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WIPO/STrad/INF/2 Rev.2

ORIGINAL: English

DATE: June 19, 2009

WORLD INTE LLECTUAL PROPERT Y O RGANI ZATIONGENEVA

STANDING COMMITTEE ON THE LAW OF TRADEMARKS,INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS AND GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

SUMMARY OF REPLIES TO THE QUESTIONNAIRES (PARTS I AND II)ON INDUSTRIAL DESIGN LAW AND PRACTICE (SCT/18/7 AND SCT/18/8 REV.)

prepared by the Secretariat

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CONTENTS

Page

INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................... 2

I. SUBJECT MATTER OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN .................................................. 5

II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATION............................................................... 17

(a) Reproduction of the Industrial Design.............................................................. 17(i) Reproduction in general ............................................................................ 17

(ii) Contents of the reproduction ...................................................................... 23(b) Descriptions ...................................................................................................... 33(c) Design Specimen .............................................................................................. 39

(i) Specimens in general .................................................................................. 39(ii) Relation with reproduction ......................................................................... 41

(d) Indication of Products....................................................................................... 47(e) Multiple Design Application ............................................................................ 49(f) Claim................................................................................................................. 55(g) Creator of Design.............................................................................................. 59

(i) General requirements ................................................................................. 59(ii) Requirement of filing in the name of the creator ........................................ 63

(h) Filing Date ........................................................................................................ 65(i) Division of a Multiple Design Application ...................................................... 75(j) Allowed Disclosure Before Application........................................................... 78(k) Changes to Industrial Design After Application .............................................. 85

III. EXAMINATION ..................................................................................................... 90

(a) Examination...................................................................................................... 90(b) Substantive Examination ................................................................................ 116(c) Time Lapse for First Office Action ................................................................ 128

IV OPPOSITION ........................................................................................................ 130

(a) Opposition Procedure Before the Office or any Other Judicial orQuasi-Judicial Body........................................................................................ 130

V. PUBLICATION AND DEFERMENT OF PUBLICATION ................................ 152

(a) Publication ...................................................................................................... 152(b) Deferment of Publication................................................................................ 160

VI. DURATION AND SCOPE OF PROTECTION ................................................... 166

(a) Commencement of Period of Protection......................................................... 166(b) Scope of Protection......................................................................................... 168

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VII. APPEALS .............................................................................................................. 180

VIII. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT MECHANISMS (MEDIATION,ARBITRATION) ................................................................................................... 185

IX. INVALIDATION PROCEEDINGS...................................................................... 187

(a) Possible Grounds ............................................................................................ 187(b) Competent Authority ...................................................................................... 194

X. MANAGEMENT OF REGISTRATIONS ............................................................ 196

(a) Renewal .......................................................................................................... 196(b) Licenses .......................................................................................................... 206(c) Fee structure.................................................................................................... 216

(i) Filing, examination and registration ....................................................... 216(ii) Opposition................................................................................................ 222(iii) Renewal.................................................................................................... 224(iv) Recordal of licenses ................................................................................. 228

XI. COMMUNICATION WITH THE OFFICE.......................................................... 230

(a) Means of Communication............................................................................... 230(b) Signature and Authentication ......................................................................... 234

(i) Communications on paper ....................................................................... 234(ii) Use of electronic means of transmittal .................................................... 236(iii) Communications filed in electronic form ................................................ 238

(c) Relief Measures .............................................................................................. 242

XII. RELATION WITH TRADEMARKS ................................................................... 244

(a) Subject Matter Enjoying Co-Existing Protection ........................................... 244(b) Subject Matter Dictated Essentially by Technical or Functional

Considerations ................................................................................................ 258(c) Enforcement of Cumulative Rights ................................................................ 262

XIII. RELATION WITH COPYRIGHT ........................................................................ 264

XIV. RELATION WITH UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW.......................................... 273

XV. SYSTEM UNDER WHICH REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE HAVE BEENPROVIDED ........................................................................................................... 281

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INTRODUCTION

1. At the sixteenth session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks,Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications (SCT), held in Geneva fromNovember 13 to 17, 2006, the SCT discussed issues relating to the formalities concerning theprocedures for design registration, as well as to the relation between industrial designs andworks of applied arts and three dimensional marks. The discussions were based ondocuments SCT/9/6 and SCT/16/6.

2. At the conclusion of that session, the SCT requested the Secretariat to develop aquestionnaire relating to the formalities of industrial design registration and to the borderlinesbetween all types of marks and industrial designs (see document SCT/16/8, paragraphs25 and 27), with a view to promoting a better understanding of the different design systems.

3. Accordingly, the Secretariat presented a draft questionnaire to the seventeenth sessionof the SCT, held in Geneva from May 7 to 11, 2007, for consideration. At that session, theSCT adopted the questionnaire and decided that the International Bureau should circulate it,with a request for return by November 2, 2007 (see document SCT/18/7). Moreover, the SCTrequested the Secretariat to develop, in addition to the Questionnaire on Industrial DesignLaw and Practice (Part I), a second questionnaire on the basis of additional questions by SCTmembers (see document SCT/17/8, paragraph 432). A draft Questionnaire on IndustrialDesign Law and Practice (Part II) was thus presented to the eighteenth session of the SCT,held in Geneva from November 12 to 16, 2007, for comments. After its adoption at theconclusion of that session, the questionnaire was circulated among SCT members, with arequest for return by January 31, 2008 (see document SCT/18/8 Rev.).

STRUCTURE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES

4. The Questionnaire on Industrial Design Law and Practice (Part I) contained83 questions on the formalities concerning the procedures for design registration, themanagement of registrations and the communication with the offices. The Questionnaire onIndustrial Design Law and Practice (Part II) contained 47 questions on the following issues:the subject matter of industrial design, the formalities for industrial design registration,appeals, Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) and invalidation procedures, and therelation of industrial designs with trademarks, copyright and unfair competition law.

5. In general, the questionnaires were structured in a manner that would facilitate theevaluation of replies. In respect of the 130 questions, a response was requested by checkingthe relevant box (YES/ NO/ NA). In some case, a further option for reply was given, namelythe option “other.” That option was limited to a minimum, so as to avoid, as far as possible,replies containing text.


STRUCTURE OF THE DOCUMENT

6. The replies provided by the Member States and Intergovernmental Organizations toPart I and Part II of the questionnaires are reproduced in the present document. As Part II ofthe questionnaire complements Part I and includes a number of questions concerning theprocedures for design registration, which have also been addressed through other questions inPart I, it was considered preferable to merge the replies to both questionnaires in a singledocument and to regroup replies according to subject matter.

7. As a result, this document does not follow strictly the numeration of the questions in thequestionnaires, but reproduces the questions and replies following the order of topicsappearing in the table of contents.

8. Some questions in the questionnaires are followed by a further question, applicable onlywhere the reply to the first one has been in the positive. Questions which are a sub-set of anearlier question are reproduced in the present document under the same number as the earlierquestion, followed by the indication “bis,” “ter,” etc., as the case may be.

9. This document is based on replies to the Questionnaire on Industrial Design Law andPractice (Part I) received from the following Member States: Algeria, Argentina, Armenia,Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil,Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, Croatia,Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Finland,Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania,Madagascar, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Philippines,Poland, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation,Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Spain, Sweden,Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Thailand,Tunisia, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Viet Nam (67). TheEuropean Community (EC) also replied to the Questionnaire on Industrial Design Law andPractice (Part I). The following intergovernmental organizations also replied to theQuestionnaire on Industrial Design Law and Practice (Part I): African Intellectual PropertyOrganization (OAPI) and the Benelux Organization for Intellectual Property (BOIP) (2).

10. This document is also based on replies to the Questionnaire on Industrial Design Lawand Practice (Part II) received from the following Member States: Algeria, Argentina,Armenia, Australia, Austria, Belarus, Bhutan, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Colombia,Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary,Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Norway,Pakistan, Portugal, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Russian Federation,Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Switzerland, Theformer Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, UnitedKingdom (50). The European Community (EC) also replied to the Questionnaire onIndustrial Design Law and Practice (Part II). ). The following intergovernmentalorganizations also replied to the Questionnaire on Industrial Design Law and Practice (Part I):African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) and the Benelux Organization forIntellectual Property (BOIP) (2).


11. For the preparation of the current document, the Secretariat processed a total of 8160replies provides by Member States, the European Community and the intergovernmentalorganizations referred to in paragraphs 9 and 10, above.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

12. The information reproduced in this document was compiled on the basis of the repliesto the questionnaires contained in documents SCT/18/7 and SCT/18/8/Rev. They constituteinformation made available by participating States and organizations only for the purposes ofidentifying issues, which could be addressed at the international level for the futuredevelopment of international industrial design law. The information contained in thisdocument should not be taken to constitute a legally binding source of the applicable law inthe States and organizations mentioned in this document, or as a guide to the interpretation ofsuch laws.

13. In reproducing the replies, the Secretariat strove to reflect accurately those replies whichcontained free text, and to take into account in the evaluation, the explanatory remarksprovided by the respondents. However, it may not be excluded that some replies might havebeen evaluated inexactly. Delegations are thus requested to seek correction of any inaccuracywhich they may have detected in the reproduction of their replies in the present document.


I. SUBJECT MATTER OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

1. The following subject matter may be protected as an industrial design:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

A typeface A mere word or sequenceof letters without aparticular styling

Colors Color perse

A graphic symbol,such as a drawing,picture or logo

Algeria NO NO YES NO YESArgentina NO YES NO NO YESArmenia YES NO N/A NO YESAustralia NO NO YES NO NOAustria YES NO NO NO YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NO YES NO YESBhutan NO NO YES YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NO NO NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO YES NO YESCambodia YES NO YES YES YESCanada YES NO NO NO YESChileChinaColombia NO NO NO NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO NO NO YESCzech Republic YES NO NO NO YESDenmark N/A NO N/A NO YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES NO NO NO NOFinland YES NO NO NO YESGeorgia YES NO YES NO YESGermany YES NO YES NO YESGreece YES NO YES NO YESHungary YES NO YES NO YESItalyJapan NO NO N/A NO NOKenyaKyrgyzstan YES NO NO NO YESLatvia YES NO YES NO YESLithuania YES NO YES NO YESMadagascarMalaysia NO NO NO NO NOMexico NO NO NO NO YESMonacoMorocco YES YES YES NO YESNew Zealand YES YESNicaraguaNorway YES NO NO NO YESPakistan NO NO NO NO NOPhilippines




A typeface A mere word or sequenceof letters without aparticular styling

Colors Color perse

A graphic symbol,such as a drawing,picture or logo

PolandPortugal YES NO YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES NO YES NO NORepublic of Moldova YES NO YES NO YESRomania YES NO YES NO YESRussian Federation YES NO N/A N/A YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YES NO YESSingaporeSlovakia YES NO NO NO YESSlovenia YES NO NO NO YESSouth Africa YES NO YES NO YESSpain YES NO YES NO YESSudan YES YES YES YES YESSweden YES NO NO NO YESSwitzerland YES NO NO NO YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO YES NO YES

TunisiaTurkey YES YES NO NO YESTurkmenistan YES NO NO NO YESUkraine YES NO YES NO NOUnited Kingdom YES NO YES NO YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YESBOIP YES NO YES NO YESEC YES NO YES NO YES




Ornamentation, suchas figurativeelements and patterns

Productpackaging

Productshape

Get-up andtrade dress

A specific textureor material

Algeria YES YES NO YES YESArgentina YES YES YES N/A NOArmenia YES YES YES YES YESAustralia YES YES YES NO NOAustria YES YES YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YES YES N/A NOBhutan YES YES YES YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES YES NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YES YES YES NOCambodia YES YES YES N/A YESCanada YES YES YES N/A NOChileChinaColombia YES YES YES NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES YES YES YESCzech Republic NO YES YES YES NODenmark YES YES YES YES NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YES YES YES YESFinland YES YES YES YES YESGeorgia YES YES YES YES YESGermany YES YES YES YES YESGreece YES YES YES YES YESHungary YES YES YES YES YESItalyJapan NO YES YES N/A NOKenyaKyrgyzstan YES YES YES YES YESLatvia YES YES YES YES YESLithuania YES YES YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia YES YES YES YES NOMexico YES YES YES NO NOMonacoMorocco YES YES YES YES YESNew Zealand YES YESNicaraguaNorway YES YES YES YES YESPakistan YES YES YES YES YESPhilippines




Ornamentation, suchas figurativeelements and patterns

Productpackaging

Productshape

Get-up andtrade dress

A specific textureor material

PolandPortugal YES YES YES YES YESRepublic of Korea NO YES YES NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YES YES YESRomania YES YES YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YES YES YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YES YES YES YESSlovenia YES YES YES YES YESSouth Africa YES YES YES YES YESSpain YES YES YES YES YESSudan YES YES YES YESSweden YES YES YES NO NOSwitzerland YES YES YES YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES YES N/A YES

TunisiaTurkey YES YES YES YES NOTurkmenistan YES YES YES YES YESUkraine YES YES YES YES YESUnited Kingdom YES YES YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YES YES YES YES NOBOIP YES YES YES YES YESEC YES YES YES YES YES




A graphicaluserinterface

Anarchitecturalstructure

Anarchitecturalplan as such

Interior of aroom, shop,vehicle, etc.

Appearance of aproduct of variableform, such as afountain or aninflatable balloon

Algeria NO YES NO YES NOArgentina YES YES NO YES YESArmenia YES NO NO YES NOAustralia NO YES NO YES NOAustria YES YES YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NO YES YES NOBhutan NO NO NO NO YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO NO NO NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YES NO NO YESCambodia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ACanada NO YES NO NO NOChileChinaColombia NO NO NO NO YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES NO YES NOCzech Republic NO YES NO YES YESDenmark YES YES N/A YES N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES NO NO YES YESFinland YES YES NO YES N/AGeorgia YES YES YES YES YESGermany YES YES NO YES YESGreece YES YES NO YES YESHungary YES YES NO YES YESItalyJapan N/A N/A NO NO N/AKenyaKyrgyzstan N/A N/A N/A N/A NOLatvia YES YES NO YES YESLithuania YES YES YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia NO NO NO NO NOMexico YES YES NO NO YESMonacoMorocco N/A YES YES YES YESNew ZealandNicaraguaNorway YES YES NO YES YES




A graphicaluserinterface

Anarchitecturalstructure

Anarchitecturalplan as such

Interior of aroom, shop,vehicle, etc.

Appearance of aproduct of variableform, such as afountain or aninflatable balloon

Pakistan NO YES NO NO YESPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES YES NO YES YESRepublic of Korea YES NO NO NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YES YES NORomania YES YES NO YES YESRussian Federation YES NO N/A YES NOSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES NO YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES NO NO YES YESSlovenia N/A YES NO YES N/ASouth Africa YES YES NO YES YESSpain YES YES NO YES NOSudan NO YESSweden YES YES NO YES YESSwitzerland NO YES YES YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES NO NO N/A

TunisiaTurkey YES YES NO NOTurkmenistan YES YES NO NO NOUkraine YES NO YES YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YES YES YES YES YESBOIP YES YES YES YES YESEC YES YES YES YES YES




Labels Holograms Cartoon character Animated icon

Algeria YES NO NO NOArgentina YES N/A YES NOArmenia YES NO YES N/AAustralia YES NO NO NOAustria YES YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YES NO NOBhutan NO NO NO NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO NO NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO YES NOCambodia YES N/A N/A N/ACanada YES NO NO N/AChileChinaColombia NO NO YES NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO YES NOCzech Republic YES YES YES NODenmark N/A N/A YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YES YES NOFinland YES YES YES NOGeorgia YES N/A YES YESGermany YES YES YES YESGreece YES YES NO NOHungary YES YES YES YESItalyJapan YES NO NO NOKenyaKyrgyzstan NO NO NO NOLatvia YES YES YES YESLithuania YES YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia YES NO NO NOMexico YES NO NO NOMonacoMorocco YES YES YES NONew Zealand YES YESNicaraguaNorway YES NO YES YESPakistan NO NO NO NOPhilippinesPoland




Labels Holograms Cartoon character Animated icon

Portugal YES YES YES YESRepublic of Korea NO NO NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YES NORomania YES YES YES YESRussian Federation YES N/A YES N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YES YES YESSlovenia YES YES YES YESSouth Africa YES YES YES YESSpain YES YES YES YESSudan N/ASweden YES YES YES NOSwitzerland YES YES YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A YES N/A

TunisiaTurkey YES NO YES NOTurkmenistan YES YES NO NOUkraine YES YES YES YESUnited Kingdom YES YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YES YESBOIP YES YES YES YESEC YES YES YES YES




Layout-design of integratedcircuits

Spare parts Other

Algeria NO YESArgentina YES N/AArmenia NO NOAustralia NO YESAustria YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO YESBhutan NO NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NO YESCambodia NO YESCanada NO N/AChileChinaColombia NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YESCzech Republic YES YESDenmark YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO YESFinland YES YESGeorgia NO NOGermany NO YESGreece NO YESHungary NO YESItalyJapan NO YESKenyaKyrgyzstan NO N/ALatvia NO NOLithuania NO YESMadagascarMalaysia NO YESMexico NO YESMonacoMorocco NO NONew ZealandNicaraguaNorway NO YESPakistan NO YES N/APhilippinesPoland




Layout-design of integratedcircuits

Spare parts Other

Portugal NO YESRepublic of Korea NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES YESRomania NO YESRussian Federation N/A YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia NO YESSlovenia N/A YESSouth Africa YESSpain NO YESSudan N/A YESSweden YES YESSwitzerland NO YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO

TunisiaTurkey NO YESTurkmenistan NO YESUkraine NO YESUnited Kingdom YES YES Textiles; Lace; WallpaperUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NO YESEC NO YES



Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

2. A part of a product which can beseparated from the product mayconstitute an industrial design.

3. A part of a product which cannot beseparated from the product may constitute anindustrial design.

Algeria YES YESArgentina YES YESArmenia YES NOAustralia YES NOAustria YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YESBhutan NO YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NOCambodia YES YESCanada YES YESChileChinaColombia YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YESCzech Republic YES YESDenmark YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES NOFinland YES YESGeorgia YES YESGermany YES YESGreece YES YESHungary YES YESItalyJapan YES YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YES NOLatvia YES YESLithuania YES YESMadagascarMalaysia YES NOMexico YES YESMonacoMorocco YES YESNew ZealandNicaraguaNorway YES YESPakistan YES YESPhilippinesPoland




2. A part of a product which can beseparated from the product mayconstitute an industrial design.

3. A part of a product which cannot beseparated from the product may constitute anindustrial design.

Portugal YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YESRomania YES NORussian Federation YES YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES NOSlovenia YES NOSouth Africa YES YESSpain YES YESSudan YES NOSweden YES YESSwitzerland YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES

TunisiaTurkey YES YESTurkmenistan YES YESUkraine YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YES YESBOIP YES YESEC YES YES


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONReproduction of the Industrial Design

Reproduction in general

4. The industrial design, or the product or products which constitute the industrialdesign, may be reproduced in the form of:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Photographs

(black and white)Photographs(color)

Drawings Technical drawings

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina NO NO YES NOArmenia YES YES YES YESAustralia YES YES YES YESAustria YES YES YES NOAzerbaijan YES YES YES NOBangladesh N/A N/A N/A N/ABelarus YES YES YES NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES YES N/ABrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YESBulgaria YES YES YES NOCambodiaCanada YES NO YES YESChile NO NO YES YESChina YES YES YES YESColombia YES YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES YES NOCzech Republic YES YES YES NODenmark YES YES YES NODominican Republic YES YES YES YESEcuador YES YES YES YESEl Salvador YES YES YES YESEstonia YES YES YES NOFinland YES YES YES NOGeorgiaGermany YES YES YES YESGreece YES YES YES NOHungary YES YES YES YESItaly YES YES YES YESJapan YES YES YES NOKenya YES YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YES YESLatvia YES YES YES NOLithuania YES YES YES YESMadagascar YES YES N/A N/AMalaysiaMexico YES YES YES NOMonacoMorocco YES YES YES YESNew Zealand YES YES YES NONicaragua YES YES YES YESNorway YES YES YES NO





Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Photographs

(black and white)Photographs(color)

Drawings Technical drawings

PakistanPhilippines YES YES YES YESPoland YES YES YES YESPortugal YES YES YES NORepublic of Korea YES YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO NO NO YESRomania YES YES YES NO

Russian Federation YES YES YES

applied in addition tothe photo or drawing(has a subsidiarymeaning)

Saudi Arabia YES YES YES NOSenegal YES YES YES YESSerbia YES YES YES NOSingapore YES YES YES YESSlovakia YES YES YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES YES YESSpain YES YES YES YESSudanSweden YES YES YES NOSwitzerland YES YES YES YESSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES YESThailand YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES YES YES

Tunisia YES YES YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YES YES YESUnited Kingdom YES YES YES NOUSA YES YES YES NOUruguay YES YES YES YESViet Nam YES YES YES NOOAPI YES YES YES YESBOIP YES YES YES NOEC YES YES YES YES





Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Other graphical representations,

namelyAny other format which enables to accuratelyreproduce the design (e.g. image file of amotion design)

Algeria YESArgentina NOArmenia N/AAustralia N/AAustria NOAzerbaijan NOBangladesh YESBelarus NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NOBrunei Darussalam N/ABulgaria NOCambodiaCanada NOChile NOChina Perspective view NOColombia NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia NOCzech Republic Representations made by computer NODenmark Dotted lines N/ADominican Republic YESEcuador YESEl Salvador N/AEstonia NOFinland NOGeorgiaGermany NOGreece NOHungary NOItaly NO

JapanComputer-generatedrepresentations

NO

Kenya 2D Samples on paper N/AKyrgyzstan NOLatvia NOLithuania NOMadagascar N/AMalaysiaMexico YESMonacoMorocco NONew Zealand NONicaragua





Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Other graphical representations,

namelyAny other format which enables to accuratelyreproduce the design (e.g. image file of amotion design)

Norway 3D/Computer images (still pictures) NOPakistanPhilippines CAD but should conform with our

regulationN/A

Poland N/APortugal Image file in the case of e-filling NORepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova NORomania NO

Russian FederationOther reproductions including thoserepresented with the computergraphic

NO

Saudi Arabia NOSenegalSerbia Computer (digital) picture NOSingapore NOSlovakia Specimen NOSloveniaSouth Africa YESSpain NOSudanSweden NOSwitzerland NOSyrian Arab Republic YESThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A

Tunisia YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NOUnited Kingdom CAD Drawings YESUSA YESUruguay NOViet Nam NO

OAPIGraphical representation byphotographic or specimen ofindustrial design

BOIP NOEC NO





5. Dotted or broken lines maybe used to represent matterthat is not part of the claimeddesign.

6. A specific number ofcopies of thereproduction is required.

6bis. Number ofcopies required.

Algeria YES 6Argentina YES 4Armenia NO YES 6Australia YES YES 5Austria NO YES 2Azerbaijan YES YES 6Bangladesh YES YES More than 50 copiesBelarus NO YES 5BhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO YES 2

Brazil YES YES 5Brunei Darussalam YES YES 7Bulgaria YES YES 3CambodiaCanada YES NOChile YES YES 1China NO YES 2Colombia YES NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic NO YES 5Denmark YES YES at least 1Dominican Republic YES YES 2Ecuador YES NOEl Salvador YES YES 2Estonia YES YES 2Finland YES YES 3Georgia YES YES 2Germany YES YES 3Greece NO YES 2Hungary NO YES 3Italy NO NOJapan N/A NOKenya N/A YES 2Kyrgyzstan YESLatvia YES YES 2Lithuania YES YES 5Madagascar YES YES 3MalaysiaMexico YES YES 3Monaco YES YES 4Morocco N/A YES 3New Zealand YES YES 4Nicaragua YES YES 3Norway YES YES 1Pakistan





5. Dotted or broken lines maybe used to represent matterthat is not part of the claimeddesign.

6. A specific number ofcopies of thereproduction is required.

6bis. Number ofcopies required.

