How extensive is Industrial Design Protection?
August 24, 2009
Registered Designs
Generally, industrial design protection is limited to the country in which protection is granted.
Under the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, a WIPO-administered treaty, a procedure for an international registration is offered.
An applicant can file a single international deposit either with WIPO or the national office of a country that is party to the treaty. The design will then be protected in as many member countries of the treaty as the applicant wishes. – WIPO




