7) In what way are foreign applicants treated better than U.S. applicants for trademark registrations?

8) Amy filed a trademark application with the USPTO on June 1. She wishes to file for trademark protection in Spain. When

should Amy file her application in Spain, and what advantage does claiming priority under the Paris Convention afford her?

11) What does it mean to say that the Paris Convention is based on the principle of "national treatment"?

12) What does it mean to say that the EUTM trademark system is an "all-or-nothing" system?

13) What does it mean to say that a Madrid Protocol extension of protection is "dependent" on the status of its home-country application or registration? How long does the period of dependency exist?

15) If a foreign national is granted a U.S. trademark registration based on the foreign national's registration in his or home

country (which did not require use of the mark), will the foreign national ever need to use the mark in the United States? Discuss.

16) Intellectual Property