What does Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs signify?
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs first came into existence in 1925. The Agreement aims at providing a mechanism for securing protection of an industrial design in all the member countries by means of an international deposit. The international deposit could be in the form of the industrial product or drawing or photograph or any other graphic representation of the said design. The duration of protection was 15 years from the date of deposit, this term is divided in two periods namely, one period of five years and the other of ten years. This Agreement is now being implemented by the WIPO.