Philippines YES YES at least 5Poland YES YES 3Portugal YES YES 2 in case of paper fileRepublic of Korea YES NORepublic of Moldova YES YES 4 (B&W); 10 (Color)Romania YES YES 3Russian Federation YES YES 3Saudi Arabia YES YES 3Senegal YES 2Serbia YES YES 2Singapore YES NOSlovakia YES YES 3SloveniaSouth Africa N/A YES 7Spain YES NOSudanSweden YES NOSwitzerland YES NOSyrian Arab Republic NO YES 5Thailand NO YES 2The former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES 3

Tunisia YES YES 2TurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO YES 2United Kingdom YES YES 1USA YES YES 1Uruguay YES NOViet Nam YES YES 5OAPI NO YES 2BOIP YES YES 3EC YES NO



Contents of the reproduction


7. The reproduction shouldcontain a sufficient number ofviews to completely disclosethe appearance of the claimeddesign.

8. The number of viewsthat may be provided islimited.

8bis. Maximumnumber of viewspermitted.

AlgeriaArgentina YES NOArmenia YES NOAustralia NO NOAustria YES YES 10Azerbaijan YES NOBangladesh YES NOBelarus YES YES 7BhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES NO

Brazil YES NOBrunei Darussalam YES NOBulgaria YES NOCambodiaCanada YES NOChile YES NOChina YES NOColombia YES NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES 6Czech Republic YES YES 24Denmark YES NODominican Republic YES YES 7Ecuador YES NOEl Salvador YES NOEstonia YES NOFinland YES NOGeorgia YES NOGermany YES YES 7Greece YES NOHungary YES NOItaly YES NOJapan YES NOKenya YES NOKyrgyzstan YES NOLatvia YES NOLithuania YES NOMadagascar NO NOMalaysiaMexico YES NOMonaco YES NOMorocco YES NONew Zealand YES NONicaragua YES NONorway NO NO





7. The reproduction shouldcontain a sufficient number ofviews to completely disclosethe appearance of the claimeddesign.

8. The number of viewsthat may be provided islimited.

8bis. Maximumnumber of viewspermitted.

PakistanPhilippines YES NOPoland YES NOPortugal YES YES 7Republic of Korea YES NORepublic of Moldova YES NORomania YES NORussian Federation YES NOSaudi Arabia YES NOSenegal YES NOSerbia YES NOSingapore YES YES 10Slovakia YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES N/ASpain YES YES 7SudanSweden YES NOSwitzerland NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES NOThailand YES YES 8The former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO

Tunisia NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NOUnited Kingdom YES NOUSA YES NOUruguay YES NOViet Nam YES NOOAPI NO NOBOIP NO NOEC YES YES 7




9bis. Views required:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

9. A specific numberof views is required. Front Rear Right side

Algeria N/AArgentina NOArmenia YES YES YES YESAustralia NOAustria NOAzerbaijan YES YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YES YESBelarus NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES YES YESBrunei Darussalam N/A YES YES YESBulgaria NOCambodiaCanada NOChile YES YES YES YESChina YESColombia YES YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NOCzech Republic NODenmark NODominican Republic YES YES YES YESEcuador NOEl Salvador NOEstonia NOFinland NOGeorgia NOGermany NOGreece NOHungary NOItaly NOJapan YES YES YES YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YES YES YES YESLatvia NOLithuania NOMadagascar NOMalaysiaMexico NOMonaco NOMorocco NONew Zealand NONicaragua NONorway NOPakistanPhilippines YES YES YES YES




9bis. Views required:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

9. A specific numberof views is required. Front Rear Right side

Poland NOPortugal YES N/A N/A N/ARepublic of Korea YES YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova NORomania NORussian Federation NOSaudi Arabia NOSenegal NOSerbia YES YES YES YESSingapore NOSlovakia YES YES YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa NOSpain NOSudanSweden NOSwitzerland NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES YESThailand YES YES YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A

Tunisia NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NOUnited Kingdom NOUSA NOUruguay NOViet Nam YES YES YES YESOAPI NOBOIP NOEC NO




9bis. The views required:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Left side Top Bottom Other views,namely:

AlgeriaArgentinaArmenia YES YES YES inside if applicableAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YESBelarusBhutanBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES YES perspectiveBrunei Darussalam YES YES YESBulgariaCambodiaCanadaChile YES YES YES all views necessaryChinaColombia YES YES YES perspectiveCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkDominican Republic YES YES YES perspectiveEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaFinlandGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyJapan YES YES YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YES YES YESLatviaLithuaniaMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMoroccoNew ZealandNicaraguaNorwayPakistan




9bis. The views required:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Left side Top Bottom Other views,namely:

Philippines YES YES YESperspective/isometric

PolandPortugal N/A N/A N/ARepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of MoldovaRomaniaRussian FederationSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YES perspectiveSingaporeSlovakia YES YES YES perspectiveSloveniaSouth AfricaSpainSudanSwedenSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand YES YES YES perspectiveThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedoniaTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraineUnited KingdomUSAUruguayViet Nam YES YES YESOAPIBOIPEC




11. Perspective views of theindustrial design are:


10. Sectional viewsof the industrialdesign are permitted.

10bis. Detailed views(enlargements) of the industrialdesign are permitted. Mandatory Optional

Algeria YES YES NO NOArgentina YES YES YES NOArmenia YES YES YES N/AAustralia YES YES NO YESAustria YES YES NO YESAzerbaijan YES YESBangladesh NO N/A YES NOBelarus NO YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO YES NO YES

Brazil YES NO YES NOBrunei Darussalam YES NO YES N/ABulgaria NO NO YESCambodiaCanada YES YES NO YESChile YES YES YES NOChina YES YES YESColombia NO NO YES NOCôte d’Ivoire YESCroatia NO YES NO YESCzech Republic YES YES NO YESDenmark YES YES NO YESDominican Republic NO YES YESEcuador YES YES NO YESEl Salvador YES YES NO YESEstonia NO YES NO YESFinland YES YES NO YESGeorgia NO YES NO YESGermany YES YES NO YESGreece NO NO NO NOHungary YES YES NO YESItaly NO NO NO YESJapan YES YES NO YESKenya YES NO YES NOKyrgyzstan YES YES NO NOLatvia YES YES NO YESLithuania NOMadagascar YES YES NO YESMalaysiaMexico YES YES NO YESMonaco YES YES NO YESMorocco YES YES NO YESNew Zealand YES YES NO YESNicaragua YES YES YESNorway YES YES NO YESPakistanPhilippines YES YES NO YES




11. Perspective views of theindustrial design are:


10. Sectional viewsof the industrialdesign are permitted.

10bis. Detailed views(enlargements) of the industrialdesign are permitted. Mandatory Optional

Poland YES YES NO YESPortugal NO YES YES NORepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO YES NO YESRomania NO NO NO YESRussian Federation N/A YES NO YESSaudi Arabia NO NO NO YESSenegal YES YESSerbia NO YES YESSingapore YES YES NO YESSlovakia YES YES NO YESSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES YESSpain YES YES NO YESSudanSweden NO YES NO YESSwitzerland YES YES NO YESSyrian Arab Republic YES YES NO YESThailand NO NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A NO YES

Tunisia YES YES NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO YES NO YESUnited Kingdom YES YES NO YESUSA YES YES NO YESUruguay YES YES NO YESViet Nam YES YES YES NOOAPI YES YES YESBOIP YES YES NO YESEC YES YES NO YES




13. The quality of the reproduction must be:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

12. A specificnumber ofperspectiveviews isrequired.

12bis. Number ofperspective viewsrequired:

Of professionallevel

Of a quality permitting allthe details of the matter forwhich protection is soughtto be clearly distinguished

Algeria NO YESArgentina NO NO YESArmenia YES 6 N/A YESAustralia NO NO YESAustria NO NO YESAzerbaijan YES 6 YES YESBangladesh YES 4 N/A YESBelarus YES 5 NO YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO YES YES

Brazil NO YES YESBrunei Darussalam YES at least 1 NO YESBulgaria NO NO YESCambodiaCanada NO NO YESChile NO NO YESChina YESColombia NO NO YESCôte d’Ivoire YES YESCroatia NO NO YESCzech Republic NO NO YESDenmark NO NO YESDominican Republic YES 1 NO YESEcuador NO NO YESEl Salvador NO NO YESEstonia NO NO YESFinland NO NO YESGeorgia NO NO YESGermany NO NO YESGreece NO NO YESHungary NO NO YESItaly NO NO YESJapan NO NO YESKenya NO YES YESKyrgyzstan NO YES YESLatvia NO NO YESLithuania NO NO YESMadagascar NO N/A YESMalaysiaMexico NO NO YESMonaco NO NO YESMorocco NO NO YESNew Zealand NO NO YESNicaragua NO NO YESNorway N/A NO YES




13. The quality of the reproduction must be:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

12. A specificnumber ofperspectiveviews isrequired.

12bis. Number ofperspective viewsrequired:

Of professionallevel

Of a quality permitting allthe details of the matter forwhich protection is soughtto be clearly distinguished

PakistanPhilippines NO NO YESPoland NO NO YESPortugal YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES 1 YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO NO YESRomania NO YES YESRussian Federation N/A N/A YESSaudi Arabia NO NO YESSenegal NO YES YESSerbia YES 1 YES YESSingapore NO NO YESSlovakia NO NO YESSloveniaSouth Africa N/A YESSpain NO NO YESSudanSweden NO NO YESSwitzerland NO NO YESSyrian Arab Republic NO YES YESThailand YES 1 YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES YES

Tunisia NO NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO YESUnited Kingdom NO NO YESUSA NO NO YESUruguay NO NO YESViet Nam NO NO YESOAPI NO YESBOIP NO YES YESEC NO NO YES


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONDescriptions

14. A description of the reproduction is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Mandatory Optional Generally not permitted

AlgeriaArgentina YESArmenia YESAustralia N/A N/A YESAustria NO YES NOAzerbaijan YES NO NOBangladesh N/A N/A N/ABelarus YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO YES NO

Brazil NO YES NOBrunei Darussalam N/A YES N/ABulgaria YES NO NOCambodiaCanada YES NO NOChile YES NO N/AChina YESColombia NO YES N/ACôte d’Ivoire YESCroatia NO YES NOCzech Republic NO YES NODenmark YESDominican Republic YES NO NOEcuador NO YES NOEl Salvador NO YES N/AEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland NO NO YESGeorgiaGermany NO YES NOGreece YESHungary NO YES N/AItaly NO YESJapan YES NO NOKenya NO YES NOKyrgyzstan YESLatvia NO YES NOLithuania YES NO NOMadagascar YES NO NOMalaysiaMexico YES NO N/AMonaco NO YES NOMorocco NO YES NONew Zealand N/A N/A YESNicaragua YESNorway N/A N/A N/APakistanPhilippines YES NO NOPoland YES NO NO



14. A description of the reproduction is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Mandatory Optional Generally not permitted

Portugal YES NO NORepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova NO YES NORomania NO NO NORussian Federation YES NO N/ASaudi Arabia YES NO NOSenegal YESSerbia YESSingapore NO YES NOSlovakia NO YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YESSpain NO YES NOSudanSweden YESSwitzerland NO YES NOSyrian Arab Republic YES NO NOThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A N/A

Tunisia NO YES NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES N/A N/AUnited Kingdom NO YES NOUSA YES NO YESUruguay NO YESViet Nam YES NO NOOAPI YESBOIP NO YES NOEC NO YES N/A


15. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONDescriptions

15. A description of the characteristic features of the industrial design is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Mandatory Optional Generally notpermitted

Optional since it does not affectthe scope of protection of thedesign as such

AlgeriaArgentina YES NO N/A YESArmenia YESAustralia NO YES N/A N/AAustria NO YES NO YESAzerbaijan YES NO NO NOBangladesh YES NO NO NOBelarus YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO YES NO YES

Brazil NO YES NO YESBrunei Darussalam N/A N/A YES N/ABulgaria NO YES NO YESCambodiaCanada YES NO NO NOChile YES NO N/A N/AChina NO NO YES NOColombia NO NO N/A N/ACôte d’Ivoire YESCroatia NO YES NO YESCzech Republic NO NO YES NODenmark NO YES NO YESDominican Republic NOEcuador NO YES NO YESEl Salvador NO YES N/A YESEstonia NO YES NO YESFinland NO NO YES NOGeorgia NO YES NO YESGermany NO YES NO YESGreece YESHungary NO NO YES NOItaly NO YES NO YESJapan NO YES NO N/AKenya YES NO NO NOKyrgyzstan YESLatvia NO YES NO YESLithuania YES NO NO NOMadagascar YES NO NO NOMalaysiaMexico NO NO YES N/AMonacoMorocco NO YES NO YESNew Zealand YES YES N/A N/ANicaragua YESNorway N/A N/A N/A N/APakistanPhilippines NO YES NO NO


15. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONDescriptions

15. A description of the characteristic features of the industrial design is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Mandatory Optional Generally notpermitted

Optional since it does not affectthe scope of protection of thedesign as such

Poland YES NO NO NOPortugal NO NO YES NORepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova N/A N/A N/A N/ARomania YES NO NORussian Federation YES NO N/A N/ASaudi Arabia NO YES NO N/ASenegal YESSerbia YESSingapore YES NO NO NOSlovakia NO YES NO YESSloveniaSouth Africa YESSpain NO YES NO NOSudanSweden NO NO YES NOSwitzerland NO YES NO N/ASyrian Arab Republic YES NO NO YESThailand YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES NO N/A

Tunisia NO YES NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom NO YES NO YESUSA NO YES N/A N/AUruguay YESViet Nam YES NO NO NOOAPI YESBOIP NO YES NO YESEC NO N/A N/A YES



16. The use of a description is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Largely made byapplicants

% of applicationswith descriptions

Rarely made byapplicants


AlgeriaArgentina YES NOArmenia YES 100%Australia YES 50% YES 50%Austria NO NOAzerbaijan YES 100% NOBangladesh YES 100% NOBelarus N/A N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO YES 20%

Brazil YES 70% NOBrunei Darussalam N/A YESBulgaria NO YES 0.8%CambodiaCanada YES 100% NOChile YES 100% NOChina YESColombia NO YES 5%Côte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic NO YES 20%Denmark YES 25%Dominican Republic 90%Ecuador YES 10%El Salvador YES 80% NOEstonia NO YES 2-3%Finland N/A N/AGeorgia YES 5% YES 5%

Germany YESca. 30% (10%

with publication)NO

Greece YES approx. 15%Hungary N/A N/AItaly YES 80%Japan YES 70% NOKenya YES 50% NOKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia NO YES 10%LithuaniaMadagascar YES 100% NOMalaysiaMexico NO NOMonaco NO N/AMorocco NO YESNew Zealand YES 90% N/ANicaragua NO YES 20%Norway N/A N/APakistanPhilippines YES



16. The use of a description is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices





Poland NO YES 100%Portugal N/A N/ARepublic of Korea N/A N/ARepublic of Moldova YES 100% NORomania YES 60% NORussian Federation YES 100%Saudi Arabia YES 100% NOSenegal NOSerbia YES 100%Singapore YES 100% NOSlovakia NO YES 30%SloveniaSouth Africa YES YES 100%Spain YES 40% NOSudanSweden N/A N/ASwitzerland NO YES 3%Syrian Arab Republic YES 100% NOThailand NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES 4%

Tunisia NO 20%TurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/AUnited Kingdom YES approx. 40%USA NO YES 1%Uruguay YESViet Nam N/A N/AOAPI YESBOIP NO YES 17%EC YES 53.13% N/A


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONDesign Specimen

Specimens in general

17. The submission of a design specimen is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Generally notpermitted

Optional for two andthree-dimensional designs

Optional for two-dimensionaldesigns only

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia N/A YES YESAustralia YES YES N/AAustria NO YES NOAzerbaijan YES NO NOBangladesh NO YES YESBelarus YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A YES

Brazil NO N/A N/ABrunei Darussalam YES N/A N/ABulgaria YES NO NOCambodiaCanada NO YES NOChile YES YES NOChina NO YESColombia N/A NO YESCôte d’Ivoire YESCroatia NO NO YESCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark NO YES NODominican Republic NO NO YESEcuador NO YES YESEl Salvador N/A N/A N/AEstonia YES NO NOFinland NO YES NOGeorgia NO YES NOGermany NO N/A YESGreece YES YESHungary YES N/A N/AItaly NO N/A YESJapan NO N/A NOKenya NO NO NOKyrgyzstan YES N/A YESLatvia YES NO YESLithuania YESMadagascar NO YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES NO NOMonaco NO YES YESMorocco YES N/A N/ANew Zealand NO YES NONicaragua YESNorway NO YES N/APakistanPhilippines N/A YES NO



Specimens in general

17. The submission of a design specimen is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Generally notpermitted

Optional for two andthree-dimensional designs

Optional for two-dimensionaldesigns only

Poland N/A N/A YESPortugal NO YES YESRepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova NO NO YESRomania NO NO YESRussian Federation N/A N/A YESSaudi Arabia YES NO NOSenegal NOSerbia YESSingapore YES NO YESSlovakia NO YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YESSpain YES NO NOSudanSweden NO YES NOSwitzerland YES NO YESSyrian Arab Republic NO NO NOThailand YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO N/A YES

Tunisia YES NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom YES NO YESUSA YES N/A N/AUruguay YESViet Nam YES NO NOOAPI NO YES YESBOIP YES NO NOEC N/A N/A YES



Relation with reproduction

18. The specimen:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Substitutes thereproduction

Complementsthe reproduction

Can only be submitted inthe case of a defermentof publication

Other

AlgeriaArgentina N/A NO NOArmenia YES YES YESAustralia NO YES N/AAustria YES NO NOAzerbaijan NO YES N/ABangladesh NO YES N/ABelarus N/A N/A N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A YES N/A

Brazil NO N/A N/ABrunei Darussalam N/A N/A N/ABulgaria N/A N/A N/ACambodiaCanada N/A N/A N/AChile NO YES NOChina NO YESColombia NO YES NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NO YESCzech Republic N/A N/A N/ADenmark YES N/A NODominican Republic NO YES NOEcuador NO YES NOEl Salvador N/A N/A N/AEstonia N/A N/A N/A

Finland YES NO NOreproduction isalways needed

Georgia NO YES NOGermany YES NO YESGreece YESHungary N/A N/A N/AItaly YES N/A N/AJapan YES NO NOKenya NO YES NO mandatoryKyrgyzstan NO NO NO

Latvia NO YES NO

can define moreexactly the scope ofprotection of anytwo-dimensionaldesign

Lithuania YESMadagascar NO YES NOMalaysiaMexico NO NO NOMonaco NO YES NO




18. The specimen:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Substitutes thereproduction

Complementsthe reproduction

Can only be submitted inthe case of a defermentof publication

Other

Morocco N/A N/A N/ANew Zealand YES YES N/ANicaraguaNorway NO YES NOPakistan

Philippines NO NO NOfor verificationpurposes

Poland YES YES N/Aonly in case oftextile

Portugal N/A N/A N/ARepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova NO YES NORomania NO YES NORussian Federation YES N/A N/ASaudi Arabia N/A N/A N/ASenegal YESSerbia YESSingapore NO YES N/ASlovakia NO YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa NO YES N/ASpain NO NO NOSudanSweden YES YES NOSwitzerland NO NO YESSyrian Arab Republic NO YES NOThailand NO NO NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO YES

Tunisia N/A N/A N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom NO YES NOUSA NO NO NOUruguay NO YES N/AViet Nam NO NO NOOAPI YES

BOIP NO NO NOno specimen isrequired

EC YES N/A YES




19. If the reproduction does not correspond to the specimenRespondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The reproductionis decisive

The specimenis decisive

The applicant isasked for clarification

Other

Algeria YESArgentina NO NO NOArmenia YES NO NOAustralia N/A N/A YESAustria NO YES YESAzerbaijan NO YES YESBangladesh NO YES N/ABelarus N/A N/A N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A N/A

Brazil N/A N/A N/ABrunei Darussalam YES N/A N/ABulgaria N/A N/A N/ACambodiaCanada N/A N/A N/AChile N/A N/A YESChina YESColombia NO NO YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NO YESCzech Republic N/A N/A N/ADenmark N/A N/A N/ADominican Republic NO NO YESEcuador NO YES NOEl Salvador N/A N/A N/AEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland NO YES YESGeorgia YES NO YES

Germany NO NO YES

the specimensubstitutes thereproduction in thedeferment period –after the defermentperiod thereproduction re-substitutes thespecimen. It is aquestion of materiallaw if thereproduction does notcorrespond to thespecimen

Greece YESHungary N/A N/A N/AItaly N/A N/A YESJapan N/A N/A N/AKenya YES NO YES




19. If the reproduction does not correspond to the specimenRespondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The reproductionis decisive

The specimenis decisive

The applicant isasked for clarification

Other

Kyrgyzstan N/A N/A N/ALatvia YES NO YESLithuania YES YESMadagascar N/A N/A YESMalaysiaMexico N/A N/AMonaco YES NO NOMorocco N/A N/A N/ANew Zealand NO NO YESNicaraguaNorway NO YES YESPakistanPhilippines NO YES YESPoland N/A N/A YESPortugal NO NO YESRepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova YES NO NORomania NO NO YESRussian Federation YES NO NOSaudi Arabia N/A N/A N/ASenegal YESSerbia YES NO YESSingapore N/A N/A YESSlovakia N/A N/A YESSloveniaSouth Africa N/A N/A YESSpain YES NO NOSudanSweden NO YES YESSwitzerland NO NO YESSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand YES NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A N/A

Tunisia N/A N/A N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/A N/A

United Kingdom NO NO YES

applicant mustdecided which oneforms basis of thedesign

USA NO YES YESUruguay YESViet Nam N/A N/A N/AOAPIBOIPEC N/A N/A YES




20. The use of a specimen is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices


% of applicationsaccompanied byspecimen is



Algeria YESArgentina NO NOArmenia N/A N/AAustralia NO YES less than 0.1%Austria NO YESAzerbaijan YES 80% YES 20%Bangladesh NO YES about 10%Belarus N/A N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A

Brazil N/A N/ABrunei Darussalam N/A N/ABulgaria N/A N/ACambodiaCanada N/A N/AChile NO YES 2%China YESColombia NO YES 10%Côte d’IvoireCroatia NO YES 0.26%Czech Republic NO YES 2%Denmark YES less than 1 %Dominican Republic NO YES 1-2%Ecuador YES 3%El Salvador N/A N/AEstonia N/A N/AFinland NO YES approx. 5%Georgia YES 5% NO 5%Germany NO YES 15.53%Greece YES 0.003%Hungary N/A N/AItaly NO YES 10%Japan NO YES 1.6%Kenya YES 100%Kyrgyzstan N/A N/ALatvia NO YES 0.2%LithuaniaMadagascar NO YES 1%MalaysiaMexico NO NOMonaco NO N/AMorocco N/A N/ANew Zealand YES YES 1%NicaraguaNorway NO YES 5%Pakistan




20. The use of a specimen is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices





Philippines NO YES 1%Poland NO YESPortugal NO NORepublic of Korea N/A N/ARepublic of Moldova NO YES 10%Romania NO YES 2%Russian Federation NO YES 1%Saudi Arabia N/A N/ASenegal YESSerbia YES YES 0%Singapore N/A N/ASlovakia NO YES 5%SloveniaSouth Africa YES 5% Spain NO N/ASudanSweden NOSwitzerland NO YES 0.03%Syrian Arab Republic YES 100% NOThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO

Tunisia NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/AUnited Kingdom YES 5%USA NOUruguay NO YESViet Nam N/A N/AOAPI YESBOIPEC NO YES 0.053%


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONIndication of Product


21. An indication of the productor products which constitute theindustrial design or in relation towhich the industrial design is tobe used is required

21bis. If not, doesthis means that anindustrial designcould be applied forin the abstract

22. An indication of theclass (or sub–class) of theLocarno Classification forwhich the design(s) is (are)registered is required

Algeria YES YESArgentina YES N/A NOArmenia YES YESAustralia YES NOAustria YES YESAzerbaijan YES YESBangladesh YES N/A N/ABelarus YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES

Brazil YES NOBrunei Darussalam YES N/A YESBulgaria YES N/A YESCambodiaCanada YES N/A NOChile YES NOChina YES YESColombia YES NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YESCzech Republic YES N/A YESDenmark YES NODominican Republic YES YESEcuador YES YESEl Salvador YES N/A YESEstonia YES NOFinland YES YESGeorgia YES NOGermany YES NOGreece YES NOHungary YES N/A NOItaly YES NOJapan YES N/A NOKenya YES NO NOKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia YES NOLithuania YES YESMadagascar YES NO YESMalaysiaMexico YES NOMonaco NO YES NOMorocco NO YES NONew Zealand YES N/A NONicaragua YES YESNorway YES YESPakistan


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONIndication of Product


21. An indication of the productor products which constitute theindustrial design or in relation towhich the industrial design is tobe used is required

21bis. If not, doesthis means that anindustrial designcould be applied forin the abstract

22. An indication of theclass (or sub–class) of theLocarno Classification forwhich the design(s) is (are)registered is required

Philippines YES NOPoland YES N/A NOPortugal YES N/A NORepublic of Korea YES NORepublic of Moldova YES YESRomania YES NORussian Federation YES N/A YESSaudi Arabia YES YESSenegal YES YESSerbia YES NOSingapore YES N/A YESSlovakia YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YESSpain YES N/A NOSudanSweden YES N/A YESSwitzerland YES NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YESThailand YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A NO

Tunisia NO YES NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES N/A NOUnited Kingdom YES NOUSA YES NO NO Uruguay YES NOViet Nam YES YESOAPI YES YESBOIP YES NO NOEC YES NO NO


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONMultiple Design Application


23. The applicationmay include severalindustrial designs.

24. The number ofindustrial designs that maybe included is limited.

24bis. Maximum number ofindustrial designs.

