It …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protocol_on_Environmental_Prot…
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Claim 14: “the accession process is currently in its legislative phase.”
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Three separate web search results (including Facebook and news articles) explicitly state that the accession process is currently in its legislative phase.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of diplomatic missions of Saudi Arabia. Ibn Saud established the General Directory for the Foreign Affairs in 1926. Four years later it was given ministry status, even though it had a s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of diplomatic missions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Kinshasa and DR Congo. Honorary consulates and trade missions are excluded from this listing.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of diplomatic missions of the United Arab Emirates, excluding honorary consulates.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_diplomatic_missions_of…
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Claim 15: “all fees are transacted in Swiss francs”
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Claim 16: “In 2025, an estimated 64,150 international trademark applications were filed through WIPO's Madrid System”
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Three independent sources, including a WIPO Executive Summary and a yearly review, confirm that approximately 64,150 international trademark applications were filed in 2025.
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web search NEUTRAL — May 15, 2026 · New international applications dipped slightly to about 64,150 in 2025, but the system is far from weak. In fact, it's thriving. There are ...
https://analystip.com/madrid-system-yearly-review-2026-trend…
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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 6, 2026 · The total number of international trademark applications filed under WIPO's Madrid System declined by 1.5% in 2025, totaling 64,150 applications ...
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web search NEUTRAL — The total number of international trademark applications filed under WIPO's Madrid. System declined by 1.5% in 2025, totaling 64,150 applications. 1. Trend in ...
https://www.wipo.int/edocs/pubdocs/en/wipo-pub-940-2026-exec…
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Claim 17: “NIPO agreed to develop a Strategic Action Plan to complete the accession process within a six to nine month timeframe.”
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Two independent web search results confirm that NIPO agreed to develop a Strategic Action Plan to complete the accession process within a six to nine month timeframe.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA; 国家知识产权局) is the patent and trademark office and primary intellectual property regulator of the People's Republic of China.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — There are several organizations and public offices named Intellectual Property Office or Office for Intellectual Property, including: Barbados Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office (CAIP…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_Property_Office
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Intellectual Property Office of the United Kingdom (often referred to as the UK IPO) is, since 2 April 2007, the operating name of The Patent Office. It is the official government body responsible…
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