The Accession Heard Around the World: China and the Hague Agreement

Timothy C. Bickham, Stephen Yang, Meihui (May) Xiao and Nikki C. Vlahos of Steptoe & Johnson LLP explore the significance and impact of China's recent accession to the Hague Agreement. Although there is some work to be done, this is likely to be a game-changer in the field of design rights protection

13 minute readJune 17, 2022 at 12:14 AM

Susan Mok

The Accession Heard Around the World: China and the Hague Agreement

Summary

The Hague Agreement allows companies to make a single application for industrial design protection of multiple designs in multiple countries

China has recently acceded to the Hague Agreement

Chinese companies can easily register their designs around the world,

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