The Patent and Trademark Office is proposing changes...
The Patent and Trademark Office is proposing changes to rules of practice to implement an international design patent recognition system the U.S. is set to join. The 1999 Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning International Registration of Industrial Designs…
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was ratified by Congress in 2007, but implementing legislation wasn’t passed until 2012. Under the Hague Convention, industrial design owners can apply for protection in multiple member countries using a single application. The treaty won’t take effect in the U.S. until several steps, including finalizing PTO’s regulatory changes, are completed, a PTO official has said. Comments on PTO’s proposed rule are due Jan. 28, said a PTO notice (http://1.usa.gov/196bh3I) set to appear in Friday’s Federal Register.