What is the Hague Agreement and how does it affect US design patent applications?
The Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows applicants to file a single international design application to seek protection in multiple countries. The United States became a party to the Hague Agreement on May 13, 2015. According to 35 U.S.C. 385: An international design application designating the United…
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Limited recognition in international patent applications is addressed in 37 CFR 11.9(c), which states: An individual not registered under § 11.6 may, if appointed by an applicant, prosecute an international patent application only before the United States International Searching Authority and the United States International Preliminary Examining Authority, provided that the individual has the right…
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