Hague Agreement

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intellectual property treaty international treaty multilateral treaty

The Hague Agreement is an international treaty that allows creators to register industrial designs in multiple countries through a single, centralized application system.

Aliases (8)

Geneva Act of 1999 ×2
Hague Act of 1925 ×2
Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement of 1999 ×1
Hague Act of 1960 ×1
Hague Agreement (Geneva Act of 1999) ×1
Hague Agreement Act of 1960 ×1
Hague System ×1
London Act of the Hague Agreement ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intellectual property treaty → international treaty → multilateral treaty →
administeredBy	World Intellectual Property Organization →
allows	designers to seek protection in multiple countries →
appliesTo	contracting states → intergovernmental organizations that are contracting parties →
areaOfLaw	design law → industrial property law →
beneficiary	legal entities → natural persons →
category	WIPO-administered treaty →
citationForm	Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs →
concludedAt	The Hague →
depositary	Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization →
earlierAct	Hague Act of 1925 → London Act of 1934 →
effect	international registration with effect in designated contracting parties →
enteredIntoForceFor	multiple contracting parties →
goal	cost reduction for multinational design protection → simplification of international protection of industrial designs →
governs	procedures for international design registration →
hasComponent	Common Regulations under the 1999 Act and the 1960 Act of the Hague Agreement →
hasDatabase	Hague Express Database →
hasOfficialName	Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs →
hasOnlineService	Hague eFiling →
hasRegistrationEffect	protection equivalent to national design registration in designated states →
implementedThrough	Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement of 1999 → Hague Agreement Act of 1960 →
language	English → French → Spanish →
legalBasisFor	Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs →
mechanismType	international registration system →
monitoredBy	Assembly of the Hague Union →
procedureIncludes	designation of contracting parties → examination by designated offices according to their national law → filing of a single international application →
provides	centralized filing system for industrial designs → single international application for multiple jurisdictions →
regulates	international registration of industrial designs →
relatedTo	Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights → Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property →
requires	compliance with formal requirements set by WIPO → payment of international fees →
shortName	Hague System →
subjectMatter	industrial designs →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs ("Hague Act of 1960") → Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs ("Geneva Act of 1999") →	hasAct
Hague Agreement ("Hague Agreement Act of 1960") → Hague Agreement ("Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement of 1999") →	implementedThrough
Hague Agreement ("Hague System") → Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs →	shortName
London Act of 1934 ("London Act of the Hague Agreement") →	alsoKnownAs
Hague Agreement ("Hague Act of 1925") →	earlierAct
London Act of 1934 ("Hague Act of 1925") →	follows
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs ("Geneva Act of 1999") →	mainCurrentAct
London Act of 1934 ("Hague Agreement (Geneva Act of 1999)") →	successor