The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs: Objectives, Main Features, Advantages

The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs: Objectives, Main Features, Advantages

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13 pages ; [28] cm

9280507583

The system of international deposit of industrial designs is governed by the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, which dates from 1925, entered into force in 1928, and has been revised at various times, in particular at London (1934 Act) and at The Hague (1960 Act). The system is administered by the International Bureau of WIPO, which maintains the International Register and publishes the Bulletin des dessins et modeles internationaux/International Designs Bulletin. An international deposit may be governed by the provisions of the 1934 Act or those of the 1960 Act or both. The vast majority of international deposits are governed exclusively or partly by the 1960 Act; out of the 4093 international deposits made in 1999, only 146 were governed exclusively by the 1934 Act. Unless otherwise specified, this paper reflects the provisions of the 1960 Act. The States party to the Agreement constitute a special union, called the Hague Union. Accession to the Hague Agreement2 and participation in the Hague Union do not entail any financial obligation for the acceding State since the Union is financed by the fees paid by depositors and owners of international deposits. A list of the member countries of the Hague Union, together with an indication of whether they are party to the 1934 Act, the 1960 Act or both, is given on a separate sheet.

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Geneva, Switzerland : World Intellectual Property Organization, 2000.

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