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International design
The Hague system of international deposit of industrial
designs is applicable among the countries party to the
Hague Agreement. It is administered by the International
Bureau of WIPO located in Geneva, Switzerland.
This system gives the owner of an industrial design the possibility to have
his design protected in several countries by simply filing one application with
the International Bureau of WIPO, in one language, with one set of fees in one
currency (Swiss Francs). An international registration produces the same
effects in each of the designated countries as if the design had been registered
there directly unless protection is refused by the competent Office of that country.
The Hague system simplifies greatly also the subsequent management of the
industrial design, since it is possible to record subsequent changes or to renew
the registration through a simple single procedural step with the International
Bureau of WIPO.
International deposits require no prior national deposit.
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