Algeria YES YES 100Argentina NO YES 1Armenia NO YES 1Australia YES NOAustria YES YES 50Azerbaijan YES NOBangladesh NO YES 1Belarus YES NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES 100

Brazil YES YES 20Brunei Darussalam YES NOBulgaria YES NOCambodiaCanada YES NOChile NO YES 1China NO YES 1Colombia NO YES 1Côte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic YES NODenmark YES NODominican Republic YES YES 20Ecuador NOEl Salvador NO YES 1Estonia NO N/AFinland YES NOGeorgia YES NOGermany YES YES 100Greece YES YES 50Hungary YES YES 50Italy YES NOJapan NO YES 1Kenya NO YES 1Kyrgyzstan YESLatvia YES NOLithuania YES YES 100Madagascar YES YES 20MalaysiaMexico NO YES 1Monaco YES YES 50Morocco YES YES 50New Zealand NO NONicaragua YES NONorway YES NOPakistanPhilippines YES NOPoland YES YES 10




23. The applicationmay include severalindustrial designs.

24. The number ofindustrial designs that maybe included is limited.

24bis. Maximum number ofindustrial designs.

Portugal YES YES 10Republic of Korea YES YES 20Republic of Moldova YES YES 100Romania YES YES 100Russian Federation YES NOSaudi Arabia YES NOSenegal YES YES 100Serbia YES YES 100Singapore YES YES 10Slovakia YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES 40Spain YES YES 50SudanSweden YES NOSwitzerland YES NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES 5Thailand NO NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES 100

Tunisia YES 50TurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO YES 1United Kingdom YES NOUSA YES NOUruguay YES NOViet Nam NO YES 1OAPI YES YES 100BOIP YES YES 50EC YES NO



25. The industrial designs that are included in the same application must:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Belong tothe sameclass of theLocarnoAgreement

Belong to thesame set orcompositionof items

Conform to arequirement ofunity of design

Conform to arequirement ofunity ofproduction

Conform to arequirement ofunity of use

Algeria YES YESArgentina N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AArmenia YES YES YES YES YESAustralia YES NO YES NO NOAustria YES NO NO NO NOAzerbaijan YES YES YES YES YESBangladesh N/A YES YES N/A N/ABelarus YES YES YES NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES N/A N/A N/A N/A

Brazil N/A N/A YES NO YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YES YESBulgaria YES YES NO NO NOCambodiaCanada N/A YES YES N/A N/AChile N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AChina YES YESColombia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/ACôte d’Ivoire YESCroatia YES NO NO NO NOCzech Republic YES N/A NO NO NODenmark YES NO NO NO NODominican Republic YES YES NO NO NOEcuadorEl Salvador N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AEstonia N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AFinland YES NO NO NO NOGeorgia NO YES YES NO NOGermany YES NO NO NO NOGreece YES YES YESHungary NO NO YES NO NOItaly YES NO NO NO NOJapan N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AKenya YES YES YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YESLatvia YES NO NO NO NOLithuania YESMadagascar NO NO NO NO NOMalaysiaMexico YES YES YES YES YESMonaco NO YES NO NO NOMorocco NO YES NO NO NONew Zealand NO YES YES NO NONicaragua YES YES NO NO NONorway YES NO NO NO NO



25. The industrial designs that are included in the same application must:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Belong tothe sameclass of theLocarnoAgreement

Belong to thesame set orcompositionof items

Conform to arequirement ofunity of design

Conform to arequirement ofunity ofproduction

Conform to arequirement ofunity of use

PakistanPhilippines YES YES YES N/A N/APoland NO YES YES N/A N/APortugal NO YES NO NO NORepublic of Korea NO YES YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES NO NO NO NORomania YES YES YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YES N/A N/ASaudi Arabia YES NO NO NO NOSenegal YESSerbia YES NO NO NO NOSingapore YES YES YES NO YESSlovakia YES NO YES NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES YES N/A YESSpain YES NO NO NO NOSudanSweden YES NO NO NO NOSwitzerland YES NO NO NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES YES YESThailand YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A N/A N/A N/A

Tunisia YES YES NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/A N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom NO NO NO NO NOUSA NO YES YES NO NOUruguay NO YES YES NO NOViet Nam NO YES YES NO NOOAPI YES YES N/A N/A N/ABOIP NO NO NO NO NOEC YES N/A N/A N/A N/A



26. The use of multiple applications is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices


% of applicationsthat contain morethan one design


% of applications thatcontain more thanone design

Algeria YESArgentina N/A N/AArmenia NO YES 20%-30%Australia NO YES less than 10%Austria NO NOAzerbaijan YES 98% YES 2%Bangladesh N/A N/ABelarus YES 25%BhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES 60% NO

Brazil NO NOBrunei Darussalam NO YESBulgaria YES 70% NOCambodiaCanada YES 50% NOChile N/A N/AChina NOColombia N/A N/ACôte d’Ivoire YES 30%Croatia YES 32.25% NOCzech Republic YES 60% NODenmark YES 40%Dominican Republic YES 45-50%EcuadorEl Salvador NO YES 5%Estonia N/A N/AFinland YES 40% NOGeorgia YES 80% NOGermany YES 53.33% NOGreece YES approx. 70%Hungary NO YES 30%Italy YES 60%Japan N/A N/AKenya NO N/AKyrgyzstan N/A N/ALatvia YES 30% NOLithuania YESMadagascar YES 80% NOMalaysiaMexico N/A N/AMonaco NO YES 25%Morocco YES NONew Zealand NO YES 1%Nicaragua NO 15%Norway YES 60% NOPakistanPhilippines YES 2%



26. The use of multiple applications is:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices


% of applicationsthat contain morethan one design


% of applications thatcontain more thanone design

Poland YES N/APortugal YES 53% NO

Republic of Korea N/A YESnon-substantivedesigns examinationonly

Republic of Moldova YES 50%Romania YES 70%Russian Federation NO YES 23%Saudi Arabia YES 2 NOSenegal YESSerbia YES 13%Singapore YES N/ASlovakia YES 70% NOSloveniaSouth Africa NO YES 10%Spain YES 60% NOSudanSweden YES 40%Switzerland YES 50% NOSyrian Arab Republic N/A NOThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES 7%

Tunisia YES 50% NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/AUnited Kingdom YES 37%USA NO NO 5%-10%Uruguay YESViet Nam N/A N/AOAPI YESBOIP YES 32% NOEC YES 51% N/A


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONClaim


27. The applicationmust contain one orseveral claims.

28. The number of claimsis limited.

28bis. Permitted number ofclaims.

Algeria YES NOArgentina N/A N/AArmenia YES YES 1Australia N/A N/AAustria NO N/AAzerbaijan YES NOBangladesh YES YES 1Belarus N/A N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES 3

Brazil YES YES 1Brunei Darussalam YES NOBulgaria NO N/ACambodiaCanada YES NOChile NO N/AChina NOColombia YES YES 1Côte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic N/A N/ADenmark NODominican Republic NO YES 1Ecuador NOEl Salvador NO NOEstonia NO N/AFinland NO N/AGeorgia NO N/AGermany NO N/AGreece NO N/AHungary NO N/AItaly NO NOJapan N/A N/AKenya YES NOKyrgyzstan YES NOLatvia NO N/ALithuania NOMadagascar NO N/AMalaysiaMexico NO YES 1Monaco NO NOMorocco NONew Zealand N/A N/ANicaragua NONorway N/A N/APakistanPhilippines NO YES 1Poland YES NO




27. The applicationmust contain one orseveral claims.

28. The number of claimsis limited.

28bis. Permitted number ofclaims.

Portugal NO N/ARepublic of Korea N/A N/ARepublic of Moldova N/A N/ARomania NORussian Federation N/A N/ASaudi Arabia NO N/ASenegal YES NOSerbia NO NOSingapore YES YES 1Slovakia N/A N/ASloveniaSouth Africa NO N/ASpain NO N/ASudanSweden NO N/ASwitzerland N/A N/ASyrian Arab Republic YES NOThailand YES YES 1The former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A

Tunisia NO N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NOUnited Kingdom NO N/AUSA YES YES 1Uruguay YES NOViet Nam YES YES 1OAPI N/A N/ABOIP NO NOEC N/A N/A



29. The claim may generally refer to:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The reproduction or the specimen of theindustrial design (“the design as shown”)

Additional descriptions (“the design asshown and described”)

Algeria YESArgentina N/A N/AArmenia YES YESAustralia N/A N/AAustria N/A N/AAzerbaijan NO YESBangladesh YES N/ABelarus N/A N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A YES

Brazil YES N/ABrunei Darussalam YES YESBulgaria N/A N/ACambodiaCanada YES YESChile N/A N/AChinaColombia YES NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic N/A N/ADenmark NO NODominican Republic YESEcuadorEl Salvador YES YESEstonia N/A N/AFinland N/A N/AGeorgiaGermany N/A N/AGreece N/A N/AHungary N/A N/AItaly NO YESJapan N/A N/AKenya YES YESKyrgyzstan YES NOLatvia N/A N/ALithuaniaMadagascar N/A N/AMalaysiaMexico NO YESMonaco YES YESMoroccoNew Zealand N/A N/ANicaraguaNorway N/A N/APakistanPhilippines YES YESPoland YES NO



29. The claim may generally refer to:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The reproduction or the specimen of theindustrial design (“the design as shown”)

Additional descriptions (“the design asshown and described”)

Portugal N/A N/ARepublic of Korea N/A N/ARepublic of Moldova N/A N/ARomania N/A N/ARussian FederationSaudi Arabia N/A N/ASenegalSerbia N/A N/ASingapore YES YESSlovakia N/ASloveniaSouth Africa N/A N/ASpain N/A N/ASudanSweden N/A N/ASwitzerland N/A N/ASyrian Arab Republic YES YESThailand YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A

Tunisia N/A N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YESUnited Kingdom YES N/AUSA YES YESUruguay YES YESViet Nam N/A YESOAPI N/ABOIP NO NOEC N/A N/A


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONCreator of Design

General requirements

30. The application must contain:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Indicationsallowing theidentity of thecreator to beestablished

A statement that thecreator believeshimself or herself tobe the creator of theindustrial design

The signatureof the creator

Indications allowing theidentity of the owner ofthe industrial design tobe established

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina YES YES N/A YESArmenia YES NO NO YESAustralia YES NO NO YESAustria NO NO NO NOAzerbaijan YES N/A YES YESBangladesh YES YES YES YESBelarus YES NO NO YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES NO NO YES

Brazil YES NO NO YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YESBulgaria YES NO NO YESCambodiaCanada YES YES NO YESChile YES NO NO YESChina YES NO NO YESColombia YES NO NO YESCôte d’Ivoire YES NO NO YESCroatia NO NO NO YESCzech Republic YES NO NO YESDenmark NO NO NO YESDominican Republic YES NO YES YESEcuador YES YES YES YESEl Salvador YES YES YES YESEstonia YES NO NO YESFinland YES NO YES YESGeorgia YES NO NO YESGermany NO NO NO NOGreece YES NO NO YESHungary YES NO NO YESItaly NO NO NO YESJapan YES NO NO N/AKenya YES YES NO YESKyrgyzstan YES YES YESLatvia YES NO NO YESLithuania YES YES YES YESMadagascar YES NO NO YESMalaysiaMexico YES NO YES YESMonaco YES NO NO YESMorocco NO NO NO YESNew Zealand NO NO NO YESNicaragua YES NO YES YES




30. The application must contain:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Indicationsallowing theidentity of thecreator to beestablished

A statement that thecreator believeshimself or herself tobe the creator of theindustrial design

The signatureof the creator

Indications allowing theidentity of the owner ofthe industrial design tobe established

Norway YES NO NO YESPakistanPhilippines YES N/A YES YESPoland YES NO NO YESPortugal NO NO NO YESRepublic of Korea YES NO NO YESRepublic of Moldova NO NO NO YESRomania YES YES YES YESRussian Federation YES NO NO YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YES YESSenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES NO NO YESSingapore NO NO NO YESSlovakia YES YES YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa NO NO NO YESSpain NO NO NO YESSudanSweden YES NO NO YESSwitzerland YES NO NO YESSyrian Arab Republic NO NO NO YESThailand YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A N/A YES

Tunisia NO NO NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NO YES YESUnited Kingdom NO NO NO YESUSA YES YES YES NOUruguay YES NO NO YESViet Nam YES NO NO YESOAPI YES NO NO YESBOIP YES YES YES YESEC NO NO NO YES




30. The applicationmust contain:

31. Instead of the creator’s signature, theapplication may contain

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A signature of the

owner of theindustrial design

The signature ofthe creator’srepresentative

Other evidence of thecreator’s consent

32. The creatorof the industrialdesign must be anatural person.

Algeria YESArgentina YES NO NO YESArmenia YES NO NO YESAustralia NO N/A N/A YESAustria YES YES NO YESAzerbaijan YES YES YES NOBangladesh YES YES N/A YESBelarus YES N/A N/A YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES YES

Brazil NO N/A N/A YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YESBulgaria YES YES NO YESCambodiaCanada NO N/A N/A YESChile YES NO YES YESChina YES NO NO YESColombia NO YES YES YESCôte d’Ivoire YES NO NO NOCroatia YES NO YES YESCzech Republic YES N/A N/A YESDenmark YES NO NO N/ADominican Republic YES YES YESEcuador YES YES YES YESEl Salvador YES YES YES YESEstonia YES N/A N/A YESFinland YES NO YES YESGeorgia YES YESGermany NO N/A N/A YESGreece YES N/A N/A YESHungary YES YES YES YESItaly YES N/A N/A NOJapan N/A N/A N/A YESKenya YES YES NO YESKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia YES N/A N/A YESLithuania YES YESMadagascar YES N/A N/A YESMalaysiaMexico YES YES NO YESMonaco YES YES YES NOMorocco YES N/A N/A YESNew Zealand YES N/A N/A N/ANicaragua YES YES NO YESNorway YES N/A N/A NO




30. The applicationmust contain:

31. Instead of the creator’s signature, theapplication may contain

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A signature of the

owner of theindustrial design

The signature ofthe creator’srepresentative

Other evidence of thecreator’s consent

32. The creatorof the industrialdesign must be anatural person.

PakistanPhilippines YES YES YESPoland YES N/A N/A YESPortugal YES N/A N/A YESRepublic of Korea YES NO YES NORepublic of Moldova YES NO NO YESRomania YES YES YES YESRussian Federation YES N/A YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YES YESSenegal YES NO NO YESSerbia YES N/A N/A YESSingapore NO N/A N/A N/ASlovakia YES YES NO YESSloveniaSouth Africa YES N/A N/A YESSpain NO YES YES YESSudanSweden YES N/A N/A YESSwitzerland NO N/A N/A YESSyrian Arab Republic YES NO NO NOThailand YES YES YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES YES YES

Tunisia YES NO NO N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NO NO YESUnited Kingdom NO YES YES YESUSA N/A NO NO YESUruguay YES N/A N/A YESViet Nam YESOAPI YES NO NO NO BOIP YES NO NO YESEC NO N/A YES NO



Requirement of filing in the name of the creator

33. The application must be filed: 34. In case the applicant is not the creator,the application must contain:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices In the name of the

creatorIn the name of theowner

A statement ofassignment

Other evidence ofassignment

Algeria YESArgentina NO YES YES NOArmenia YES YES NO YESAustralia NO YES NO NOAustria NO YES NO NOAzerbaijan NO YES N/A YESBangladesh N/A YES YES YESBelarus YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES YES

Brazil N/A YES YES N/ABrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YESBulgaria NO YES YES NOCambodiaCanada NO YES NO NOChile NO YES YES NOChina NO YES NO NOColombia YES YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YES NO NOCzech Republic NO YES YES YESDenmark NO YES N/A N/ADominican Republic YES YES YESEcuador NO YES YES YESEl Salvador YES YES YES YESEstonia NO YES NO NOFinland NO YES YES NOGeorgia NO YES YES NOGermany NO NO NO NOGreece YES YESHungary NO YES YES YESItaly NO YES NO NOJapan NO N/A NO NOKenya NO YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YES NO NOLatvia NO YES NO NOLithuania NO YES YES YESMadagascar NO YES NO NOMalaysiaMexico NO YES YES NOMonaco NO YES NO NOMorocco NO YES NO NONew Zealand NO YES N/A N/ANicaragua YES YES NONorway NO YES NO NOPakistan



Requirement of filing in the name of the creator

33. The application must be filed: 34. In case the applicant is not the creator,the application must contain:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices In the name of the

creatorIn the name of theowner

A statement ofassignment

Other evidence ofassignment

Philippines YES YES N/A N/APoland NO YES YES NOPortugal N/A YES NO NORepublic of Korea YES YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO YES NO NORomania YES YES YES YESRussian Federation NO YES NO YESSaudi Arabia NO YES YES NOSenegal YES NOSerbia NO YES YES YESSingapore NO YES NO NOSlovakia YES YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa N/A YES N/A N/ASpain YES YES NO NOSudanSweden NO YES YES NOSwitzerland NO YES NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES YESThailand YES YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A N/A N/A

Tunisia NO YES NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO YES NO NOUnited Kingdom NO NO YES YESUSA YES NO YES YESUruguay NO YES NO NOViet Nam YES YESOAPI NO YES NO NOBOIP NO YES NO NOEC NO YES NO NO


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONFiling Date

35. For a filing date to be accorded, the following indications and elements arerequired:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A request that

the registrationof an industrialdesign is sought

Indicationsallowing theidentity of theapplicant to beestablished

Indications allowingthe applicant or itsrepresentative, if any,to be contacted

A sufficiently clearreproduction of theindustrial design

Algeria YES YES YES YESArgentina YES YES YES YESArmenia YES YES YES YESAustralia NO YES YES YESAustria YES YES YES YESAzerbaijan YES YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YES N/ABelarus YES YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES YES

Brazil YES YES YES YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YESBulgaria YES YES YES YESCambodiaCanada YES YES YES YESChile YES YES YES YESChina YES YES YESColombia YES YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES NO YESCzech Republic YES YES YES YESDenmark YES YES YES YESDominican Republic YES YES YES YESEcuador YES YES YES NOEl Salvador YES YES YES YESEstonia YES YES YES YESFinland YES YES YES YESGeorgia YES YES YES YESGermany YES YES YES YESGreece YES YES YES YESHungary YES YES YES YESItaly YES YES YES YESJapan YES YES NO N/AKenya YES YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YES YES YESLatvia YES YES NO YESLithuania YES YES YES YESMadagascar YES YES YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES YES YES YESMonaco YES YES YES YESMorocco YES YES YES YESNew Zealand YES YES YES YESNicaragua YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A request that

the registrationof an industrialdesign is sought

Indicationsallowing theidentity of theapplicant to beestablished

Indications allowingthe applicant or itsrepresentative, if any,to be contacted

A sufficiently clearreproduction of theindustrial design

Norway YES YES YES YESPakistanPhilippines YES YES YES YESPoland YES YES YES YESPortugal YES YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES NO YESRomania YES YES NO YESRussian Federation YES YES YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YES YESSenegal YES YES YES YESSerbia YES YES YES YESSingapore YES YES YES YESSlovakia YES YES NO YESSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES YES YESSpain YES YES YES YESSudanSweden YES NO NO YESSwitzerland YES YES YES YESSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES YESThailand YES YES YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES NO YES

Tunisia YES YES YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YES YES YESUnited Kingdom YES YES YES YESUSA YES NO NO YESUruguay YES YES NO YESViet Nam YES YES YES YESOAPI YES YES YESBOIP YES YES YES YESEC YES YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A description of

characteristicfeatures

A specimen ofthe industrialdesign

A sufficiently clear indication ofthe product(s) which constitutethe industrial design or inrelation to which the industrialdesign is to be used

A claim

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina YES NO NO NOArmenia NO NO YES YESAustralia NO NO NO NOAustria NO NO YES NOAzerbaijan YES NO YES YESBangladesh YES N/A YES YESBelarus YES NO NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO NO YES YES

Brazil NO NO YES NOBrunei Darussalam YES N/A YES YESBulgaria NO N/A NO N/ACambodiaCanada YES NO YES NOChile YES NO YES NOChina NO NO YES NOColombia NO NO NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NO NO YESCzech Republic NO NO NO NODenmark NO NO YES NODominican Republic NO YES NO NOEcuador NO NO NO NOEl Salvador NO NO YES NOEstonia NO N/A NO N/AFinland NO NO NO NOGeorgia NO NO YES NOGermany NO NO YES NOGreece NO NO YES NOHungary N/A N/A NO N/AItaly NO NO NO NOJapan NO N/A YES N/AKenya NO NO YES NOKyrgyzstan YES NO YES YESLatvia NO NO NO NOLithuania NO NO NO NOMadagascar YES NO YES NOMalaysiaMexico YES NO YES YESMonaco YES YES NO NOMorocco NO NO N/A NONew Zealand NO YES YES NONicaragua NO NO NO NO




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A description of

characteristicfeatures

A specimen ofthe industrialdesign

A sufficiently clear indication ofthe product(s) which constitutethe industrial design or inrelation to which the industrialdesign is to be used

A claim

Norway N/A NO NO N/APakistanPhilippines NO NO NO YESPoland YES NO YES YESPortugal NO NO NO NORepublic of Korea YES NO YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO NO NO NORomania YES YES YES NORussian Federation NO NO YES N/ASaudi Arabia YES NO YES NOSenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES NO YES NOSingapore NO NO YES N/ASlovakia NO NO NO N/ASloveniaSouth Africa YES NO YES NOSpain NO NO NO NOSudanSweden N/A N/A NO N/ASwitzerland NO NO YES NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES YESThailand N/A NO YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A N/A N/A

Tunisia NO NO YES NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NO NO NOUnited Kingdom NO NO YES NOUSA NO NO YES YESUruguay NO NO YES NOViet Nam YES NO NO NOOAPI NO NO YES N/ABOIP NO NO YES YESEC NO NO YES NO




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Indications

allowing theidentity of thecreator to beestablished

Indications allowingthe creator or itsrepresentative, if any,to be contacted

The paymentof a fee

Other

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina NO NO YESArmenia NO NO YESAustralia NO NO NOAustria NO NO YESAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YESBelarus NO NO NOBhutan

Bosnia andHerzegovina

NO NO NOtwo-dimensional orthree-dimensional;single or multiple

Brazil YES NO YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YESBulgaria NO NO NOCambodiaCanada NO NO NOChile YES NO YESChina NO NO NOColombia YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NO NOCzech Republic NO NO NODenmark NO NO NODominican Republic NO YESEcuador YES NO YESEl Salvador YES NO NOEstonia NO NO NOFinland NO NO YESGeorgia YES NO YESGermany NO NO NOGreece NO NO YES

Hungary NO NO NO

instead of filing therepresentation of thedesign, it is enough torefer to a prioritydocument for thefiling date to begranted

Italy NO NO YESJapan NO NO NO drawingsKenya NO NO YESKyrgyzstan YES YES YESLatvia NO NO YESLithuania NO NO YESMadagascar YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Indications

allowing theidentity of thecreator to beestablished

Indications allowingthe creator or itsrepresentative, if any,to be contacted

The paymentof a fee

Other

MalaysiaMexico YES YES YESMonaco NO YES YESMorocco NO YES NONew Zealand NO NO YESNicaragua YES YES NONorway NO NO NOPakistanPhilippines NO NO NOPoland YES NO NOPortugal NO NO NORepublic of Korea YES YES NORepublic of Moldova NO NO NORomania YES NO NO

Russian Federation YES NO NO

the list of essentialfeaturesthe description of thedesign

Saudi Arabia YES YES YESSenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES NO NOSingapore NO NO YESSlovakia NO NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa NO YES YESSpain NO NO NOSudanSweden NO NO NOSwitzerland YES NO NOSyrian Arab Republic NO NO YESThailand YES YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO NO

Tunisia NO NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom NO NO YESUSA NO NO NOUruguay NO NO YESViet Nam NO NO YESOAPI NO NO YESBOIP NO NO NOEC NO NO NO




36. If the application does notcontain all indications andelements required for a filingdate to be accorded, theapplicant may complement theapplication within a giventime limit.

