Mexico joins the Hague System
Mexico has joined the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs, allowing designers and companies in the country to register and protect their industrial designs.
The Hague System provides a mechanism for registering industrial designs by means of a single application, filed in one language, with one set of fees, and allows designs to be registered in all the countries that are party to the agreement, rather than having to register a design in each territory.
Mexico is the first Spanish-speaking Latin American country to join the Hague System, part of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which grants designers protection in the territories of 91 countries.
Mexico’s joining the Hague System means that both Mexican designers registering their designs are protected in the territories covered by the agreement, and designers in other countries now have their intellectual property protected in Mexico, according to a note from Mexican law firm Von Wobeser, penned by partner Patricia Kaim (pictured).
