On 1 November 2017, amendments to the Common Implementing Regulation of the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol entered into force, namely:

• Rule 9 - New "voluntary description" of a trademark;
• Rule 3 - Publication in the WIPO Gazette of nominations and cancellations of proxy holders;
• Rule 24 (5) - Irregularities in subsequent designations involving Form MM18 (Declaration of intent to use the mark - United States of America).