
WIPO's Hague Convention seminar comes at an important point in the United States' adoption of the Hague Convention. While the Hague Convention filing process has been available in the United States since May of 2015, surprisingly few applicants have applied for an International Design Patent through the United States Patent Office, as we learned this year at Design Day. While the Hague Convention certainly presents a more streamlined and cost-effective approach to international design registration, uncertainty regarding regional differences in design practice may be slowing the adoption of the system here in the United States. Hopefully, the WIPO seminar in June can help provide a clearer path for U.S. filers.
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