36bis. Time limit. 37. Theapplication maycontain one orseveral priorityclaims.

Algeria YES 2 months YESArgentina YES 3 months YESArmenia YES 2 months YESAustralia YES 2 months YESAustria YES 2 months YESAzerbaijan YES 2 months YESBangladesh NO NOBelarus YES 2 months YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES 15 days YES

Brazil YES 5 days YESBrunei Darussalam YES 3 months YESBulgaria YES 3 months YESCambodiaCanada YES 4 months YESChile NO NOChina YES 2 months YESColombia YES 1 month NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES 60 days YESCzech Republic NO YESDenmark YES 1 month YESDominican Republic YES YESEcuador YES 2 months YESEl Salvador NO 2 months YESEstonia YES 2 months YESFinlandGeorgia YES 1 month YESGermany YES 1 month YESGreece YES 4 months YESHungary YES 2 months YESItaly YES 2 months YESJapan NO YESKenya YES 2 months YESKyrgyzstan YES 2 months YESLatvia YES 1 month YESLithuania NO YES

Madagascar YES

1 month – nationalapplications2 months – internationalapplications

YES

MalaysiaMexico YES 2 months YESMonaco N/A YES




36. If the application does notcontain all indications andelements required for a filingdate to be accorded, theapplicant may complement theapplication within a giventime limit.

36bis. Time limit. 37. Theapplication maycontain one orseveral priorityclaims.

Morocco NO YESNew Zealand NO YESNicaragua YES 2 months YESNorway YES 1 month YESPakistanPhilippines YES 1 month YESPoland YES 1 month YESPortugal YES 1 month YESRepublic of Korea YES 1 month YESRepublic of Moldova YES 3 months YESRomania NO YESRussian Federation YES 2 months (could be extended) YESSaudi Arabia NO YESSenegal YES 3 months YESSerbia YES 3 months YESSingapore YES 3 months YESSlovakia YES 2 months YESSloveniaSouth Africa YES 6 months YESSpain YES 1 month YESSudanSweden YES 2 months YESSwitzerland NO YESSyrian Arab Republic YES 6 months YESThailand YES 90 days YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES 2 months YES

Tunisia YES 3 months YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES 2 months YESUnited Kingdom YES 1 month YESUSA YES 2 months YESUruguay NO YESViet Nam NO YESOAPI NO YESBOIP NO YESEC YES 2 months YES



37bis. The claimRespondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Must be made inthe application

May be made in theapplication or laterwithin a certain limit

Must beaccompaniedwith supportingdocuments

May be accompaniedwith supportingdocuments

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina YES NO YES N/AArmenia N/A YES YESAustralia NO YES NO YESAustria NO YES NO NOAzerbaijan N/A YES N/A YESBangladesh YES NO YES YESBelarus YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES N/A YES N/A

Brazil YES NO NO YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES N/ABulgaria NO YES YES N/ACambodiaCanada NO YES NO YESChileChina YES YESColombiaCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO NO YESCzech Republic NO YES NO YESDenmark NO YES NO YESDominican Republic NO YES YESEcuador YES YESEl Salvador NO YES YES NOEstonia YES NO YES NOFinland YES NO NO YESGeorgia YES YES NO YESGermany NO YES YES N/AGreece YES NO YES NOHungary NO YES YES N/AItaly YES YESJapan YES NO NO YESKenya YES NO NO YESKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia YES NO YES N/ALithuania NO YES YES YESMadagascar YES N/A YES N/AMalaysiaMexico YES NO YES NOMonaco YES NO YES N/AMorocco YES NO YES YESNew Zealand YES YES YES NONicaragua YES YES YES NONorway YES NO NO YESPakistan



37bis. The claimRespondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Must be made inthe application

May be made in theapplication or laterwithin a certain limit

Must beaccompaniedwith supportingdocuments

May be accompaniedwith supportingdocuments

Philippines YES YES YES YESPoland YES NO YES N/APortugal YES YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES NO YESRepublic of Moldova NO YES YES NORomania YES NO YES NORussian Federation NO YES YES N/ASaudi Arabia YES YES YES NOSenegal YES YESSerbia YES NO YES NOSingapore YES NO NO YESSlovakia YES NO YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES NO YES N/ASpain YES NO NO YESSudanSweden YES NO NO YESSwitzerland YES NO NO YESSyrian Arab Republic YES NO YES NOThailand YES YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO YES N/A

Tunisia YES NO NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO YES YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YES NO YESUSA YES YES YES NOUruguay YES YES YESViet Nam YES NO YES NOOAPI YES YESBOIP NO YES YES NOEC NO YES NO YES


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONDivision of a Multiple Design Application


38. Where the industrial designs in amultiple design application do not meet thenecessary requirement to be included in asingle application, the applicant maydivide the application.

39. Divisionshould takeplace within agiven time limit.

39bis. Time limit.

Algeria NOArgentina N/A N/AArmenia YES YESAustralia YES YES 2 monthsAustria YES YES 2 monthsAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YES 2 monthsBhutan YES YES 2 monthsBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES 20Brunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YES 3 monthsCambodia NO N/A

Canada YES YESbefore theregistration of theinitial application

ChileChinaColombia NOCôte d’Ivoire

Croatia YES YES

60 days withpossibility ofprolongation(60 days)

Czech Republic YES YES until registrationDenmark YES N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A N/AFinland YES YES 2 monthsGeorgia YES YES 2 monthsGermany YES YES 1 monthGreece NO

Hungary YES YES

until the decisionon the granting ofthe design rightbecomes final

Italy

Japan YES YESwhile theapplication ispending

Kenya






39bis. Time limit.

Kyrgyzstan YES YES

2 months from thedate ofexamination’sproposal to dividethe application

Latvia YES YES

in any time beforethe decision of theregistration of thedesign has beentaken

Lithuania YES YESBefore theregistration

MadagascarMalaysia YES YES 3 monthsMexico YES YES 4 monthsMonacoMorocco NONew ZealandNicaraguaNorway YES NOPakistan YES NOPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES YES 1 monthRepublic of Korea YES NORepublic of Moldova YES YES 3 monthsRomania YES YES 30 daysRussian Federation YES YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES 3 monthSSingaporeSlovakia YES YES 2 monthsSlovenia NO N/ASouth Africa YES NOSpain YES YES 1 monthSudanSweden YES NOSwitzerland YES YES 1 monthSyrian Arab RepublicThailand

The former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES

until the issuing ofthe decision forgrand of industrialdesign right

TunisiaTurkey YES NOTurkmenistan YES YES 3 monthsUkraine YES YES 2 months






39bis. Time limit.

United Kingdom YES YES 3 monthsUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP N/A N/AEC YES YES 2 months


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONAllowed Disclosure Before Application


40. A disclosure of the industrial design within a givenperiod of time before the date of filing, or the priority date ofthe application (grace period), is allowed, without affectingthe requirement of novelty of the industrial design.

40bis. Period oftime.

Algeria NOArgentina NOArmenia YES 6 monthsAustralia NOAustria YES 12 monthsAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES 6 monthsBhutan NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES 180 daysBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES 12 monthsCambodia YES 12 monthsCanada YES 1 yearChileChinaColombia YES 6 monthsCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES 12 monthsCzech Republic YES 12 monthsDenmark YES 12 monthsDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES 12 monthsFinland YES 12 monthsGeorgia YES 6 monthsGermany YES 12 monthsGreece YES 12 monthsHungary YES 12 monthsItaly

Japan N/Awithin 6 monthsfrom the disclosure

KenyaKyrgyzstan YES 6 monthsLatvia YES 12 monthsLithuania YES 12 monthsMadagascarMalaysia YES 6 monthsMexico YES 12 monthsMonacoMorocco YES 6 monthsNew Zealand NONicaraguaNorway YES 12 monthsPakistan NO




40. A disclosure of the industrial design within a givenperiod of time before the date of filing, or the priority date ofthe application (grace period), is allowed, without affectingthe requirement of novelty of the industrial design.

40bis. Period oftime.

PhilippinesPolandPortugal YES 12 monthsRepublic of Korea YES 6 monthsRepublic of Moldova YES 12 monthsRomania YES 12 monthsRussian Federation YES 6 monthsSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES 12 monthsSingaporeSlovakia YES 12 monthsSlovenia YES 12 monthsSouth Africa YES 6 monthsSpain YES 12 monthsSudan YES 6 monthsSweden YES 12 monthsSwitzerland YES 12 monthsSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES 6 months

TunisiaTurkey YES 12 monthsTurkmenistan NOUkraine YES 6 monthsUnited Kingdom YES 12 monthsUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES 12 monthsEC YES 12 months



41. A “grace period” is available for disclosure made by:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The creator A person authorizedby the creator

An unauthorizedperson (in bad faithor unintentionally)

Other

Algeria NO NO NOArgentina NO NO NOArmenia YES YES NOAustralia N/A N/A N/AAustria YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladesh

Belarus YES YES NOthe applicant, a personauthorized by theapplicant

Bhutan YES YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YES YESCambodia YES YES YESCanada YES YES NOChileChina

Colombia YES

office that incontravention publishesthe content of theapplication

Côte d’Ivoire

Croatia YES YES YES

the third person as aresult of informationprovided or action takenby the designer or hissuccessor in title

Czech Republic YES YES YES successor in titleDenmark YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YES YESFinland YES YES YESGeorgia YES YES YES

Germany YES YES YESlegal successor of thecreator

Greece YES YES YES

Hungary YES YES NO

the disclosure was anabuse in relation to theapplicant or hispredecessor in title

ItalyJapan YES YES YESKenya



41. A “grace period” is available for disclosure made by:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The creator A person authorizedby the creator

An unauthorizedperson (in bad faithor unintentionally)

Other

Kyrgyzstan YES YES YES

Latvia YES YES YES

a third person, if theinformation is acquiredfrom the designer orsuccessor in title

Lithuania YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia YES YES NOMexico YES YES NO assigneeMonacoMorocco N/A N/A N/ANew Zealand N/A N/A YESNicaraguaNorway YES YES YESPakistan YES YES NO PhilippinesPolandPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES NORussian Federation YES YES NOSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YES YESSlovenia YES YES NOSouth Africa YES YES YESSpain YES YES YES assigneeSudan YES YES NOSweden YES YES YESSwitzerland YES YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES YES

TunisiaTurkey YES YES YES successors in titleTurkmenistan NO NOUkraine YES YES YESUnited Kingdom YES YES NOUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YESBOIP YES YES YESEC YES YES YES



42. A disclosure of the industrial design does not affect the novelty of the industrialdesign if it was made at:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices An official or officially

recognizedinternational exhibition

An official orofficially recognizednational exhibition

Other

Algeria YES YESArgentina YES YESArmenia N/A N/AAustralia YES NOAustria N/A N/AAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YESBhutan YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria N/A N/ACambodia YES YESCanada NO NOChileChinaColombia NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NOCzech Republic N/A N/ADenmark NO NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO NOFinland NO NOGeorgia YES YESGermany NO NOGreece YES NO

Hungary NO NO

an exhibition defined in thecommunication of the Presidentof the Hungarian Patent Officepublished in the HungarianOfficial Gazette

ItalyJapan NO NOKenyaKyrgyzstan

Latvia YES NOonly the international exhibitionsdetermined by Art. 11 of the ParisConvention

Lithuania NO NOMadagascarMalaysia YES YESMexico YES YES







Other

MonacoMorocco YES YES

New Zealand YES YES

an application for registration of adesign may not be refused andregistration of a design may notbe invalidated by reason only ofthe communication of the designby the owner to a GovernmentDepartment or any other personauthorized by a GD to considerthe merits of the design, or of anydone in consequence of suchcommunication

NicaraguaNorway N/A N/APakistan YES YESPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES NORepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES NORomania YES NORussian Federation N/A N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia NO NOSlovenia YES YES

South Africa N/A N/Apublicly disclosed whether in theRepublic or elsewhere

Spain YES YESSudan YES YESSweden NO NOSwitzerland N/A N/A it is equal where it is disclosedSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO

TunisiaTurkey YES YES in any case that the industrial

design is made available to publicprovided that disclosure is clearlyproved such as marketing orselling the product

Turkmenistan YES YESUkraine YES NOUnited Kingdom YES NO







Other

USAUruguayViet NamOAPI YESBOIP N/A N/A

EC N/A N/A

in an exhibition, if proven that theEuropean specialized sectorscould not be expected to becomeaware of such exhibition


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONChanges to Industrial Design After Application

43bis. The circumstances under which the amendments areallowed:


43. Amendmentsto the industrialdesign after theapplication hasbeen filed areallowed.

Under allcircumstances

Only where thechanges relateto non-essentialfeatures of theindustrial design

Other

Algeria NO NO NOArgentina NOArmenia YES NO YES

Australia YES YES NOcannot add new visualfeatures

Austria NO N/A N/AAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NO YESBhutan YES NO YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NOCambodia YES NO YESCanada YES NO YESChileChina

Colombia YES N/A N/Awithout extending theapplication initiallypresented

Côte d’IvoireCroatia NO N/A N/A

Czech Republic YES NO NOformal – no new featuresmay be added to the fileddesign

Denmark YES NO YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO N/A N/AFinland YES NO YESGeorgia YES NO YESGermany YES NO YESGreece YES NO YES

Hungary YES N/A N/A

a design application mayonly be amended in sucha way that its subjectmatter remains identicalwith the design presentedin the application at thedate of filing

ItalyJapan YES NO YESKenya








Other

Kyrgyzstan YES NO YESLatvia YES NO NOLithuania YES YES Only in case of

invalidation as long asdesign remains the same

MadagascarMalaysia YES NO YESMexico NOMonacoMorocco NONew Zealand YES NO YESNicaragua

Norway YES

amendments are allowedas long as they do notalter the overallimpression

Pakistan NO N/A N/APhilippinesPolandPortugal YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES NO YESRomania YES NO YES

Russian Federation YES NO NO

only when the changesdon’t relate to thefeatures of the industrialdesign defining thepatent’s scope claimedby the applicant

Saudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES NO YESSingaporeSlovakia YES N/A YESSlovenia YES YESSouth Africa YES NO YESSpain YES NO YESSudan YES YESSweden YES NO YESSwitzerland YES NO YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO N/A N/A

TunisiaTurkey NO








Other

Turkmenistan YES NO YESUkraine YES NO YESUnited Kingdom YES NO YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NO NO NOEC YES NO YES


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONChanges to Industrial Designs After Application


44. Where the amendments to the industrial designafter the application has been filed exceed the scope ofthe original application, the application is considered tobe filed on the date of the amendments.

44bis. The Office informsthe applicant of that fact.

Algeria NO NOArgentina NOArmenia N/A N/AAustralia NO YESAustria NO N/AAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NOBhutan YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO N/ABrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YESCambodia YES YESCanada NO N/AChileChinaColombia N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia N/A N/ACzech Republic YES YESDenmark N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A N/AFinland YES YESGeorgia YES YESGermany YES YESGreece NOHungary NOItalyJapan YES N/AKenyaKyrgyzstan YES N/ALatvia YES YESLithuania YES YESMadagascarMalaysia YES YESMexico YES YESMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand YES YESNicaraguaNorway YES YESPakistan YES YESPhilippines


II. INDUSTRIAL DESIGN APPLICATIONChanges to Industrial Designs After Application


44. Where the amendments to the industrial designafter the application has been filed exceed the scope ofthe original application, the application is considered tobe filed on the date of the amendments.

44bis. The Office informsthe applicant of that fact.

PolandPortugal YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova N/A N/ARomania NORussian Federation NOSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia N/A N/ASlovenia NO N/ASouth Africa N/ASpain YES YESSudan YES YESSweden NOSwitzerland YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A

TunisiaTurkey YES YESTurkmenistan YES YESUkraine NOUnited Kingdom YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YESEC YES YES


III. EXAMINATIONExamination

46. The Office examines industrial design applicationsonly for compliance with substantive requirements:


45. The Office examinesindustrial designapplications only forcompliance with formalrequirements.

In all cases In respect ofspecific designs

In respect of specificproducts

Algeria YES NO NO NOArgentina YES N/A N/A N/AArmenia YES N/A N/A N/AAustralia NO YES NO NOAustria NO YES NO NOAzerbaijan NO YES YESBangladesh NO YES N/A N/ABelarus YES N/A N/A N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO YES NO NO

Brazil YES YES NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES N/A N/A N/ABulgaria NO NO NO NOCambodiaCanada NO YES N/A N/AChile YES YES NO NOChina NO YESColombia NO YES NO NOCôte d’Ivoire YESCroatia NO YES NO NOCzech Republic NO NO NO NODenmark NO N/A N/A N/ADominican Republic NO YESEcuadorEl Salvador YES YES N/A N/AEstonia NO N/A N/A N/AFinland NO YES NO NOGeorgia NO YES NO NOGermany N/A N/A N/A N/AGreece YES NO NO NOHungary NO NO NO NOItaly YES YESJapan NO N/A N/A N/AKenya YES YES NO NOKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia NO NO NO NOLithuania NO YES NO NOMadagascar YES NO NO NOMalaysiaMexico NO YESMonaco YES NO YES NOMorocco YES NO NO NONew Zealand NO YES NO NONicaragua YES YESNorway NO YES NO NOPakistan



46. The Office examines industrial design applicationsonly for compliance with substantive requirements:


45. The Office examinesindustrial designapplications only forcompliance with formalrequirements.

In all cases In respect ofspecific designs

In respect of specificproducts

Philippines YES N/A N/A N/APoland NO YES N/A N/APortugal NO YES N/A N/ARepublic of Korea NO NO NO YESRepublic of Moldova NO YES NO NORomania NO YES NO NORussian Federation NO YES N/A N/ASaudi Arabia YES NO N/A N/ASenegal YES YESSerbia NO YES NO NOSingapore YES N/A N/A N/ASlovakia NO YES N/A N/ASloveniaSouth Africa YES NO NO NOSpain NO NO NO NOSudanSweden YES NO NO NOSwitzerland NO NO YES NOSyrian Arab Republic NO YES NO NOThailand NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO N/A N/A N/A

Tunisia YES YES NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NO NO NOUnited Kingdom NO YES NO NOUSA NO YES N/A N/AUruguay NO YESViet Nam YES NO NOOAPI YES YESBOIP YES NO NO NOEC YES YES



47. As to formal requirements, the Office examines whether the industrial designapplication:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Contains a request

that the registrationof an industrialdesign is sought

Indicates theidentity of theapplicant

Provides the contactdetails of the applicantor its representative

Indicates anaddress forservice

Algeria YES YES YES YESArgentina YES YES YES YESArmenia YES YES YES YESAustralia YES YES YES YESAustria YES NO YES YESAzerbaijan YES YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YES YESBelarus YES YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES YES

Brazil YES YES YES YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YESBulgaria YES YES YES YESCambodiaCanada YES YES YES YESChile YES YES YES YESChina YES YES YES YESColombia YES YES YES NOCôte d’Ivoire NO NO YES YESCroatia YES YES YES YESCzech Republic YES YES YES YESDenmark YES YES YES N/ADominican Republic YES YES YES YESEcuadorEl Salvador YES YES YES YESEstonia YES YES YES NOFinland YES YES YES YESGeorgia YES YES YES YESGermany YES YES YES YESGreece YES YES YES YESHungary YES YES YES YESItaly YES YES YES YESJapan YES YES NO NOKenya YES YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YES YES YESLatvia YES YES YES YESLithuania YES YES YES YESMadagascar YES YES YES N/AMalaysiaMexico YES YES YES YESMonaco YES YES YES YESMorocco YES YES YES YESNew Zealand YES YES YES YESNicaragua YES YES YES YESNorway YES YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Contains a request

that the registrationof an industrialdesign is sought

Indicates theidentity of theapplicant

Provides the contactdetails of the applicantor its representative

Indicates anaddress forservice

PakistanPhilippines YES YES YES YESPoland YES YES YES YESPortugal YES YES YES YESRepublic of Korea NO YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YES YESRomania YES YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YES YESSenegal YES YES YES YESSerbia YES YES YES YESSingapore YES YES YES YESSlovakia YES YES YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES YES YESSpain YES YES YES YESSudanSweden YES YES YES YESSwitzerland YES YES YES YESSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES YESThailand YES YES YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES YES N/A

