A trademark application in India means that you trademark is protected in India only. With the rapid globalisation there was a need that a trademark should be registered globally that is in almost all the countries.  Thus the Global Trademark means a trademark which is registered in all the countries globally. There are 1 ways to register a trademark globally: To file trademark application in all the countries separately. that is 1 application in 1 country. This is a very costly and time consuming process. To apply trademark under Madrid Protocol. Under this protocol you just have to file 1 application and its get registered in 18 countries including USA. The cost to apply for Global Trademark : You can file online for international trademark registration through TEAS for a filing fee of $100 per trademark class. Under a treaty called the Madrid Protocol, international trademark registration protects your mark in the 80 countries that are signatories, of which the U.S. is one.