WIPO reports about the accession of Belarus to the the Hague Agreement for international registration of industrial designs. In this way the participating Member States of the Hague system has become 66. The agreement will come into force for the country on April 19, 2021. After this date every owner of designs will be able to designate Belarus in its design applications.
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WIPO reports about the accession of Mexico to the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs.
As it is known, this Agreement allows one industrial design to be registered in different Member States based on one application and one fee.
The Agreement will come into force for Mexico on 06.06.2020.
WIPO informs about the accession of Canada to the Hague Agreement for international registration of industrial designs. This makes Canada the 55th member state. The agreement will come into force for the country on 05.11.2018.
As it is well-known the Hague Agreement gives an opportunity for an easier filing of international applications for designs.
The concrete accession is one more step by Canada to facilitate all international applicants of intellectual property after the accession to the Madrid Protocol for international protection of trademarks.
WIPO reports about the accession of the UK to the Hague Agreement for international registration of industrial designs. In this way, the member states of the Agreement become 54, which will enter into force for the UK on 13.06.2018.
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WIPO reports about the accession of the Russian Federation to the Hague Agreement for international registration of industrial designs. The Agreement will take force for the country on 28.02.2018. Russia is the 53rd country member of the Hague Agreement.
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