Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs

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intellectual property treaty international treaty multilateral treaty

The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.

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Label	Occurrences
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs canonical	12
Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs	10
Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs	1
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs	1
Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs	1
Hague international registration system for industrial designs	1
International Register of Industrial Designs under the Hague System	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T132587 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
Context triple: [World Intellectual Property Organization, administersTreaty, Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs]

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is a foundational international agreement that harmonizes and safeguards patent, trademark, and other industrial property rights across its member countries.
C. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
D. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that sets minimum standards for copyright protection and ensures that authors’ rights are recognized across member countries without formal registration requirements.
E. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is a key international treaty that sets minimum global standards for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights among World Trade Organization members.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
Target entity description: The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is an international treaty that allows creators to secure design protection in multiple countries through a single, centralized registration system.

A. Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
The Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks is an international treaty that streamlines the process for trademark owners to obtain protection for their marks in multiple countries through a single registration system.
B. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
The Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property is a foundational international agreement that harmonizes and safeguards patent, trademark, and other industrial property rights across its member countries.
C. WIPO Convention
The WIPO Convention is the international treaty that established the World Intellectual Property Organization and defines its mandate, structure, and functions in promoting and protecting intellectual property worldwide.
D. Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
The Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works is an international agreement that sets minimum standards for copyright protection and ensures that authors’ rights are recognized across member countries without formal registration requirements.
E. Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is a key international treaty that sets minimum global standards for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights among World Trade Organization members.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	intellectual property treaty ⓘ international treaty ⓘ multilateral treaty ⓘ
administeredBy	World Intellectual Property Organization ⓘ
allows	designation of multiple contracting parties in one application ⓘ single international application for industrial design protection ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs ⓘ linked to: Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
applicantEligibility	legal entities ⓘ natural persons ⓘ
applicationFiledWith	International Bureau of WIPO ⓘ linked to: World Intellectual Property Organization
appliesTo	industrial designs that meet formal requirements of the Agreement ⓘ
basedOn	principle of centralized international registration with national effect ⓘ
benefit	facilitates international protection for designers and companies ⓘ reduces need to file separate design applications in each country ⓘ reduces translation and local agent costs for applicants ⓘ simplifies portfolio management for industrial design rights ⓘ
contains	procedural provisions for filing and managing international registrations ⓘ substantive provisions on international registration of designs ⓘ
depositary	Director General of WIPO ⓘ
establishes	Hague international registration system for industrial designs ⓘ linked to: Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
feature	centralized filing procedure ⓘ centralized management of registrations ⓘ possibility to defer publication of designs under certain conditions ⓘ renewal of design registrations through a single procedure ⓘ standardized formal requirements for design applications ⓘ
field	industrial design law ⓘ intellectual property law ⓘ
governs	international registration of industrial designs ⓘ
hasAct	Geneva Act of 1999 ⓘ linked to: Hague Agreement Hague Act of 1960 ⓘ linked to: Hague Agreement London Act of 1934 ⓘ
implementedThrough	Common Regulations under the 1999 and 1960 Acts of the Hague Agreement ⓘ
language	English ⓘ French ⓘ other WIPO working languages as provided in regulations ⓘ
legalArea	design rights ⓘ industrial designs ⓘ
mainCurrentAct	Geneva Act of 1999 ⓘ linked to: Hague Agreement
purpose	to allow design protection in multiple jurisdictions through a single application ⓘ to provide a mechanism for international registration of industrial designs ⓘ to simplify and reduce the cost of obtaining industrial design protection internationally ⓘ
registrationEffect	international registration has effect in each designated contracting party ⓘ
relationshipToNationalLaw	substantive examination and protection governed by laws of each designated contracting party ⓘ
requires	applicants to designate contracting parties where protection is sought ⓘ
shortName	Hague Agreement ⓘ
statusOfLondonAct	frozen and no longer open to new accessions ⓘ
typicalUsers	design-intensive industries ⓘ industrial designers ⓘ manufacturing companies ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

World Intellectual Property Organization → administersTreaty → Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs ⓘ

World Intellectual Property Organization → offersService → Hague System for the international registration of industrial designs ⓘ