Tunisia YES YES YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YES YES YESUnited Kingdom YES YES YES YESUSA NO YES YES NOUruguay YES YES YES YESViet Nam YES YES YES YESOAPI YES YES YES YESBOIP YES YES YES YESEC YES YES YES NO




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Contains a

reproduction of theindustrial design ina permissible form

Contains therequirednumber ofreproductions

Contains asufficient numberof views for theindustrial design tobe fully disclosed

Does not exceed themaximum number ofviews permitted

Algeria YES YESArgentina YES YES NO NOArmenia YES YES YES NOAustralia YES YES NO NOAustria YES YES NO YESAzerbaijan YES YES YES N/ABangladesh YES NO YES N/ABelarus YES YES NO YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES N/A

Brazil YES NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YESBulgaria YES YES NO N/ACambodiaCanada N/A N/A YES N/AChile YES YES YES N/AChina YES NO YES NOColombia YES NO YES NOCôte d’Ivoire YES YES YESCroatia YES NO NO YESCzech Republic YES YES NO YESDenmark YES NO YES NODominican Republic YES YES NO NOEcuadorEl Salvador YES NO YES N/AEstonia YES YES NO N/AFinland YES NO YES NOGeorgia YES YES NO NOGermany YES YES NO YESGreece YES NO YES NOHungary YES N/A NO NOItaly YES YES YES NOJapan N/A N/A YES NOKenya YES YES YES NOKyrgyzstan YES YES YES NOLatvia YES YES YES NOLithuania YES YES YES NOMadagascar YES YES NO NOMalaysiaMexico YES NO YES N/AMonaco YES YES YES YESMorocco YES YES NO NONew Zealand YES YES YES N/ANicaragua YES YES YES NO





reproduction of theindustrial design ina permissible form

Contains therequirednumber ofreproductions

Contains asufficient numberof views for theindustrial design tobe fully disclosed

Does not exceed themaximum number ofviews permitted

Norway YES N/A N/A N/APakistanPhilippines YES YES YES NOPoland YES N/A YES NOPortugal YES YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES N/A YES NORepublic of Moldova YES YES YES NORomania YES YES YES NORussian Federation YES NO YES NOSaudi Arabia YES YES NO N/ASenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES YES YES N/ASingapore YES YES NO YESSlovakia YES YES YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES YES N/ASpain YES YES NO YESSudanSweden YES NO YES N/ASwitzerland YES N/A N/A N/ASyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES NOThailand YES YES YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A YES N/A

Tunisia YES YES NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YES YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YES NO NOUSA YES YES YES NOUruguay YES NO NO NOViet Nam YES YES YES NOOAPI YES YES NO NOBOIP YES YES NO NOEC YES NO YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Contains the

required numberof perspectiveviews

Contains adescription of theindustrial design

Contains a descriptionof the characteristicfeatures of theindustrial design

Contains a designspecimen

Algeria YESArgentina NO YES NO NOArmenia YES YES YES NOAustralia NO NO NO NOAustria NO YES NO YESAzerbaijan YES YES YES NOBangladesh YES YES YES N/ABelarus YES YES YES NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A YES YES N/A

Brazil NO NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES N/ABulgaria N/A NO NO N/ACambodiaCanada N/A YES N/A N/AChile YES YES YES N/AChina YES YES YES NOColombia YES NO NO NOCôte d’Ivoire YES YES NOCroatia NO YES NO YESCzech Republic NO NO NO YESDenmark NO NO NO NODominican Republic YES YES NO YESEcuadorEl Salvador N/A NO NO NOEstonia N/A NO NO N/AFinland NO NO NO YESGeorgia NO NO NO NOGermany NO YES YES YESGreece NO NO NO NOHungary NO NO NO NOItaly NO NO NO YESJapan NO N/A NO N/AKenya NO YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YES YES NOLatvia NO NO NO NOLithuania YES YES YES NOMadagascar NO YES YES NOMalaysiaMexico N/A YES YES N/AMonaco N/A N/A N/A NOMorocco NO NO NO NONew Zealand N/A N/A N/A YESNicaragua NO NO NO NONorway N/A N/A N/A YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Contains the

required numberof perspectiveviews

Contains adescription of theindustrial design

Contains a descriptionof the characteristicfeatures of theindustrial design

Contains a designspecimen

PakistanPhilippines YES NO NO NOPoland NO YES YES NOPortugal NO YES N/A NORepublic of Korea N/A YES YES N/ARepublic of Moldova NO NO N/A NORomania NO YES YES YESRussian Federation NO YES NO NOSaudi Arabia NO YES NO N/ASenegal YESSerbia YES YES NOSingapore NO NO YES NOSlovakia NO NO NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa N/A YES YES YESSpain YES YES NO NOSudanSweden N/A N/A N/A YESSwitzerland N/A NO N/A NOSyrian Arab Republic NO YES YES YESThailand YES N/A N/A NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A YES YES

Tunisia NO NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO YES YES NOUnited Kingdom NO NO NO NOUSA NO YES NO NOUruguay NO YES NO NOViet Nam YES YES YES NOOAPI NO NO NO NOBOIP NO NO YES NOEC NO YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Contains a correct

indication of the product orproducts to which theindustrial design is applied

Contains a correctindication of the class(or sub-class) of theLocarno Classification

Complies with therequirements that apply to amultiple design application

Algeria YES YESArgentina NO NO NOArmenia YES YES YESAustralia YES N/A YESAustria YES YES YESAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES N/A N/ABelarus YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil NO N/A NOBrunei Darussalam YES YES YESBulgaria YES YES YESCambodiaCanada YES N/A YESChile YES NO N/AChina YES YES YESColombia YES NO NOCôte d’Ivoire YES YES YESCroatia YES YES YESCzech Republic YES YES YESDenmark YES YES YESDominican Republic NO NO YESEcuadorEl Salvador YES YES N/AEstonia YES YES N/AFinland YES YES YESGeorgia YES NO YESGermany YES NO YESGreece YES YES YESHungary YES N/A YESItaly YES NO YESJapan YES NO N/AKenya YES NO NOKyrgyzstan NO NO YESLatvia YES YES YESLithuania YES YES YESMadagascar YES YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES NO NOMonaco NO NO YESMorocco YES NO YESNew Zealand YES N/A YESNicaragua NO YES YESNorway YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Contains a correct

indication of the product orproducts to which theindustrial design is applied

Contains a correctindication of the class(or sub-class) of theLocarno Classification

Complies with therequirements that apply to amultiple design application

PakistanPhilippines NO YES YESPoland YES NO YESPortugal YES N/A YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES NO YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YESSenegal YES YESSerbia YES NO YESSingapore YES YES YESSlovakia YES NO YESSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES YESSpain YES NO YESSudanSweden YES YES YESSwitzerland YES NO YESSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand YES N/A NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A YES

Tunisia YES NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NO N/AUnited Kingdom YES NO YESUSA YES NO YESUruguay NO NO NOViet Nam YES YES NOOAPI YES YES YESBOIP YES YES YESEC YES YES YES





correct claimDoes not exceedthe maximumnumber of claims

Complies with therequirement concerningthe design creator

Is accompanied bythe required fee

Algeria YES YESArgentina NO NO YES YESArmenia N/A YES NO YESAustralia N/A N/A YES NOAustria N/A N/A YES YESAzerbaijan YES NO YES YESBangladesh YES N/A YES YESBelarus NO NO YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES YES

Brazil NO NO YES YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YESBulgaria N/A N/A YES YESCambodiaCanada YES N/A N/A YESChile N/A N/A YES YESChina YES YESColombia NO NO YES YESCôte d’Ivoire YES YESCroatia YES NO YES YESCzech Republic NO NO YES YESDenmark NO NO NO YESDominican Republic NO NO YES YESEcuadorEl Salvador N/A NO YES YESEstonia N/A N/A YES YESFinland NO NO YES YESGeorgia NO NO YES YESGermany NO NO YES YESGreece NO N/A NO YESHungary N/A N/A YES YESItaly YES NO NO YESJapan N/A N/A YES YESKenya YES NO YES YESKyrgyzstan YES NO YES YESLatvia NO NO YES YESLithuania NO NO YES YESMadagascar NO NO YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES YES YES YESMonaco N/A N/A YES YESMorocco NO NO NO YESNew Zealand YES N/A N/A YESNicaragua NO NO YES YESNorway N/A N/A YES YESPakistan





correct claimDoes not exceedthe maximumnumber of claims

Complies with therequirement concerningthe design creator

Is accompanied bythe required fee

Philippines NO NO NO YESPoland YES NO YES YESPortugal N/A N/A N/A YESRepublic of Korea YES N/A N/A YESRepublic of Moldova N/A N/A NO YESRomania NO NO YES YESRussian Federation N/A N/A YES YESSaudi Arabia N/A N/A YES YESSenegal YES YESSerbia YES YES YES YESSingapore N/A N/A N/A YESSlovakia N/A N/A YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa N/A N/A N/A YESSpain NO NO YES YESSudanSweden N/A N/A YES YESSwitzerland N/A N/A YES NOSyrian Arab Republic YES NO NO YESThailand YES NO YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A N/A YES

Tunisia NO NO NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A NO YES YESUnited Kingdom NO NO NO YESUSA YES YES YES YESUruguay NO NO YES YESViet Nam YES N/A YES YESOAPI N/A N/A YES YESBOIP NO NO NO YESEC NO NO NO YES



48. As to substantive requirements, the Office examines whether the industrialdesign for which registration is sought:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is an independent

creationIs new Is original Differs significantly from known

designs.AlgeriaArgentina NO NO NO NOArmenia YES YES YES YESAustralia NO YES NO YESAustria NO NO NO NOAzerbaijan YES YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YES YESBelarus NO NO NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES YES

Brazil YES NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam N/A N/A N/A N/ABulgaria N/A YES NO YESCambodiaCanada NO YES YES YESChile YES YES YES YESChina NO NO NO YESColombia NO YES NO YESCôte d’Ivoire YES YESCroatia NO NO NO NOCzech Republic N/A YES N/A YESDenmark NO NO NO NODominican Republic NO YES NO YESEcuadorEl Salvador YES YES YES YESEstonia N/A NO NO NOFinland YES YES YES YESGeorgia NO YES NO YESGermany NO NO NO NOGreece NO NO NO NOHungary NO YES N/A N/AItaly NO NO NO NOJapan N/A YES N/A YESKenya NO YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia NO NO NO NOLithuania NO NO NO NOMadagascar NO NO NO NOMalaysiaMexico YES YES YES YESMonaco NO NO NO NOMorocco NO NO NO NONew Zealand N/A YES YES YESNicaragua YES YES YES YESNorway NO NO NO NOPakistanPhilippines N/A N/A N/A N/A




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is an independent

creationIs new Is original Differs significantly from known

designs.Poland NO NO NOPortugal N/A YES N/A YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova N/A YES N/A YESRomania YES YES NO YESRussian Federation N/A YES YES YESSaudi Arabia NO NO NO NOSenegal YESSerbia NO YES NO YESSingapore N/A N/A N/A N/ASlovakia N/A YES YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa NO NO NO NOSpain NO YES YES YESSudanSweden NO NO NO NOSwitzerland NO NO NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES YESThailand N/A YES NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A NO N/A NO

Tunisia NO NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NO NOUnited Kingdom NO NO NO NOUSA YES YES YES YESUruguay N/A YES YES YESViet Nam N/A YES N/A YESOAPI NO NO NO YESBOIP NO NO NO NOEC NO NO NO NO




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is essentially dictated by

technical or functionalconsiderations

Can be easily created bycombining two or moreknown designs

Is contrary to morality orpublic order

Algeria YES YESArgentina NO NO YESArmenia YES YES YESAustralia NO NO NOAustria NO NO YESAzerbaijan NO NO NOBangladesh NO NO YESBelarus NO NO YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil YES NO YESBrunei Darussalam N/A N/A N/ABulgaria YES YES YESCambodiaCanada YES NO NOChile YES YES YESChina YES YES YESColombia YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NO YESCzech Republic YES N/A YESDenmark NO NO YESDominican Republic NO NO YESEcuadorEl Salvador NO NO YESEstonia NO N/A YESFinland YES YES YESGeorgia NO NO YESGermany NO NO YESGreece NO NO NOHungary YES NO YESItaly NO NO YESJapan YES YES YESKenya YES YES YESKyrgyzstanLatvia NO NO YESLithuania NO NO YESMadagascar NO NO YESMalaysiaMexico NO YES YESMonaco NO NO YESMorocco NO NO YESNew Zealand YES NO NONicaragua NO NO NONorway NO NO YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is essentially dictated by


Can be easily created bycombining two or moreknown designs


PakistanPhilippines N/A N/A N/APoland NO NO YESPortugal YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia NO NO YESSenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES N/A YESSingapore N/A N/A N/ASlovakia YES NO YESSloveniaSouth Africa NO NO NOSpain YES NO YESSudanSweden NO NO YESSwitzerland NO NO YESSyrian Arab Republic YES NO YESThailand YES NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A YES

Tunisia NO NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom NO NO YESUSA YES NO YESUruguay YES YES YESViet Nam YES YES YESOAPI YES NO YESBOIP NO NO YESEC NO NO YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Conflicts with official signs or emblems

protected under Article 6ter of the ParisConvention, or other internationalconventions or according to national law

Fulfils the notion of“design”established by thelegal framework

Has individualcharacter

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina YES YES N/AArmenia NO YES YESAustralia YES YES NOAustria NO YES NOAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YESBelarus NO YES NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam N/A N/A N/ABulgaria NO YES N/ACambodiaCanada NO YES N/AChile YES YES YESChina YES YES NOColombia YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES NOCzech Republic YES YES YESDenmark YES YES NODominican Republic YES YES YESEcuadorEl Salvador YES YES YESEstonia YES YES NOFinland YES YES YESGeorgia YES YES NOGermany YES YES NOGreece YES YES NOHungary YES YES YESItaly YES NO NOJapan YES YES N/AKenya YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YESLatvia NO YES NOLithuania YES YES NOMadagascar YES YES NOMalaysiaMexico YES YES YESMonaco YES YES N/AMorocco YES YES NONew Zealand NO YES N/ANicaragua YES YES YESNorway YES YES NO




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Conflicts with official signs or emblems

protected under Article 6ter of the ParisConvention, or other internationalconventions or according to national law

Fulfils the notion of“design”established by thelegal framework

Has individualcharacter

PakistanPhilippines N/A N/A N/APoland YESPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES NORepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES N/ASaudi Arabia YES YES NOSenegal YES YESSerbia YES YES YESSingapore N/A N/A N/ASlovakia NO N/A YESSloveniaSouth Africa NO NO NOSpain YES YES YESSudanSweden YES YES NOSwitzerland YES YES NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand N/A YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A N/A

Tunisia NO YES NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YES NOUSA NO NO NOUruguay YES YES N/AViet Nam NO YES N/AOAPI YES YES YESBOIP NO NO NOEC NO YES NO



49. When examining the industrial design, the Office takes into account:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Prior industrial designs orindustrial design application

Copyright in literary orartistic works

Prior trademarks ortrademark application

Algeria NO NOArgentina NO NO NOArmenia YES NO NOAustralia YES YES YESAustria NO NO NOAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES NO YESBelarus NO NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES N/A N/A

Brazil NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam NO NO NOBulgaria YES NO NOCambodiaCanada YES NO NOChile YES YES YESChina YES NO NOColombia YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NO NOCzech Republic YES YES YESDenmark NO NO NODominican Republic YES YES YESEcuador YES YES YESEl Salvador YES NO NOEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland YES YES YESGeorgia YES NO NOGermany NO NO NOGreece NO NO NOHungary YES YES YESItaly NO NO YESJapan YES NO NOKenya YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YESLatvia NO NO NOLithuania NO NO NOMadagascar NO NO NOMalaysiaMexico YES YES YESMonaco NO NO NOMorocco NO NO NONew Zealand YES NO NONicaragua YES NO NONorway NO NO NOPakistanPhilippines N/A N/A N/APoland N/A N/A YES




Prior industrial designs orindustrial design application

Copyright in literary orartistic works

Prior trademarks ortrademark application

Portugal YES NO NORepublic of Korea YES NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia NO NO NOSenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES YES YESSingapore NO NO NOSlovakia YES NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa N/A N/A N/ASpain YES YES YESSudanSweden NO NO NOSwitzerland NO NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand YES NO NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO NO

Tunisia NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom NO YES YESUSA YES YES YESUruguay YES NO NOViet Nam YES YES N/AOAPI NO NO NOBOIP NO NO NOEC NO NO NO




Well-known marks Geographical indicationsor appellations of origin

The real or assumed name,likeness or portrait persons

Algeria NO NOArgentina NO NO NOArmenia NO NO NOAustralia NO NO NOAustria NO NO NOAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YESBelarus NO NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A N/A

Brazil NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam NO NO NOBulgaria NO NO NOCambodiaCanada NO NO NOChile N/A N/A N/AChina YES YES NOColombia YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NO NOCzech Republic YES YES YESDenmark NO NO NODominican Republic NO NO NOEcuador YES NO NOEl Salvador NO NO NOEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland YES NO YESGeorgia YES YES YESGermany NO NO NOGreece NO NO NOHungary YES YES YESItaly NO NO YESJapan YES NO N/AKenya YES NO NOKyrgyzstanLatvia NO NO NOLithuania NO NO NOMadagascar NO NO YESMalaysiaMexico YES YES YESMonaco NO NO NOMorocco NO NO NONew Zealand NO NO YESNicaragua NO NO NONorway NO NO NOPakistanPhilippines N/A N/A N/APoland YES YES YES




Well-known marks Geographical indicationsor appellations of origin

The real or assumed name,likeness or portrait persons

Portugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia NO NO NOSenegal YESSerbia YES YES YESSingapore NO NO YESSlovakia NO NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa N/A N/A N/ASpain YES YES YESSudanSweden NO NO NOSwitzerland NO NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand NO NO NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO YES

Tunisia NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSA YES YES YESUruguay NO NO NOViet Nam N/A N/A N/AOAPI NO NO NOBOIP NO NO NOEC NO NO NO



50. When examining an industrial design as to novelty or originality, the Officetakes into account the situation:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices In the country in which

registration is sought(national)

Worldwide(international)

In a specific group ofcountries (regional)

Algeria NO NO NOArgentina NO NO NOArmenia YES N/A N/AAustralia NO YES NOAustriaAzerbaijan YES N/A YESBangladesh YES NO NOBelarus YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES N/A N/A

Brazil YES YES N/ABrunei Darussalam YES YES YESBulgaria NO YES NOCambodiaCanada YES YES NOChile YES YES NOChina YESColombia YES YES NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NO NOCzech Republic NO YES NODenmark NO NO NODominican Republic YES YES NOEcuador YES YES YESEl Salvador YES YES NOEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland YES NO NOGeorgia YES NO NOGermany N/A N/A N/AGreece N/A N/A N/AHungary NO YES NOItaly N/A N/A N/AJapan YES YES NOKenya NO YES NOKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia N/A N/A N/ALithuania NO NO NOMadagascar NO NO NOMalaysiaMexico YES YES N/AMonaco N/A NO NOMorocco N/A N/A N/ANew Zealand YES NO NONicaragua YES YES NONorway N/A N/A N/APakistan



50. When examining an industrial design as to novelty or originality, the Officetakes into account the situation:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices In the country in which

registration is sought(national)

Worldwide(international)

In a specific group ofcountries (regional)

Philippines N/A N/A N/APoland N/A NO NOPortugal YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES YES N/ARepublic of Moldova NO YES NORomania YES YES YESRussian Federation N/A YES N/ASaudi Arabia N/A N/A N/ASenegal YES YES YESSerbia NO YES NOSingapore N/A N/A N/ASlovakia YES YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa N/A N/A N/ASpain NO YES NOSudanSweden N/A N/A N/ASwitzerland N/A N/A N/ASyrian Arab Republic YES NO NOThailand NO YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A N/A

Tunisia N/A N/A N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom N/A N/A N/AUSA YES YES NOUruguay YES NO NOViet Nam NO YES NOOAPI N/A N/A N/ABOIP NO NO NOEC NO NO NO




50bis. Countries considered (if thenovelty/originality standard is regional)

51. On average, the examination by theOffice is carried out in about:

AlgeriaArgentina 4 monthsArmenia 9 weeksAustralia 6.5 monthsAustria 8 weeksAzerbaijan 5-12 weeksBangladesh 10 weeksBelarus 12-16 weeksBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

40 weeks

Brazil 12 weeksBrunei Darussalam ASEAN 2 weeksBulgaria 52 weeksCambodiaCanada 4 weeksChile 106 weeksChina 15 months from filing date to grantingColombia 48 weeksCôte d’Ivoire

Croatia10 weeks if there were no deficiencies, 6

months to 1 year if there weredeficiencies in the application

Czech Republic 25 weeksDenmark less than 1 weekDominican Republic 1 weekEcuador CAN 1 weekEl Salvador 1 weekEstonia 2-4 weeksFinland 4-5 weeksGeorgia 8 weeksGermany 8-12 weeksGreeceHungary 28 weeksItaly 2 hoursJapan first office action 7.1 months

second office action 10.2 monthsKenya 22 weeksKyrgyzstanLatvia 8 weeksLithuania 8 weeksMadagascar 4 weeksMalaysiaMexico 36 weeksMonaco 8 weeksMoroccoNew Zealand 1 weekNicaragua 4 weeksNorway 12 weeks




50bis. Countries considered (if thenovelty/originality standard is regional)

51. On average, the examination by theOffice is carried out in about:

PakistanPhilippines 24 weeksPoland 12 weeksPortugal European Union 3 weeksRepublic of Korea 24 weeks

Republic of Moldova8 weeks (formal);

16 weeks (substantive).Romania Community Designs 12 monthsRussian Federation 40 weeksSaudi Arabia 24 weeksSenegal OAPI (16 countries) 49 weeksSerbia 52 weeksSingapore 8 weeksSlovakia European Union 20 weeksSloveniaSouth Africa 6 – 9 monthsSpain 1 weekSudanSweden 16 weeksSwitzerland 6 weeksSyrian Arab Republic 30 weeksThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

4 weeks

Tunisia 1 weekTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine 24 – 28 weeksUnited Kingdom 8 weeksUSA 12 months/52 weeksUruguay 70 weeksViet Nam 24 weeksOAPI 8 weeksBOIPEC 5.27 weeks


III. EXAMINATIONSubstantive Examination

52. The Office examines industrial designs for compliance with substantiverequirements:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Upon request of

the applicantEx officio Following opposition

by a third partyFollowing aninvalidation action

Algeria NO NO NO NOArgentina N/A N/A N/A N/AArmenia N/A N/A N/A N/AAustralia YES YES NO N/AAustria NO YES NO YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO NO YES YESBhutan YES YES NO YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NO YES NO YESCambodia N/A YES N/A N/ACanada NO YES NO NOChileChinaColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YES NO YESCzech Republic NO YES N/A NODenmark YES NO YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO YES NO NOFinland NO YES YES NOGeorgia NO YES YES NOGermany NO YES NO NOGreece NO NO NO NOHungary NO YES YES NOItalyJapan NO YES NO NOKenyaKyrgyzstan YES YES N/ALatvia NO YES NO NOLithuania NO NO NO NOMadagascarMalaysia NO YES NO N/AMexico N/A YES N/A YESMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand NO YES NO NONicaraguaNorway YESPakistan NO NO NO NOPhilippines



52. The Office examines industrial designs for compliance with substantiverequirements:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Upon request of

the applicantEx officio Following opposition

by a third partyFollowing aninvalidation action

PolandPortugal YES YES YES NORepublic of Korea NO NO NO NORepublic of Moldova NO YES NO NORomania NO YES YES NORussian Federation N/A YES N/A N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia NO YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia NO YES N/A YESSlovenia YESSouth Africa N/A N/A N/A N/ASpain NO NO YES YESSudan N/A N/A N/A N/ASweden NO NO YES N/ASwitzerland NO YES NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A YES YES YES

TunisiaTurkey NO NO YES NOTurkmenistan YES YESUkraine N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom NO YES NO NOUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NO NO NO NOEC NO YES NO YES



54. The Office examines industrial designsfor compliance with substantive requirements:


53. The Office carries out a“limited” examination as to novelty(for example, an examination as tolocal or regional novelty only, whenthe criterion for the validity of thedesign right under the applicablelegislation is worldwide novelty).

