Changes To Implement the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs
uspto-patent · US Patent and Trademark Office · Published 2015-04-02 · Effective 2015-05-13 · 80 FR 17918
Document
Document number
2015-06397
Federal Register citation
80 FR 17918
CFR reference
37 CFR 1
Type
Rule
Action
Final rule.
Category
uspto-patent
Sub-agency
US Patent and Trademark Office
Publication date
2015-04-02
Effective date
2015-05-13
Commerce docket
Docket No.: PTO-P-2013-0025
Abstract
Title I of the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 ("PLTIA") amends the United States patent laws to implement the provisions of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, July 2, 1999, (hereinafter "Hague Agreement") and is to take effect on the entry into force of the Hague Agreement with respect to the United States. Under the Hague Agreement, qualified applicants may apply for design protection in the Contracting Parties to the Hague Agreement by filing a single, standardized international design application in a single language. The United States Patent and Trademark Office is revising the rules of practice to implement title I of the PLTIA.