The Hague Agreement on International Design Registrations

A Commentary

Robert M. Stutz, Evelyne Feller (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

636 Seiten

2026
Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
9781803923390 (ISBN)

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This Commentary provides a comprehensive examination of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, through a detailed article-by-article analysis of the Agreement’s provisions, including the Regulations and Administrative Instructions. It explores the development and historical context of the Hague System for the protection of industrial design, and its role within the broader framework of intellectual property (IP) law.

Key Features:

Positions the Hague System in the context of relevant international treaties and conventions
Discusses the advantages and disadvantages of international versus national design registrations
Explains the concepts and definitions of each article to construct an extensive review of the fundamental components of the Agreement
Reflects the sole applicability (since 1 January 2025) of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs of July 2, 1999 (the Geneva Act) for design applications
Addresses specific topics such as illustrations of design filings, national peculiarities of important Contracting Parties, and protection of Graphical User Interfaces

Delivering useful strategies for IP practitioners, this Commentary is a valuable resource for agents, patent attorneys and those specializing in European and IP law. Furthering both academic understanding and real-world applications, it is also of interest to law scholars and students, as well as product designers who aim to protect their designs internationally.

Robert Mirko Stutz and Evelyne Feller, BKS attorneys Ltd, Switzerland

Contents
Introduction The history of design and international agreements to protect industrial design
PART I
1 Abbreviated expressions
2 Applicability of other protection accorded by laws of Contracting Parties and by certain international treaties
3 Entitlement to file an international application
4 Procedure for filing the international application
5 Contents of the international application
6 Priority
7 Designation fees
8 Correction of irregularities
9 Filing date of the international application
10 International registration, date of the international registration, publication, and confidential copies of the international registration
11 Deferment of publication
12 Refusal
13 Special requirements concerning unity of designs
14 Effects of the international registration
15 Invalidation
16 Recording of changes and other matters concerning international registrations
17 Initial term and renewal of the international registration and duration of protection
18 Information concerning published international registrations
19 Common Office of several states
20 Membership of the Hague Union
21 Assembly
22 International Bureau
23 Finances
24 Regulations
25 Revisions and amendment
26 Amendment of certain Articles by the Assembly
27 Becoming party to this Act
28 Effective date of ratifications and accessions
29 Prohibition of Reservations
30 Declarations made by Contracting Parties
31 Applicability of the 1934 and 1960 Acts
32 Denunciation of this Act
33 Languages of this Act; signature
34 Depositary
PART II
35 “Views and Reproductions”’
36 Communication with the International Bureau
37 Time limits and excuses for failure to meet the time limits
38 “National peculiarities”
39 “‘Graphical User Interfaces”’
ANNEX 1
ANNEX 2
ANNEX 3
ANNEX 4
Bibliography

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.2.2026
Reihe/Serie	Elgar Commentaries in Intellectual Property Law series
Verlagsort	Cheltenham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	169 x 244 mm
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Wirtschaftsrecht ► Urheberrecht
ISBN-13	9781803923390 / 9781803923390
Zustand	Neuware