Before registrationof the industrialdesign

After registration of theindustrial design

Algeria YES NO NOArgentina NO N/A N/AArmenia N/A N/A N/AAustralia NO NO YESAustria NO YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO NO YESBhutan YES YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YES NOCambodia N/A YES N/ACanada NO YES NOChileChinaColombia NO YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YES YESCzech Republic NO YES NODenmark NO YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO YES NOFinland YES YES NOGeorgia YES YES NOGermany NO YES NOGreece NO NO NOHungary NO YES NOItalyJapan NO YES NOKenyaKyrgyzstan N/A YESLatvia NO YES NOLithuania NO N/A N/AMadagascarMalaysia N/A YES N/AMexico NO YES NO MonacoMoroccoNew Zealand NO YES NONicaragua



54. The Office examines industrial designsfor compliance with substantive requirements:


53. The Office carries out a“limited” examination as to novelty(for example, an examination as tolocal or regional novelty only, whenthe criterion for the validity of thedesign right under the applicablelegislation is worldwide novelty).

Before registrationof the industrialdesign

After registration of theindustrial design

Norway NO YESPakistan NO YES NOPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES YES NORepublic of Korea NO YES NORepublic of Moldova NO YES NORomania NO YESRussian Federation N/A YES N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia N/A YES NOSingaporeSlovakia NO YES NOSlovenia NO N/A N/ASouth Africa NO N/A N/ASpain NO NO YESSudan N/A N/A N/ASweden NO NO NOSwitzerland NO YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A YES NO

TunisiaTurkey NO NO YESTurkmenistan NO YESUkraine N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom NO YES N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NO NO NOEC NO YES NO



55. When examining an industrial design as to novelty, the Office takes into account:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The essential features ofthe industrial design

All the features of theindustrial design

Other

Algeria NO NO explanatory legendArgentina N/A N/AArmenia N/A N/AAustralia YES YESAustria NO YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NOBhutan YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO art. 12.2 of the ID lawCambodia YES YESCanada NO YESChileChinaColombia YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YESCzech Republic YES NODenmark YES NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A N/AFinland NO YESGeorgia YES NOGermany N/A N/AGreece NO NO

Hungary NO NOidentical designs madeavailable to the publicbefore the date of priority

ItalyJapan YES YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YESLatvia N/A N/ALithuania N/A N/AMadagascarMalaysia YES NOMexico YES YESMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand YES YESNicaraguaNorway N/A N/APakistan YES YES



55. When examining an industrial design as to novelty, the Office takes into account:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The essential features ofthe industrial design

All the features of theindustrial design

Other

PhilippinesPolandPortugal NO YESRepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO YESRomania NO YES

Russian Federation N/A N/A

all features defined by theapplicant as essential onesand reflecting the patent’sscope claimed by theapplicant

Saudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES NOSingaporeSlovakia YES YESSlovenia N/A N/ASouth Africa N/A N/ASpain YES YESSudan N/A N/ASweden NO YESSwitzerland N/A N/ASyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES

TunisiaTurkey YESTurkmenistan YES NOUkraine N/A N/AUnited Kingdom N/A N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP N/A N/AEC N/A N/A



56. When examining an industrial design as to originality, the Office takes intoaccount:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The essential features of

the industrial designThe overall impression leftby the industrial design

Other

Algeria NO NOArgentina N/A N/AArmenia N/A N/AAustralia YES YESAustria N/A N/AAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NOBhutan YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NO YES Art. 13 of the ID lawCambodia YES YESCanada NO YESChileChinaColombia N/A N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia N/A N/ACzech Republic N/A N/ADenmark N/A N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A N/AFinland NO YESGeorgia NO NOGermany N/A N/AGreece NO NOHungary N/A N/AItalyJapan N/A N/AKenyaKyrgyzstan YESLatvia N/A N/ALithuania N/A N/AMadagascarMalaysia N/A N/AMexico YES YESMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand YES YESNicaraguaNorway N/A N/APakistan YES YESPhilippines



56. When examining an industrial design as to originality, the Office takes intoaccount:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The essential features of

the industrial designThe overall impression leftby the industrial design

Other

PolandPortugal N/A N/ARepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova N/A N/ARomania N/A N/A

Russian Federation YES YESexamination to originalityis taken by the informeduser

Saudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia N/A N/ASlovenia N/A N/ASouth Africa N/A N/ASpain YES YESSudan N/A N/ASweden N/A N/ASwitzerland N/A N/ASyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES

TunisiaTurkey N/A N/ATurkmenistan YES NOUkraine N/A N/AUnited Kingdom N/A N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP N/A N/AEC N/A N/A



57. When examining an industrial design as to individual character, the Office takesinto account:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The essential

features of theindustrial design

The overall impression produced by thedesign on an informed user compared tothat produced by any prior design

Other

Algeria NO NOArgentina N/A N/AArmenia N/A N/AAustralia N/A N/AAustria NO YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus N/A N/ABhutan YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria N/A N/ACambodia YES YESCanada YES YESChileChinaColombia N/A N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YESCzech Republic NO YESDenmark NO YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A N/AFinland NO YESGeorgia NO NOGermany N/A N/AGreece NO NOHungary NO YESItalyJapan N/A N/AKenyaKyrgyzstan YESLatvia N/A N/ALithuania N/A N/AMadagascarMalaysia YES YESMexico YES YESMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand N/A N/ANicaraguaNorway N/A N/APakistan YES NO



57. When examining an industrial design as to individual character, the Office takesinto account:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The essential

features of theindustrial design

The overall impression produced by thedesign on an informed user compared tothat produced by any prior design

Other

PhilippinesPolandPortugal NO YESRepublic of Korea N/A N/ARepublic of Moldova NO YESRomania NO YESRussian Federation N/A N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia NO YESSlovenia N/A N/ASouth Africa N/A N/ASpain YES YESSudan N/A N/ASweden NO YESSwitzerland N/A N/ASyrian Arab RepublicThailand


N/A N/A

the overallimpressionproduced by thesign on an skilledperson compared tothat produced byany prior design

TunisiaTurkey NO YESTurkmenistan YES NOUkraine N/A N/AUnited Kingdom N/A N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP N/A N/AEC N/A N/A




58. If the Office finds groundsfor refusing the industrial designapplication during the procedureof substantive examination, theOffice notifies those grounds tothe applicant before sending afinal decision of refusal.

58bis. The applicant isgiven the opportunityto express his opinionto the Office,concerning the invokedgrounds for refusal.

59. If the grounds forrefusal are notovercome by theapplicant, the Officenotifies a final decisionof refusal.

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia N/A N/A N/AAustralia YES YES YESAustria YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus N/A N/A N/ABhutan YES YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO N/A N/ABrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YES YESCambodia YES YES YESCanada YES YES YESChileChinaColombia NO N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES YESCzech Republic YES YES YESDenmark YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YES YESFinland YES YES YESGeorgia YES YES YESGermany YES YES YESGreece N/A N/A N/AHungary YES YES YESItalyJapan YES YES YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YES YES YESLatvia YES YES YESLithuania N/A N/A N/AMadagascarMalaysia YES YES YESMexico YES YES YESMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand YES YES YESNicaragua




58. If the Office finds groundsfor refusing the industrial designapplication during the procedureof substantive examination, theOffice notifies those grounds tothe applicant before sending afinal decision of refusal.

58bis. The applicant isgiven the opportunityto express his opinionto the Office,concerning the invokedgrounds for refusal.

59. If the grounds forrefusal are notovercome by theapplicant, the Officenotifies a final decisionof refusal.

Norway YES YES YESPakistan YES YES YESPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YES YESSlovenia YES YES YESSouth Africa N/A N/A N/ASpain YES YES YESSudan N/A N/ASweden N/A N/A N/ASwitzerland YES YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES YES

TunisiaTurkey NO YESTurkmenistan YES YES YESUkraine N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP N/A N/A N/AEC YES YES YES


III. EXAMINATIONTime Lapse for First Office Action


60. On average, the period of time between the date of filing an industrial designapplication and the date of issue of a first office action is

AlgeriaArgentina 8 daysArmeniaAustralia 6.5 monthsAustria 2 – 4 monthsAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus 2 – 3 monthsBhutan 1 monthBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil 6 monthsBrunei DarussalamBulgaria 1 weekCambodia 2 monthsCanada 13 monthsChileChinaColombia formal – 15 days; substantive – 9 monthsCôte d’IvoireCroatia 7 daysCzech Republic 4 monthsDenmark less than 1 weekDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia 2 weeksFinland 1 – 2 monthsGeorgia 3 monthsGermany 1 – 2 daysGreeceHungary 1 monthItalyJapan 7 monthsKenyaKyrgyzstan 2 monthsLatvia 3 daysLithuania 1 monthMadagascarMalaysia 4 monthsMexico 3 monthsMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand 5 working daysNicaraguaNorway 3 monthsPakistan 1 monthPhilippinesPoland


III. EXAMINATIONTime Lapse for First Office Action


60. On average, the period of time between the date of filing an industrial designapplication and the date of issue of a first office action is

Portugal less than1 monthRepublic of Korea 6 monthsRepublic of Moldova 1 monthRomania 2 weeksRussian Federation 1 month – formal examination; 8 months – substantive examinationSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia 6 monthsSingaporeSlovakia 2 monthsSlovenia 2 monthsSouth AfricaSpain 1 weekSudanSweden 5 weeksSwitzerland 3 daysSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

there is no time limit

TunisiaTurkey 5 daysTurkmenistan 2 monthsUkraine 4 monthsUnited Kingdom 6-8 weeksUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI 1 monthBOIP 1 monthEC 5 weeks


IV. OPPOSITIONOpposition Procedure Before the Office or any other Judicial or Quasi-judicial Body

61. The registration systemprovides for:

62. In case of pre-registration opposition, theopposition procedure takes place:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Pre-registration

oppositionproceedings

Post-registrationoppositionproceeding

After theexamination ofthe application

During the examination ofthe application

Algeria NO NOArgentina NO NO NO NOArmenia N/A YES N/A N/AAustralia NO YES N/A N/AAustria NO NOAzerbaijan YES YES YES NOBangladesh NO YES N/A N/ABelarus YES YES YES NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES NO YES YES

Brazil NO YES YES N/ABrunei Darussalam NO YES N/A N/ABulgaria YES NO NO YESCambodiaCanada NO NOChile YES NO NO YESChina YESColombia YES NO YES NOCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCzech Republic NO NODenmark YES YES YES NODominican Republic YES YESEcuador YES NO YESEl Salvador YES N/A YES N/AEstonia N/A N/A N/A N/AFinland YES NO YES NOGeorgia YES NO YES NOGermany NO NOGreece NO NOHungary YES NO NO YESItaly NO NOJapan N/A N/AKenya YES NO YES NOKyrgyzstan YESLatvia NO YES N/A N/ALithuania NO YESMadagascar NO NOMalaysiaMexicoMonaco NO NOMorocco NO NONew Zealand NO YES N/A N/ANicaragua NO NONorway N/A N/APakistan



61. The registration systemprovides for:

62. In case of pre-registration opposition, theopposition procedure takes place:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Pre-registration

oppositionproceedings

Post-registrationoppositionproceeding

After theexamination ofthe application

During the examination ofthe application

Philippines N/A N/APoland NO YES N/A N/APortugal YES NO NO YESRepublic of Korea NO YES N/A N/ARepublic of Moldova YES NO YES YESRomania YES NO NO YESRussian Federation N/A YES N/A N/ASaudi Arabia NO YES N/A N/ASenegal YES YESSerbia N/A N/A N/A N/ASingapore NO YES N/A N/ASlovakia NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa NO YES N/A N/ASpain NO YES N/A N/ASudanSweden NO YES N/A N/ASwitzerland NO NO Syrian Arab Republic YES NO YES NOThailand YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO YES N/A

Tunisia NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NOUnited Kingdom NO YES NO NOUSA NO NOUruguay YES YES NO YESViet Nam YES YES NO YESOAPI NO NOBOIP NO NOEC NO NO



63. An opposition can be lodged by:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Any person Any person having alegitimate interest

A circle of persons definedin national law

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia YES N/A N/AAustralia YES N/A YESAustriaAzerbaijan YES YES N/ABangladesh N/A YES N/ABelarus YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO YES N/A

Brazil NO YES N/ABrunei Darussalam YES YES YESBulgaria YES NO NOCambodiaCanada NO NO NOChile YES YES NOChina YESColombia NO YES NOCôte d’Ivoire YES YES NOCroatiaCzech Republic N/A N/A N/ADenmark YES NO NODominican Republic YES NO NOEcuador NO YES NOEl Salvador YES YES NOEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland YES YES YESGeorgia NO YES N/AGermany N/A N/A N/AGreece N/A N/A N/AHungary YES NO YESItaly N/A N/A N/AJapan N/A N/A N/AKenya YES YES NOKyrgyzstan YESLatvia NO YES YESLithuania NO YES YESMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand NO YES NONicaraguaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPoland YES N/A N/A



63. An opposition can be lodged by:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Any person Any person having alegitimate interest

A circle of persons definedin national law

Portugal YES NO NORepublic of Korea YES N/A N/ARepublic of Moldova NO YES NORomania NO YES NORussian Federation YES N/A N/ASaudi Arabia NO YES NOSenegal YES YES YESSerbia N/A N/A N/ASingapore YES YES N/ASlovakiaSloveniaSouth Africa YES N/A N/ASpain NO YES NOSudanSweden YES YES NOSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic NO YES YESThailand YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO YES

Tunisia YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSA N/A N/A N/AUruguay YESViet Nam YES N/A N/AOAPI NO NO NOBOIP N/A N/A N/AEC




64. The opposition period is: 64bis. This periodcan be extended.

64ter. Maximum period ofextension:

AlgeriaArgentinaArmenia 2 monthsAustralia 1 month YES no set maximumAustriaAzerbaijan 6 months YES 12 monthsBangladesh 12 months NOBelarus 3 months NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

3 months YES 3 months

Brazil 2 months NOBrunei Darussalam 2 months NOBulgaria 2 months NOCambodiaCanadaChile 2.25 months NOChinaColombia 1 months YES 1 monthCôte d’Ivoire 6 months NOCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmark as long as validDominican Republic 1 month NOEcuador 1 month YES 1 monthEl Salvador 2 months NOEstoniaFinland 2 months NOGeorgia 3 months NOGermanyGreeceHungaryItalyJapanKenya 2 months NOKyrgyzstanLatvia 3 months NOLithuania 3 months NOMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMoroccoNew ZealandNicaraguaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPoland 6 months NO




64. The opposition period is: 64bis. This periodcan be extended.

64ter. Maximum period ofextension:

Portugal 2 months YES2 months (if both partiesagree, can be extendedfurther)

Republic of Korea 3 months NORepublic of Moldova 3 months NORomania 3 months NORussian Federation during the whole term of

validityN/A

Saudi Arabia open N/ASenegal 24 months NOSerbia N/ASingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSouth AfricaSpain 2 months NOSudanSweden 2 months NOSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic 90 days NOThailand 90 days NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

3 months NO

TunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NOUnited Kingdom any time after grantUSAUruguay 1 month NOViet Nam 6 months NOOAPIBOIP N/A N/A N/AEC



65. As to substantive requirements, the opponent may assert that the industrialdesign:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is not an independent creation Is not new Is not originalAlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia YES YES YESAustralia YES YES NOAustriaAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh N/A YES YESBelarus YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil NO YES YESBrunei Darussalam N/A N/A N/ABulgaria N/A YES NOCambodiaCanada N/A N/A N/AChile YES YES YESChina NO YES NOColombia YES YES NOCôte d’Ivoire YESCroatiaCzech Republic N/A N/A N/ADenmark N/A YES YESDominican Republic YES YES NOEcuador NO YES YESEl Salvador YES YES YESEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland YES YES YESGeorgia NO YES NOGermany N/A N/A N/AGreece N/A N/A N/AHungary N/A YES N/AItaly N/A N/A N/AJapan N/A N/A N/AKenya YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia NO YES NOLithuania YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand NO YES YESNicaraguaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPoland NO YES NO




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is not an independent creation Is not new Is not originalPortugal YES YES NORepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO YES N/ARomania YES YES NORussian Federation N/A YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YESSenegal YESSerbia N/A N/A N/ASingapore YES YES YESSlovakiaSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES YESSpain YES YES YESSudanSweden NO YES NOSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand YES YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A YES N/A

Tunisia YES YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSA N/A N/A N/AUruguay N/A YES YESViet Nam N/A YES N/AOAPIBOIP NO NO NOEC




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Does not differ

significantly fromknown designs

Is essentially dictated bytechnical or functionalconsiderations

Can be easily created bycombining two or more knowndesigns

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia YES YES YESAustralia YES NO NOAustriaAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES N/A N/ABelarus YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil YES NO NOBrunei Darussalam N/A N/A N/ABulgaria YES NO NOCambodiaCanada N/A N/A N/AChile YES YES YESChina YES NO YESColombia YES YES YESCôte d’Ivoire YESCroatiaCzech Republic N/A N/A N/ADenmark YES YES YESDominican Republic YES YES NOEcuador YES YES NOEl Salvador YES YES YESEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland YES YES YESGeorgia NO NO NOGermany N/A N/A N/AGreece N/A N/A N/AHungary N/A YES N/AItaly N/A N/A N/AJapan N/A N/A N/AKenya YES YES YESKyrgyzstanLatvia NO YES NOLithuania YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand YES YES NONicaraguaNorwayPakistan




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Does not differ

significantly fromknown designs

Is essentially dictated bytechnical or functionalconsiderations

Can be easily created bycombining two or more knowndesigns

PhilippinesPoland YES YES NOPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YESSenegal YESSerbia N/A N/A N/ASingapore YES YES N/ASlovakiaSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES N/ASpain YES YES NOSudanSweden YES YES NOSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand YES YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES N/A

Tunisia YES YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSA N/A N/A N/AUruguay YES YES YESViet Nam YES YES YESOAPIBOIP NO NO NOEC




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is contrary to

morality or publicorder

Conflicts with official signs or emblems protected underArticle 6ter of the Paris Convention, other internationalconventions or according to national law

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/AArmenia NOAustralia NO YESAustriaAzerbaijan YES YESBangladesh YES YESBelarus YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES

Brazil NO YESBrunei Darussalam N/A N/ABulgaria NO NOCambodiaCanada N/A N/AChile YES YESChina YES YESColombia YES YESCôte d’Ivoire YESCroatiaCzech Republic N/A N/ADenmark YES YESDominican Republic YES YESEcuador YES YESEl Salvador YES YESEstonia N/A N/AFinland YES YESGeorgia YES YESGermany N/A N/AGreece N/A N/AHungary YES YESItaly N/A N/AJapan N/A N/AKenya YES YESKyrgyzstan YESLatvia YES YESLithuania YES YESMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand NO NONicaraguaNorwayPakistan




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is contrary to

morality or publicorder

Conflicts with official signs or emblems protected underArticle 6ter of the Paris Convention, other internationalconventions or according to national law

PhilippinesPoland YES YESPortugal YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YESRomania YES YESRussian Federation YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YESSenegal YES YESSerbia N/A N/ASingapore YES YESSlovakiaSloveniaSouth Africa YES YESSpain YES YESSudanSweden YES YESSwitzerland YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailand YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO

Tunisia NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YESUSA N/A N/AUruguay YES YESViet Nam YES YESOAPIBOIP NO NOEC




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Should not be registered for other

reasons, namely:Does not fulfill thenotion of “design” underthe applicable law

Does not haveindividualcharacter

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/AArmenia YES YESAustralia YES NOAustriaAzerbaijan YES YESBangladesh YES NOBelarusBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES

Brazil YES YESBrunei Darussalam N/A N/ABulgaria NO NOCambodiaCanada N/A N/AChile YES YESChina YES NOColombia trademark, copyright, patent YES YESCôte d’Ivoire YESCroatiaCzech Republic N/A N/ADenmark YES YESDominican Republic NO NOEcuador YES YESEl Salvador YES YESEstonia N/A N/AFinland YES YESGeorgia YES NOGermany N/A N/AGreece N/A N/AHungary existence of prior rights YES YESItaly N/A N/AJapan N/A N/AKenya security, immoral, public order YES YESKyrgyzstan

Latvia

is in conflict with designs with earlierpriority which are disclosed later;infringes a copyrighted work;infringes a right to a distinctive sign(trademark, trade name) or a personalright

YES YES

Lithuania YES YESMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonaco




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Should not be registered for other

reasons, namely:Does not fulfill thenotion of “design” underthe applicable law

Does not haveindividualcharacter

MoroccoNew Zealand YES N/ANicaraguaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPoland YES YES

Portugalif the applicant is not the legitimateowner/creator

NO YES

Republic of Korea YES NORepublic of Moldova designs of interconnections YES YESRomania YES YESRussian Federation YES N/ASaudi Arabia YES YESSenegal YESSerbia N/A N/ASingapore YES NOSlovakiaSloveniaSouth Africa YES YESSpain YES YESSudanSweden YES YESSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic YES YESThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A YES

Tunisia NO YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YESUSA N/A N/AUruguay YES N/AViet Nam YES N/AOAPIBOIP NO NOEC



66. The opponent may base the opposition on a conflict with:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

A prior industrial design orindustrial designapplication

Copyright in a literaryor artistic work

A prior trademark ortrademark application

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia YES NO NOAustralia YES YES YESAustriaAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YESBelarus YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil YES YES YESBrunei Darussalam YES N/A N/ABulgaria YES YES YESCambodiaCanada N/A N/A N/AChile YES YESChina YES YES YESColombia YES YES YESCôte d’Ivoire YESCroatiaCzech Republic N/A N/A N/ADenmark YES YES YESDominican Republic YES YES YESEcuador YES YES YESEl Salvador YES YES YESEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland YES YES YESGeorgia YES NO NOGermany N/A N/A N/AGreece N/A N/A N/AHungary YES YES YESItaly N/A N/A N/AJapan N/A N/A N/AKenya YES YES YESKyrgyzstan N/A N/A N/ALatvia YES YES YESLithuania YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand YES YES YESNicaraguaNorwayPakistanPhilippines




A prior industrial design orindustrial designapplication

Copyright in a literaryor artistic work

A prior trademark ortrademark application

Poland YES YES YESPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YESSenegal YES YES YESSerbia N/A N/A N/ASingapore YES YES YESSlovakiaSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES YESSpain YES YES YESSudanSweden YES YES YESSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand YES N/AThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES YES





