How can applicants claim foreign priority in international design applications designating the United States?

Applicants can claim foreign priority in international design applications designating the United States under certain conditions:

• The claim must be in accordance with the conditions and requirements of 35 U.S.C. 119(a)-(d) and 172 and the Hague Agreement and Regulations.
• The priority claim can be made to a prior foreign application, international application (PCT) designating at least one country other than the US, or a prior international design application designating at least one country other than the US.
• The claim can be made in accordance with the Hague Agreement and Regulations or presented in a corrected application data sheet.
• The nonprovisional international design application must be filed within six months of the foreign application’s filing date.

As stated in 37 CFR 1.55(m): In an international design application designating the United States, the claim for priority may be made in accordance with the Hague Agreement and the Hague Agreement Regulations.

To learn more:

• foreign priority
• international design applications
• USPTO
• Hague Agreement
• priority claim