The Hague System
Hague Union State, Party to 1960 Hague Act Hague Union State, Parties to 1999 Geneva left;" covered by Regional Economic Integration Organization (REIO), not separate member Hague Union State, also covered by REIO Author L.tak Licence CC BY-SA 4.0 Source Wikimedia Jane Lambert The Hague Agreement facilitates legal protection of industrial designs in multiple jurisdictions from a single application much in the way that the Patent Cooperation Treaty does for inventions and Madrid for brands. It was concluded in 1925 but it had very few members until recently. It first began to affect businesses in the United Kingdom in 2008 when the European Union joined the system. The United Kingdom acceded in its own right on 13 June 2018. Other countries that have joined since 2008 include Canada, Israel, Japan, Russia, South Korea, Turkey and the USA. There are now 76 ...