What Hague System (Designs) requires
Compliance with the Hague System for international design registration necessitates strict adherence to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement (1999), mandating the filing of a WIPO international application. Entitlement to file, as stipulated by Article 3, requires an applicant maintain a genuine connection through nationality, domicile, or industrial establishment within a Contracting Party. The international application itself, governed by Article 5 and Common Regulations Rule 7, may contain up to 100 distinct designs, provided they all belong within a single Locarno class. A critical component involves furnishing standardized reproductions of the industrial design, which must conform to the specifications outlined in Common Regulations Rule 9 and the data formats prescribed by Administrative Instructions Section 401. Applicants can request a deferment of publication for a period not exceeding 30 months from the filing or priority date, a provision found in Article 11 that also enforces pre-publication confidentiality. Upon registration, an initial protection term of five years is granted, with subsequent renewals ensuring a minimum total protection term of fifteen years in each designated Contracting Party. All associated fee payments must be made in Swiss francs (CHF), as currency settlement is mandated. This framework provides a centralized, cost-effective mechanism for securing multinational design protection through a single procedural submission.
Pillar: Creative, Content & Media IP · Authority: World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) · Version: 1.1.1 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://www.wipo.int/hague/en/
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- Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (1999), Article 5: The International Application.
- Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement (1999), Article 3: Entitlement to File an International Application.
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