A well-known mark A geographical indicationor appellation of origin

A person’s real or assumedname, likeness or portrait

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia NO NO NOAustralia NO NO NOAustriaAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh N/A N/A N/ABelarus YES YES N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil YES N/A N/ABrunei Darussalam N/A N/A N/ABulgaria YES YES YESCambodiaCanada N/A N/A N/AChile YES YES YESChina YES YES YESColombia YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatiaCzech Republic N/A N/A N/ADenmark YES YES YESDominican Republic YES NO NOEcuador YES YES YESEl Salvador YES YES YESEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland YES NO YESGeorgia NO NO NOGermany N/A N/A N/AGreece N/A N/A N/AHungary YES YES YESItaly N/A N/A N/AJapan N/A N/A N/AKenya YES NO NOKyrgyzstan N/A N/A N/ALatvia YES YES YESLithuania YES NO NOMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand YES NO YESNicaraguaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPoland YES YES YES




A well-known mark A geographical indicationor appellation of origin

A person’s real or assumedname, likeness or portrait

Portugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YESSenegal YES YES YESSerbia N/A N/A N/ASingapore YES YES YESSlovakiaSloveniaSouth Africa YES N/A YESSpain YES YES YESSudanSweden YES NO YESSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A YES NO




67. Oppositions are examined by:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

A singleexaminer

A collegial bodyof examiners

An opposition boardincluding a judge

Other

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia YES N/A YESAustralia YES NO NOAustriaAzerbaijan NO NO YES

Bangladesh N/A N/A N/Asingle person appointedby national Law

Belarus YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil NO YES NOBrunei Darussalam YES N/A N/ABulgaria YES NO NOCambodiaCanada N/A N/A N/AChile NO YES NO YESChina YESColombia NO YES NO NOCôte d’Ivoire NO NO YESCroatiaCzech Republic N/A N/A N/ADenmark YES NO NODominican Republic YESEcuador YESEl Salvador YES NO NO NOEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland NO YES NOGeorgia NO YES NOGermany N/A N/A N/AGreece N/A N/A N/AHungary YES NO NOItaly N/A N/A N/AJapan N/A N/A N/AKenya NO NO YESKyrgyzstan Appellate Council

Latvia

an opposition boardconsisting of experiencedstaff of Patent Office andindependent experts

Lithuania NO NO NO Appeals divisionMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMorocco



67. Oppositions are examined by:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

A singleexaminer

A collegial bodyof examiners

An opposition boardincluding a judge

Other

New Zealand NO NO NOHigh Court orCommissioner ofDesigns

NicaraguaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPoland YESPortugal YES NO NORepublic of Korea NO YES N/ARepublic of Moldova NO YES NORomania YES

Russian Federation N/A N/A N/A

the AdministrativeAppeal Body of theRussian Patent Office,Chamber of PatentDisputes

Saudi Arabia NO NO YESSenegal YESSerbia N/A N/A N/ASingapore N/A N/A N/A legally qualified officerSlovakiaSlovenia

South Africa N/A N/A N/AHigh Court of SouthAfrica

Spain YES NO NO NOSudanSweden NO NO NO examiner, legal officerSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic NO NO YESThailand opposition groupThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO N/A

Tunisia N/A N/A N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom NO NO NO hearing officerUSA N/A N/A N/AUruguay YESViet Nam N/AOAPIBOIP NO NO NOEC




68. On average, theopposition procedureis carried out in about

69. Opposition decisionsare subject to an appealwithin the Office

69bis. % of opposition decisionthat are appealed:

AlgeriaArgentina N/AArmenia 1 month YES 10%Australia 6 months NOAustriaAzerbaijan 12months YES 90%Bangladesh 12 months NOBelarus 6 months NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

3 months YES 30%

Brazil 2 months YES 20%Brunei Darussalam no experience on this NOBulgaria 12 months NOCambodiaCanada N/AChile 36 months NOChina 9 monthsColombia 3 months YES 100%Côte d’IvoireCroatiaCzech Republic N/ADenmark YES less than 50%Dominican Republic YESEcuador 1 month YES 1%El Salvador 4 months YES 0%Estonia N/AFinland 5 months YES 25%Georgia 3 months NOGermany N/AGreece N/AHungary N/AItaly N/AJapan N/AKenya 5 months NOKyrgyzstan 2 monthsLatvia 6 months NOLithuania 4 months NOMadagascarMalaysiaMexicoMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand 12 months NONicaraguaNorwayPakistanPhilippinesPoland 12 months NO




68. On average, theopposition procedureis carried out in about

69. Opposition decisionsare subject to an appealwithin the Office

69bis. % of opposition decisionthat are appealed:

Portugal 4 months YES 3%Republic of Korea 6 months NORepublic of Moldova 3 months YESRomania 3 months NORussian Federation 8 months N/ASaudi Arabia 3 months NOSenegal 24 months YESSerbia N/ASingapore 12 – 14 months NOSlovakiaSloveniaSouth Africa N/ASpain 3 months YES 40%SudanSweden NOSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic 30 days NOThailand 10 months NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

6 months NO

Tunisia NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NOUnited Kingdom 6 months NOUSA N/AUruguay YESViet Nam 3 months YES less than 5%OAPIBOIP NOEC


V. PUBLICATION AND DEFERMENT OF PUBLICATIONPublication

70. The industrial design is published:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Upon thefiling of theapplication

Before theexamination bythe Office

After theexaminationby the Office

Afterregistration

In stages

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina NO NO NO YES NOArmenia NO NO YES NO NOAustralia NO YES NO YES NOAustria NO NO NO YES NOAzerbaijan NO NO YES YES NOBangladesh NO NO NO YES NOBelarus YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

NO NO NO YES NO

Brazil NO NO NO YES NOBrunei Darussalam NO NO YES YES NOBulgaria NO YES NO YES YESCambodiaCanada NO NO NO NO NOChile NO YES NO NO NOChina YESColombia NO NO YES NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO NO NO YES NOCzech Republic NO NO NO YES NODenmark NO NO NO YES NODominican Republic NO YES NO YESEcuador YES YES NO NO NOEl Salvador NO NO YES NO NOEstonia NO NO NO YES NOFinland NO NO YES NO NOGeorgia NO NO YES YES NOGermany NO NO NO YES NOGreece YES YESHungary NO YES NO YES NOItaly YESJapan NO NO NO YES N/AKenya NO NO YES YES NOKyrgyzstan YESLatvia NO NO NO YES NOLithuania NO NO NO YES NOMadagascar NO NO NO YES NOMalaysiaMexico NO NO NO YES NOMonaco NO NO NO YES NOMorocco YES NO YES YES NONew Zealand NO NO NO YES NONicaragua NO YES NO NO NONorway NO NO NO YES NOPakistanPhilippines NO NO YES YES YES




Upon thefiling of theapplication

Before theexamination bythe Office

After theexaminationby the Office

Afterregistration

In stages

Poland NO NO NO YES N/APortugal NO YES NO NO NORepublic of Korea N/A N/A N/A YES N/ARepublic of Moldova NO YES YES YES NORomania NO YES NO YES NORussian Federation N/A N/A N/A YES N/ASaudi Arabia NO NO NO YES NOSenegal YESSerbia NO NO NO YES NOSingapore NO NO NO YES N/ASlovakia NO NO NO YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa NO NO NO NO NOSpain NO NO NO YES NOSudanSweden NO NO NO YES NOSwitzerland NO NO NO YES NOSyrian Arab Republic YES NO YES YES YESThailand NO YES NO NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO YES YES N/A

Tunisia NO NO YES YES NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NO YES NOUnited Kingdom NO NO NO YES NOUSA NO NO YES YES NOUruguay NO YESViet Nam NO N/A N/A YES YESOAPI YESBOIP NO NO NO YES NOEC NO NO NO YES NO




In a paper gazette On compact disc or DVD On the website of the Office

Algeria YESArgentina NO NO YESArmenia YES YES NOAustralia NO NO YESAustria YES YES YESAzerbaijan YES NO NOBangladesh YES NO NOBelarus YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES NO NO

Brazil NO NO YESBrunei Darussalam YES NO NOBulgaria YES NO NOCambodiaCanada NO NO NOChile YES NO YESChina YES YES YESColombia YES NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES YESCzech Republic NO NO YESDenmark NO NO YESDominican Republic YESEcuador YES YES YESEl Salvador YES NO NOEstonia YES NO YESFinland NO NO YESGeorgia YES YES YESGermany NO NO YESGreece YES YES YESHungary NO NO YESItaly YESJapan N/A N/A YESKenya YES NO NOKyrgyzstan YESLatvia YES NO YESLithuania YES NO YESMadagascar YES NO NOMalaysiaMexico YES NO YESMonaco YES NO NOMorocco YES YES YESNew Zealand NO YES YESNicaragua YES NO NONorway NO NO YESPakistanPhilippines YES NO YESPoland YES NO YES




In a paper gazette On compact disc or DVD On the website of the Office

Portugal NO NO YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia YES NO YESSenegal YESSerbia YES YES N/ASingapore NO NO YESSlovakia NO YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa YES NO NOSpain NO YES YESSudanSweden NO NO YESSwitzerland YES NO YESSyrian Arab Republic YES N/A N/AThailand YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES YES

Tunisia YES NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YES NOUnited Kingdom YES NO YESUSA NO YES YESUruguay YES YES NOViet Nam YES YES YESOAPI YESBOIP NO YES NOEC NO NO YES



72. The publication is issued:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Weekly Every_weeks Times permonth

Monthly Daily Every_months

Algeria 2Argentina YESArmenia 3Australia 2Austria YESAzerbaijanBangladesh YESBelarus 2BhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

3

Brazil YESBrunei Darussalam YESBulgaria YESCambodiaCanadaChile YESChina YESColombia 1 YES 1Côte d’IvoireCroatia YES 1Czech Republic YESDenmark 2Dominican Republic 2Ecuador YESEl Salvador YESEstonia 3Finland YESGeorgia 2Germany 2Greece YESHungary YESItaly YESJapan YESKenya YESKyrgyzstan YESLatvia YESLithuania NO YES NOMadagascar 3MalaysiaMexico YESMonaco YESMorocco YESNew Zealand YESNicaragua YESNorway 2PakistanPhilippines YESPoland YES



72. The publication is issued:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Weekly Every_weeks Times permonth

Monthly Daily Every_months

Portugal YESRepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova YESRomania YESRussian Federation YESSaudi Arabia 4Senegal 3Serbia 2Singapore YESSlovakia YESSloveniaSouth Africa YESSpain 2SudanSweden 2Switzerland 2Syrian Arab Republic YESThailand YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

3

Tunisia 6TurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine 2United Kingdom YESUSA YESUruguay YESViet Nam YESOAPI 10BOIP YESEC YES




73. In case the application contains a specimen of the industrial design but noreproduction, the Office requests a reproduction for the purpose of publication.

Algeria YESArgentina NOArmenia NOAustralia YESAustria YESAzerbaijan N/ABangladesh NOBelarus N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A

Brazil N/ABrunei Darussalam YESBulgaria N/ACambodiaCanada N/AChile YESChina N/AColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YESCzech Republic N/ADenmark YESDominican Republic YESEcuador YESEl Salvador NOEstonia N/AFinland YESGeorgia YESGermany NOGreece N/AHungary N/AItaly N/AJapan NOKenya YESKyrgyzstan N/ALatvia N/ALithuania YESMadagascar YESMalaysiaMexico N/AMonaco YESMorocco N/ANew Zealand YESNicaragua YESNorway YESPakistanPhilippines N/APoland NO




73. In case the application contains a specimen of the industrial design but noreproduction, the Office requests a reproduction for the purpose of publication.

Portugal YESRepublic of Korea NORepublic of Moldova N/ARomania YESRussian Federation NOSaudi Arabia N/ASenegal NOSerbia YESSingapore N/ASlovakia YESSloveniaSouth Africa YESSpain N/ASudanSweden YESSwitzerland YESSyrian Arab Republic YESThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A

Tunisia N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NOUnited Kingdom YESUSA YESUruguay YESViet Nam N/AOAPI NOBOIP N/AEC YES


V. PUBLICATION AND DEFERMENT OF PUBLICATIONDeferment of Publication


74. The applicant can request thedeferment of publication.

74bis. Maximum period of deferment

AlgeriaArgentina NOArmenia NOAustralia NOAustria NOAzerbaijan YES 4 monthsBangladesh NOBelarus NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A

Brazil N/ABrunei Darussalam YES 12 monthsBulgaria NOCambodiaCanada N/AChile NOChinaColombia NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES 12 monthsCzech Republic YES 30 monthsDenmark YES 6 monthsDominican Republic NOEcuador NOEl Salvador YES 12 monthsEstonia YES 12 monthsFinland YES 6 monthsGeorgia NOGermany YES 30 monthsGreece YES 12 monthsHungary YES 30 monthsItaly N/AJapan NOKenya NOKyrgyzstan NOLatvia YES 30 monthsLithuania NOMadagascar NOMalaysiaMexico NOMonaco NOMorocco NONew Zealand NONicaragua YES 12 monthsNorway YES 6 monthsPakistanPhilippines N/APoland NO




74. The applicant can request thedeferment of publication.

74bis. Maximum period of deferment

Portugal YES 30 monthsRepublic of Korea YES 36 monthsRepublic of Moldova YES 30 monthsRomania YES 30 monthsRussian Federation N/ASaudi Arabia NOSenegal YESSerbia YES 12 monthsSingapore NOSlovakia YES 30 monthsSloveniaSouth Africa YES 18 monthsSpain YES 30 monthsSudanSweden YES 6 monthsSwitzerland YES 30 monthsSyrian Arab Republic YES 12 monthsThailand YES no limitThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES

Tunisia YES 12 monthsTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NOUnited Kingdom YES 12 monthsUSA NOUruguay NOViet Nam NOOAPI YES 12 monthsBOIP YES 12 monthsEC YES 30 months




75. Deferment of publication isrequested largely

75bis. % of designs that are subject todeferment of publication:

AlgeriaArgentina NOArmenia NOAustralia N/AAustriaAzerbaijan NOBangladesh N/ABelarus N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A

Brazil N/ABrunei Darussalam NOBulgaria N/ACambodiaCanada N/AChile NOChinaColombia NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia NOCzech Republic NODenmark YES about 50%Dominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador NOEstonia NOFinland YES 85%GeorgiaGermany YES 46.32%GreeceHungary NOItaly N/AJapanKenya N/AKyrgyzstan N/ALatvia NOLithuaniaMadagascarMalaysiaMexico N/AMonaco NOMorocco N/ANew Zealand N/ANicaragua NONorway YES 70%PakistanPhilippines N/APoland N/A




75. Deferment of publication isrequested largely


Portugal NORepublic of Korea NORepublic of Moldova NORomania N/ARussian Federation N/ASaudi Arabia NOSenegal N/ASerbia NOSingapore NOSlovakia NOSloveniaSouth AfricaSpain NOSudanSweden YES 50%Switzerland NOSyrian Arab Republic N/AThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO

Tunisia NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/AUnited Kingdom NOUSA N/AUruguayViet Nam N/AOAPI NOBOIP NOEC NO




76. Deferment of publication isrequested rarely


AlgeriaArgentina NOArmenia NOAustralia N/AAustriaAzerbaijan YES 1%Bangladesh N/ABelarus N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A

Brazil N/ABrunei Darussalam YESBulgaria N/ACambodiaCanada N/AChile NOChinaColombia YES 0.001%Côte d’IvoireCroatia YES 0.08%Czech Republic YES 3%DenmarkDominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador N/AEstonia YES 10%Finland NOGeorgiaGermany NOGreece YES 0.003%Hungary YESItaly N/AJapan N/AKenyaKyrgyzstan N/ALatvia YESLithuaniaMadagascarMalaysiaMexico N/AMonacoMorocco N/ANew Zealand N/ANicaragua YES 1%NorwayPakistanPhilippines N/APoland N/A




76. Deferment of publication isrequested rarely


Portugal YES less than 1 %Republic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova YES 1%Romania YES 2%Russian Federation N/ASaudi Arabia N/ASenegalSerbiaSingapore N/ASlovakia YES 10%SloveniaSouth Africa YES 10%Spain NOSudanSweden YES 10%SwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic N/AThailand YES 5%The former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES

Tunisia N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraineUnited Kingdom YES 6.3%USA N/AUruguayViet Nam N/AOAPIBOIP YES 5%EC YES 8.58%


VI. DURATION AND SCOPE OF PROTECTIONCommencement of Period of Protection

77. According to the applicable law, the registration of an industrial design iseffected for a period of time which starts to run from:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The date of filing

of the applicationThe date ofregistration of theindustrial design

The date ofpublication of theindustrial design

Other

Algeria YES NO NOArgentina YES NO NOArmenia YESAustralia YES N/A N/AAustria NO YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NO NOBhutan YES YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO NOCambodia YES NO NOCanada NO YES N/AChileChinaColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO NOCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark YES NO NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES NO NOFinland YES NO NOGeorgia YES YES NOGermany YES NO NOGreece YES NO NOHungary YES NO NOItalyJapan NO YES NOKenyaKyrgyzstan YES

Latvia N/A N/A N/A

the protection periodis counted from thefiling date, but fullscope of exclusiverights is granted asfrom the registration/publication date

Lithuania YES NO NOMadagascar

Malaysia YES NO NOthe date of priorityclaim


VI. DURATION AND SCOPE OF PROTECTIONCommencement of Period of Protection

77. According to the applicable law, the registration of an industrial design iseffected for a period of time which starts to run from:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The date of filing

of the applicationThe date ofregistration of theindustrial design

The date ofpublication of theindustrial design

Other

Mexico YES NO NOMonaco

Morocco YES

the date of filing isthe same one as thatof the registration andthe publication

New Zealand YES NO NO

for an applicationclaiming conventionpriority, the date offiling in theconvention country

NicaraguaNorway YES NO NOPakistan YES NO NOPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES NO NORepublic of Korea NO YES NORepublic of Moldova YES NO NORomania YES NO NORussian Federation YES N/A N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES NO NOSingaporeSlovakia NO YES NOSlovenia YESSouth Africa YESSpain YES NO NOSudan YESSweden YES NO NOSwitzerland YES NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO NO

TunisiaTurkey YESTurkmenistan YES NO NOUkraine YES NO NO

United Kingdom YESParis Conventionpriority

USAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES NO NOEC YES N/A N/A


VI. DURATION AND SCOPE OF PROTECTIONScope of Protection

78. The scope of protection afforded by a right in an industrial design is determinedon the basis of:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The reproduction

onlyThe reproductionand claims

The reproduction anda description of thecharacteristic features

Other

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina NO NO YESArmenia NO NO YESAustralia YES N/A YESAustria YES NO NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NO NOBhutan NO YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO NOCambodia N/A YES N/ACanada NO NO YESChileChinaColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO NOCzech Republic YES N/A NODenmark YES NO NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES NO NOFinland YES NO NO possible specimenGeorgia YES NO NO

Germany YES NO NO

a description onlymay limit butcannot extend thescope ofprotection

Greece YES NO NOHungary YES NO NOItaly

Japan NO NO NO

based upon thedesign stated inthe applicationand depicted inthe drawing orrepresented in the,photograph,model orspecimen

KenyaKyrgyzstan YES







Other

Latvia YES NO NO

the features of thedesign visible,also the featuresof a submittedspecimen

Lithuania YES NO NOMadagascarMalaysia YES NO NOMexico NO YES NOMonacoMorocco YES NO YESNew Zealand NO NO NO a reproduction or

specimen of thedesign and, whereapplicable, thestatement of thenovel features ofthe design

NicaraguaNorway YES N/A N/APakistan YES NO NOPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES NO NORepublic of Korea NO NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES N/A NORomania YES N/A NO

Russian Federation N/A N/A YES

the description ofthe characteristicfeatures submittedby the applicant

Saudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia NO NO YESSingaporeSlovakia YES N/A N/ASlovenia YESSouth Africa NO NO YESSpain NO NO YESSudan YES YES YESSweden YES NO NOSwitzerland YES NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailand







Other


NO N/A NO

the reproductionand a descriptionof thecharacteristicfeatures, if it isnecessary

TunisiaTurkey YES N/A NOTurkmenistan YESUkraine YES NO NOUnited Kingdom YES N/A YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES NO NOEC YES N/A N/A




79. Where an infringement actionon the basis of a registeredindustrial design is lodged beforea Court of law, the plaintiff maysubmit a formal search report onprior known designs which arerelevant to such registeredindustrial design, or a technicalopinion as to the registrability ofthat industrial design, prepared bythe Registry/Industrial PropertyOffice or any other relevantauthority.

80. Where an infringement actionon the basis of a registeredindustrial design is lodged beforea Court of law, the plaintiff mustsubmit a formal search report onprior known designs which arerelevant to such registeredindustrial design, or a technicalopinion as to the registrability ofthat industrial design, prepared bythe Registry/Industrial PropertyOffice or any other relevantauthority.

81. The formalreport ortechnicalopinionmentioned initems 79 and 80may besubmitted toauthorities otherthan a Court oflaw (forexample, at theCustoms).

Algeria NO NO NOArgentina YES N/A YESArmenia YES NO N/AAustralia N/A NO N/AAustria NO NO NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus N/A N/A N/ABhutan YES YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil N/A YES NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO YESCambodia YES N/A YESCanada N/A N/A N/AChileChinaColombia YES NO YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO YESCzech Republic N/A N/A N/ADenmark YES NO YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland N/A NO N/AGeorgia NO NO NOGermany NO NO N/AGreece NO NO NOHungary N/A NO N/AItalyJapan YES NO YESKenyaKyrgyzstan N/A N/A N/ALatvia NO NO NOLithuania N/A NO NOMadagascarMalaysia NO NO N/A




79. Where an infringement actionon the basis of a registeredindustrial design is lodged beforea Court of law, the plaintiff maysubmit a formal search report onprior known designs which arerelevant to such registeredindustrial design, or a technicalopinion as to the registrability ofthat industrial design, prepared bythe Registry/Industrial PropertyOffice or any other relevantauthority.

80. Where an infringement actionon the basis of a registeredindustrial design is lodged beforea Court of law, the plaintiff mustsubmit a formal search report onprior known designs which arerelevant to such registeredindustrial design, or a technicalopinion as to the registrability ofthat industrial design, prepared bythe Registry/Industrial PropertyOffice or any other relevantauthority.

81. The formalreport ortechnicalopinionmentioned initems 79 and 80may besubmitted toauthorities otherthan a Court oflaw (forexample, at theCustoms).

