The United States and Japan have joined the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, the WIPO-administered registry
WIPO has unveiled a Global Design Database, which initially includes records of 185,000 records of registered industrial designs
Industrial design protection is a rapidly evolving area around the world, reports Peter Leung
AIPPI Congress attendees were updated on the changes underway for designs and the Hague System during an IP Lunch Panel yesterday
“Good morning trademark people,” began Grégoire Bisson, Director of The Hague Registry, at the Madrid System Users’ Meeting yesterday. “There’s nothing wrong with trademarks, but once you’ve worked in designs there is no going back.”
Korea’s accession to the Hague system, which provides a single application for international industrial design filings, will come into effect on July 1
Later this month, World IP Day will celebrate the role of designers. Today, WIPO announced that international design filings grew by 33% in 2010
Managing IP magazine asked correspondents in six jurisdictions to provide the information you need to protect your design rights
The US Senate has voted to ratify the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement
Switching to MIP International