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Question:
List two changes the Hague Agreement Article 16(1) provides for in the International Register by the International Bureau.
Answer:
Hague Agreement Article 16(1) provides for the recording of certain changes in the International Register by the International Bureau, including:
- a change in ownership of the international registration;
- a change in the name or address of the holder;
- an appointment of a representative of the applicant or holder;
- a renunciation of the international registration with respect to any or all of the designated Contracting Parties;
- a limitation of the international registration with respect to any or all of the designated Contracting Parties, to one or some of the industrial designs that are the subject of the international registration; and
- any invalidation by the competent authority of a designated Contracting Party of the effects of the international registration in the territory of that Contracting Party.
Chapter Details:
The answer to this question can be found in chapter 2900 of the MPEP. This chapter covers International Design Applications.
The answer is from the 9th Edition, Revision 07.2022, Published February 2023. Depending on future changes to the MPEP, the question and answer may or may not be applicable in later Editions or revisions.
Section Summary:
This question and answer comes from section 2930 of the MPEP. The following is a brief summary of section 2930.
2930 Corrections and Other Changes in the International Register
This section covers corrections and other changes in the International Register by the International Bureau. Regarding the recording of a change in ownership of the international registration pursuant to Article 16(1)(i), Article 16(2) provides that a Contracting Party may, in a declaration, notify the International Bureau that a recording of a change in ownership of the international registration shall not have that effect in that Contracting Party until the office of that Contracting Party has received the statements or documents specified in that declaration.