The Government of Laos deposited its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol with WIPO on 7 December 2015 and it will enter into force on 7 March 2016.
The number of Contracting Parties of the Madrid System is now of 97, covering 113 countries. A list of members of the Madrid Union is available at the website of WIPO following the link www.wipo.int/madrid/en/members.