The Hague system can give the owner of an industrial design the possibility to have a design protected in the territories of Contracting Parties by filing a single application at the International Bureau of WIPO. The application is filed in one language.
The Hague Agreement is made of the London Act, the Hague Act and the Geneva Act. In principle, any country is free to choose the Act to which it wishes to become party.
This system is often overlooked in North America since Canada and the US are not contracting parties. Also notably China and Japan are not part of the Club. However, with 55 countries so far (including EC), this filing mechanism should be considered in some cases where protection is sought in those contracting parties.
Full list of the contracting parties: (link).
More resources from WIPO: (link).
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