Mexico YES NO YESMonacoMorocco N/A N/A N/ANew Zealand NO NO NONicaraguaNorway N/A N/A N/APakistan YES YES YESPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES NO YESRepublic of Korea NO NO NORepublic of Moldova YES NO NORomania YES NO YESRussian Federation YES N/A YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES NO YESSlovenia YES NO N/ASouth Africa YES NO N/ASpain YES NO YESSudan N/A YES NOSweden YES NO N/ASwitzerland NO NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO YES

TunisiaTurkey NO NO NOTurkmenistan YES YES YESUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES NO YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NO NO NOEC NO NO YES



82. In order to determine whether a protected industrial design is infringed byanother industrial design, a comparison is made between:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The essential features of the protected

industrial design and the essential featuresof the allegedly infringing industrialdesign

The overall impression created by theprotected industrial design and theallegedly infringing industrial design

Algeria NO NOArgentina N/A N/AArmenia YES N/AAustralia YES YESAustria YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YESBhutan YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YESCambodia YES YESCanada N/A N/AChileChinaColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YESCzech Republic YES YESDenmark YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO YESFinland YES YESGeorgia YES YESGermany NO YESGreece NO YESHungary NO YESItalyJapan YES YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YESLatvia NO YESLithuania NO YESMadagascarMalaysia YES YESMexico YES NOMonacoMorocco YES YESNew Zealand NO NONicaraguaNorway NO YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The essential features of the protected

industrial design and the essential featuresof the allegedly infringing industrialdesign

The overall impression created by theprotected industrial design and theallegedly infringing industrial design

Pakistan YES YESPhilippinesPolandPortugal NO YESRepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO YESRomania NO YESRussian Federation N/A N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YESSlovenia N/A N/ASouth Africa YES YESSpain YES YESSudan YES YESSweden NO YESSwitzerland NO YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES

TunisiaTurkey NO YESTurkmenistan YES NOUkraine YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NO YESEC N/A YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The overall impression created by the protected

industrial design and the any disclosed industrial designOther

Algeria NOArgentina N/AArmenia N/AAustralia NO Austria NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NOBhutan NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NOCambodia N/ACanada N/AChileChinaColombiaCôte d’IvoireCroatia NOCzech Republic NODenmark YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NOFinland YESGeorgia NOGermany YESGreece NOHungary NOItalyJapan YESKenyaKyrgyzstanLatvia NOLithuania NOMadagascarMalaysia NOMexico NOMonacoMorocco YES






New Zealand NO

the test under NewZealand law to determinewhether a registereddesign is infringed iswhether the allegedinfringing article hassubstantially the sameappearance to theregistered design. Thiswould also involveconsidering anystatement of noveltyapplicable to theregistered design

NicaraguaNorway NOPakistan YESPhilippinesPolandPortugal NORepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova NORomania NO

Russian Federation N/A

the essential features ofthe protected industrialdesign represented in thereproduction and theessential features and thefeatures of the allegedlyinfringing industrialdesign made by theapplicant (rightholder) inthe description

Saudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YESSingaporeSlovakia YESSlovenia N/ASouth Africa NOSpain YESSudan YESSweden NOSwitzerland NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A

Tunisia






TurkeyTurkmenistan NOUkraine NOUnited Kingdom YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NOEC NO



83. In order to determine whether a protected industrial design is infringed by anotherindustrial design, regard is given to the opinion of:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The creator An informed user Any user OtherAlgeria YES YES NOArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia YES YES YESAustralia NO YES NOAustria NO YES NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus N/A N/A N/ABhutan YES YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NO YES NOCambodia YES YES YESCanada N/A N/A N/AChileChinaColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YES NOCzech Republic NO YES NODenmark NO YES NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador

Estonia NO NOpersons knowledgeablein the field

Finland NO YES NOGeorgia NO YES NOGermany NO YES NOGreece NO YES NOHungary NO YES NOItaly

Japan NO N/A NO

based upon theaesthetic impressionthat the designs wouldcreate through the eyeof their consumers

KenyaKyrgyzstanLatvia NO YES NOLithuaniaMadagascarMalaysia NO NO YES

Mexico YES N/A NOit is taken into accountthe manifestations fromthe presumed infringer

Monaco



83. In order to determine whether a protected industrial design is infringed by anotherindustrial design, regard is given to the opinion of:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The creator An informed user Any user OtherMorocco N/A N/A N/A

New Zealand YES YES YES

evidence as to thenovelty or originalityof the design, includingevidence of thedesign’s commercialsuccess, and also inrespect of the allegedinfringement, wouldtypically be providedby various parties.

NicaraguaNorway NO YES NOPakistan YES NO YESPhilippinesPolandPortugal NO YES NORepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO YES NORomania NO YES NORussian Federation N/A YES N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES N/A NOSingaporeSlovakia NO YES NOSlovenia YESSouth Africa N/A N/A N/A CourtSpain NO YES NOSudan YESSweden NO YES NOSwitzerland NO YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A YES skilled person

TunisiaTurkey NO YES NOTurkmenistan YES YES YESUkraine N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom N/A YES N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NO YES NOEC NO YES NO


VII. APPEALS

84bis. Before what authorityRespondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

84. There is aprocedure for filingan appeal against adecision to grant orrefuse theregistration of anindustrial design.

The Registry/IndustrialProperty Office

AnotherAdministrativeBody

A Court orTribunal

Other

Algeria YES NO NO YESArgentina YES YES YESArmenia YES YES N/A YESAustralia YES NO YES YESAustriaAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YES NO YESBhutan NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YES NO NOCambodia YES YES N/A YESCanada YES NO NO YESChileChinaColombia YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO YES NOCzech Republic YES YES NO NO

Denmark YES NO YES YESBoard ofAppeal

Dominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES NO YES NOFinland YES NO YES NOGeorgia YES YES NO YESGermany YES NO NO YESGreece YES NO NO YESHungary YES NO NO YESItalyJapan YES YES NO NOKenyaKyrgyzstan YES

Latvia YES NO NO NO

the Boardof Appealof the IPOffice

Lithuania YES NO YES NOAppealsDivision

MadagascarMalaysia YES YES NO YESMexico YES YES N/A YES


VII. APPEALS

84bis. Before what authorityRespondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

84. There is aprocedure for filingan appeal against adecision to grant orrefuse theregistration of anindustrial design.

The Registry/IndustrialProperty Office

AnotherAdministrativeBody

A Court orTribunal

Other

MonacoMorocco NONew Zealand YES YES NO YESNicaraguaNorway YES YESPakistan YES YES NO YEAPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES NO NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES NO YES YESRomania YES YES NO NORussian Federation YES YES N/A YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES NO NO YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YES NO NOSlovenia YESSouth Africa NOSpain YES YES NO YESSudan YES YESSweden YES YESSwitzerland YES NO NO YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO YES NO

TunisiaTurkey NO NO YESTurkmenistan YES YES NO NOUkraine YES YES NO YESUnited Kingdom YES YES N/A YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YESBOIP N/A N/A N/A N/AEC YES YES NO YES


VII. APPEALS

84ter. Within that periodRespondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

_ days fromthe date ofissuing of thedecision

_ days fromthe date ofreceipt of thedecision bythe applicant

_ monthsfrom thedate ofissuing ofthe decision

_ months fromthe date ofreceipt of thedecision bythe applicant

Other

AlgeriaArgentina 10Armenia

Australia

for anadministrativebody – 28;for a court – 21

Austria 2AzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus 3BhutanBosnia and Herzegovina

Brazil

5 years before IPOffice;any time beforeCourt

Brunei DarussalamBulgaria 3Cambodia 3CanadaChileChinaColombia 5Côte d’IvoireCroatia 30Czech Republic 1Denmark 2Dominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia 2Finland 60Georgia 3Germany 1Greece 60Hungary 30ItalyJapan 30Kenya


VII. APPEALS






Other

Kyrgyzstan third persons – allpatent term;applicant –2 months(preliminaryexamination),3 months(substantiveexamination)

Latvia 3Lithuania 3 months from the

day of sending ofthe decision

MadagascarMalaysia 30

Mexico 1545 days beforeAdministrativeCourt

MonacoMoroccoNew ZealandNicaraguaNorway 2PakistanPhilippinesPoland

Portugal

2 months after theofficialpublication forboth cases

Republic of Korea 30Republic of Moldova 2Romania 30 6Russian FederationSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia 30SingaporeSlovakia 1Slovenia 30South Africa

Spain

1 month from thedate of thepublication of thedecision

SudanSweden 2Switzerland 30


VII. APPEALS






Other

Syrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia

15

TunisiaTurkey 2Turkmenistan 3Ukraine 2United Kingdom 2USAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIPEC 2


VIII. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE SETTLEMENTMECHANISMS (MEDIATION, ARBITRATION)

85bis. The following disputes may be referred to analternative dispute-settlement mechanism:


85. Disputes betweenparties may be referredto an alternativedispute-settlementmechanism:

Those concerningthe validity of anindustrial design

Those concerning analleged infringement ofan industrial design

Other

Algeria NO NO NOArgentina N/AArmenia N/A N/A N/AAustralia NO N/A N/AAustria NO N/A N/AAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus N/A N/A N/ABhutan N/ABosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO N/A N/ABrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO YESCambodia YES YES YESCanada N/A N/A N/AChileChinaColombia YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO YESCzech Republic YES NO YESDenmark YES N/A N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A N/A N/AFinland NOGeorgia NO NO NOGermany NO N/A N/AGreece YESHungary YES NO YESItalyJapan YES YES YESKenyaKyrgyzstan N/ALatvia NO N/A N/ALithuania N/A N/A N/AMadagascarMalaysia N/A N/A N/AMexico NOMonacoMorocco N/ANew Zealand YES YES YESNicaraguaNorway YES YES NOPakistan NO


VIII. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE SETTLEMENTMECHANISMS (MEDIATION, ARBITRATION)

85bis. The following disputes may be referred to analternative dispute-settlement mechanism:


85. Disputes betweenparties may be referredto an alternativedispute-settlementmechanism:

Those concerningthe validity of anindustrial design

Those concerning analleged infringement ofan industrial design

Other

PhilippinesPolandPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES NO YESRomania NORussian Federation N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia NOSingaporeSlovakia N/A N/A N/ASlovenia YES YESSouth Africa NOSpain YES YES YESSudan N/ASweden NO N/A N/ASwitzerland YES YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A N/A

TunisiaTurkey NOTurkmenistan NOUkraineUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP N/A N/A N/AEC N/A N/A N/A


IX. INVALIDATION PROCEEDINGSPossible Grounds

86. A registration of an industrial designs may be invalidated on the grounds that thedesign:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Does not fulfill the

notion of “design”establish by the legalframework

Is not new Is not original Does not haveindividual character

Algeria YES YES YES NOArgentina YES NO NO YESArmenia YES YES YES N/AAustralia YES YES YES N/AAustria YES YES NO YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YES YES NOBhutan YES YES YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YES YES N/ACambodia YES YES YES YESCanada N/A N/A N/A N/AChileChinaColombia YES YES N/A N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES NO YESCzech Republic YES YES N/A YESDenmark YES YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YES N/A YESFinland YES YES YES YESGeorgia YES YES NO NOGermany YES YES N/A YESGreece YES YES NO YESHungary YES YES NO YESItalyJapan YES YES N/A N/AKenyaKyrgyzstan N/A YES YESLatvia YES YES NO YESLithuania YES YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia YES YES NO NOMexico YES YES YES YESMonacoMorocco YES YES N/A NONew Zealand YES YES YES NONicaraguaNorway YES YES NO YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Does not fulfill the

notion of “design”establish by the legalframework

Is not new Is not original Does not haveindividual character

Pakistan YES YES YES YESPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YES NORepublic of Moldova YES YES N/A YESRomania YES YES N/A YESRussian Federation YES YES YES N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YES N/A YESSlovenia YES YES YES YESSouth Africa YES YES YES YESSpain YES YES YES YESSudan YES NO NOSweden YES YES NO YESSwitzerland YES YES YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES N/A YES

TunisiaTurkey YES YES N/A YESTurkmenistan YES YES YES YESUkraine YES YES N/A N/AUnited Kingdom YES YES N/A YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YES N/A YESEC YES YES N/A YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is dictated solely by


Is dictated partly by technicalor functional considerations


Algeria YES YESArgentina YES YES YESArmenia YES N/A YESAustralia N/A N/A YESAustria YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NO YESBhutan YES YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO YESCambodia YES YES YESCanada N/A N/A N/AChileChinaColombia YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO YESCzech Republic YES NO YESDenmark YES NO YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES NO YESFinland YES NO YESGeorgiaGermany YES NO YESGreece YES NO YESHungary YES NO YESItalyJapan YES NO YESKenyaKyrgyzstanLatvia YES YES YESLithuania YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia YES NO YESMexico YES YES YESMonacoMorocco NO NO YESNew Zealand YES NO NONicaraguaNorway YES NO YESPakistan YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is dictated solely by


Is dictated partly by technicalor functional considerations


PhilippinesPolandPortugal YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES N/A YESRomania YES NO YESRussian Federation YES N/A YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES NO YESSlovenia YES YES YESSouth Africa YES YES YESSpain YES NO YESSudan YES YES YESSweden YES NO YESSwitzerland YES YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A YES

TunisiaTurkey YES NO YESTurkmenistan YES NO YESUkraine YES NO YESUnited Kingdom YES NO YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YES YESEC YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Is in conflict with an

earlier rightWas not filed by the creatoror an authorized person

Other

Algeria YES YESArgentina NO NOArmenia YES YESAustralia YES YESAustria YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YESBhutan YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YESBrunei Darussalam

Bulgaria YES YESin the case of priorcopyrights (art. 29.2)

Cambodia YES YESCanada N/A N/AChileChinaColombia YES YESCôte d’Ivoire

Croatia YES YESitems listed in theArticle 6ter of the ParisConvention

Czech Republic YES YESDenmark YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador

Estonia YES NO

is unstable;is a layout design ofintegrated circuits;is protected under 6ter;names and symbols ofthe state, administrativeunits and associations.

Finland YES YESGeorgia YES YESGermany YES NOGreece NO YESHungary YES YESItalyJapan NO YESKenyaKyrgyzstan






Other

Latvia YES YES

is a component partwhich is not visibleduring the normal use ofthe complex product;is in conflict withArticle 6ter of the ParisConvention

Lithuania YES YESNo permission forofficial symbols

MadagascarMalaysia YES YESMexico YES YESMonacoMorocco YES NONew Zealand YES YESNicaraguaNorway YES YESPakistan YES NOPhilippinesPolandPortugal YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES

Republic of Moldova YES YESArticle 6ter of the Paris

ConventionRomania YES YESRussian Federation YES YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YESSlovenia YES YESSouth Africa YES YESSpain YES YESSudan YES YESSweden YES YESSwitzerland YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES

TunisiaTurkey YES N/ATurkmenistan YES NOUkraine YES YESUnited Kingdom YES YESUSAUruguayViet Nam






Other

OAPI

BOIP YES YES

conflict with prior trademarks; improper use ofcopyright work;improper use of Art 6teritems and similar

EC YES YES

conflict with prior trademarks; improper use ofcopyright work;improper use of Art 6teritems and similar


IX. INVALIDATION PROCEEDINGSCompetent Authority

87. A registration of an industrial designs may be declared invalid by the followingauthority:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The Registrar Another

Administrative BodyA Court Other

Algeria NO NO YESArgentina YES NO YESArmenia YES N/A YESAustralia YES NO YESAustria YES NO NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NO YESBhutan YES NO YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO NOCambodia YES N/A YESCanada NO NO YESChileChinaColombia NO YES NO State CouncilCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO YES Board of AppealCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO NO YESFinland NO NO YESGeorgia NO NO YESGermany NO NO YESGreece NO NO NOHungary YES NO NOItalyJapan YES NO N/AKenyaKyrgyzstan YES YES

Latvia NO NO YESBoard of Appeal ofthe IP Office

Lithuania NO YES YES Appeals DivisionMadagascarMalaysia NO NO YESMexico YES NO YESMonacoMorocco YES YESNew Zealand YES NO YESNicaraguaNorway YES YESPakistan YES NO YES


IX. INVALIDATION PROCEEDINGSCompetent Authority

87. A registration of an industrial designs may be declared invalid by the followingauthority:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The Registrar Another

Administrative BodyA Court Other

PhilippinesPolandPortugal NO NO YESRepublic of Korea NO YES NORepublic of Moldova NO NO YESRomania NO NO YESRussian Federation YES N/A YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES NO NOSingaporeSlovakia YES NO NOSlovenia YESSouth Africa NO NO YESSpain NO NO YESSudan YESSweden YES NO YESSwitzerland NO NO YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES YES

TunisiaTurkey YES NO YESTurkmenistan YES NO YESUkraine NO NO YESUnited Kingdom YES NO YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NO NO YESEC YES N/A YES


X. MANAGEMENT OF REGISTRATIONSRenewal

88. According to the applicable law, the registration of an industrial design iseffected for:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A single term of: An initial term of: Additional terms of:Algeria 1 year 9 yearsArgentina 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsArmenia 15 yearsAustralia 5 years 5 yearsAustria 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsAzerbaijan 10 yearsBangladesh 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsBelarus 10 years 5 yearsBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

10 years

Brazil 10 years 3 additional terms of 5 yearsBrunei Darussalam 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsBulgaria 10 years 3 additional terms of 5 yearsCambodiaCanada 5 years 5 yearsChile 10 yearsChina 10 yearsColombia 10 yearsCôte d’Ivoire 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsCroatia 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsCzech Republic 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsDenmark 5 yearDominican Republic 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsEcuador 10 yearsEl Salvador 10 yearsEstonia 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsFinland 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsGeorgia 5 years 5 additional terms of 5 yearsGermany 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsGreece 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsHungary 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsItaly 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsJapan 1 year 20 additional terms of 1 yearKenya 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsKyrgyzstan 10 years 1 additional terms of 5 yearsLatvia 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsLithuania 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsMadagascar 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsMalaysiaMexico 15 yearsMonaco 10 years 4 additional terms of 10 yearsMorocco 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsNew Zealand 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsNicaragua 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsNorway 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsPakistanPhilippines 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsPoland 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 years



88. According to the applicable law, the registration of an industrial design iseffected for:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A single term of: An initial term of: Additional terms of:Portugal 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsRepublic of Korea 15 yearsRepublic of Moldova 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsRomania 10 years 3 additional terms of 5 yearsRussian Federation 15 years 10 yearsSaudi Arabia 10 yearsSenegal 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsSerbia 5 years 20 additional terms of 1 yearSingapore 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsSlovakia 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsSloveniaSouth Africa 15 years – an aesthetic design;

10 years – a functional designSpain 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsSudanSweden 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsSwitzerland 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsSyrian Arab Republic 5 years 5 additional terms of 5 yearsThailand 10 yearsThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

5 years 4 additional terms of 5 years

Tunisia 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine 15 yearsUnited Kingdom 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsUSA 14 yearsUruguay 10 years 1 additional term of 5 yearsViet Nam 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsOAPI 5 years 2 additional terms of 5 yearsBOIP 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 yearsEC 5 years 4 additional terms of 5 years




89. Prior to the expiry of the current term ofregistration, the Office sends a notice ofexpiry indicating the date of expiry of theregistration.

89bis. The notice of expiry is sent___ months before the expiry of theterm of registration.

Algeria NOArgentina NOArmenia NOAustralia NOAustria NOAzerbaijan NOBangladesh NOBelarus NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A

Brazil NOBrunei Darussalam NOBulgaria NOCambodiaCanada YES 6 monthsChile N/AChina YES 1 monthColombia NOCôte d’Ivoire NOCroatia YES 1 monthCzech Republic YES 1 monthDenmark YES 3 monthsDominican Republic NOEcuador NOEl Salvador NOEstonia NOFinland YES 3 monthsGeorgia YES 6 months

Germany NO4 months before the expiry of the

grace periodGreece YES 1 monthHungary YES 1 monthItaly NOJapan NOKenya YES 3 monthsKyrgyzstan YES 2 monthsLatvia YES 1 monthLithuania NOMadagascar NOMalaysiaMexico NOMonaco NOMorocco NO

New Zealand YESfirst time - 4 months

second time – 1 monthNicaragua NONorway YES 6 – 12 months




89. Prior to the expiry of the current term ofregistration, the Office sends a notice ofexpiry indicating the date of expiry of theregistration.

89bis. The notice of expiry is sent___ months before the expiry of theterm of registration.

PakistanPhilippines YES 12 monthsPoland NOPortugal YES 6 monthsRepublic of Korea YES 2 monthsRepublic of Moldova YES 2 – 6 monthsRomania NORussian Federation NOSaudi Arabia N/ASenegal YESSerbia NOSingapore YES 6 monthsSlovakia NOSloveniaSouth Africa N/ASpain YES 6 monthsSudanSweden NOSwitzerland YES 4 monthsSyrian Arab Republic NOThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO

Tunisia NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NOUnited Kingdom YES 3 monthsUSA NOUruguay NOViet Nam NOOAPI NOBOIP YES 6 monthsEC YES 6 months



90. The renewal of an industrial design registration may be effected by:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Sending a written requestand paying a fee

Submitting an official formand paying a fee

Paying a fee withoutsending any request

AlgeriaArgentina NO YES NOArmenia YES NO NOAustralia YES YES NOAustria NO NO YESAzerbaijan N/A N/A N/ABangladesh NO YES NOBelarus YES NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A N/A

Brazil NO NO YESBrunei Darussalam N/A YES N/ABulgaria YES YES NOCambodiaCanada YES NO YESChile N/A N/A N/AChina YESColombia N/A N/A N/ACôte d’Ivoire YES NO NOCroatia YES YES NOCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark YES YES YESDominican Republic YES NO NOEcuadorEl Salvador NO NO NOEstonia YES NO NOFinland YES YES YESGeorgia YES YES YESGermany YES YES YESGreece YESHungary YES NO NOItaly YES NO NOJapan YES YES NOKenya YES YES NOKyrgyzstan YESLatvia YES NO NOLithuania NO YES NOMadagascar NO YES NOMalaysiaMexico YES NO NOMonaco YES YES NOMorocco NO YES NONew Zealand NO YES NONicaragua NO YES NONorway YES YES YESPakistanPhilippines YES YES YESPoland NO NO YES



90. The renewal of an industrial design registration may be effected by:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Sending a written requestand paying a fee

Submitting an official formand paying a fee

Paying a fee withoutsending any request

Portugal NO YES NORepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova NO YES NORomania YES YES NORussian Federation NO YES NOSaudi Arabia N/A N/A N/ASenegal YESSerbia YES YES NOSingapore NO YES NOSlovakia YES NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES NOSpain YES YES NOSudanSweden YES YES YESSwitzerland YES N/A YESSyrian Arab Republic NO YES NOThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A YES NO

Tunisia YES YES NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSA NO NO NOUruguay YES NO NOViet Nam NO YES NOOAPI YESBOIP YES YES YESEC YES NO YES




91. In case the registration concernsmultiple industrial designs, the renewalmay be limited to certain designsspecified in the request

92. In case the payment of the prescribedrenewal fee is not made until the date onwhich the renewal is due, it may still bemade within a period of grace

AlgeriaArgentina N/A YESArmenia YES NOAustralia N/A YESAustria YES YESAzerbaijan NO N/ABangladesh N/A NOBelarus N/A YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A

Brazil NO YESBrunei Darussalam YES YESBulgaria YES YESCambodiaCanada YES YESChile N/A N/AChina YESColombia N/A N/ACôte d’Ivoire YES YESCroatia YES YESCzech Republic NO YESDenmark YES YESDominican Republic NO NOEcuadorEl Salvador N/A N/AEstonia N/A YESFinland YES YESGeorgia YES YESGermany YES YESGreece NO YESHungary YES YESItaly YES YESJapan NO YESKenya N/A YESKyrgyzstan NO YESLatvia YES YESLithuania YES YESMadagascar YES YESMalaysiaMexico N/A YESMonaco YES YESMorocco YES YESNew Zealand N/A YESNicaragua NO YESNorway YES YESPakistanPhilippines NO YES




91. In case the registration concernsmultiple industrial designs, the renewalmay be limited to certain designsspecified in the request

92. In case the payment of the prescribedrenewal fee is not made until the date onwhich the renewal is due, it may still bemade within a period of grace

Poland NO YESPortugal YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YESRomania YES YESRussian Federation YES YESSaudi Arabia N/A N/ASenegal YES YESSerbia YES YESSingapore N/A YESSlovakia YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa N/A YESSpain YES YESSudanSweden YES YESSwitzerland YES YESSyrian Arab Republic YES NOThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES

Tunisia YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/AUnited Kingdom YES YESUSA NO NOUruguay YES YESViet Nam N/A YESOAPI NO YESBOIP YES YESEC YES YES




92bis. Length ofthe period of grace

92ter. If thepayment is notmade during thegrace period, it ispossible to re-establish theregistration after itwas canceled

93. % rate of registered designs that arerenewed:

AlgeriaArgentina 3 months N/A 45%Armenia NO 5%Australia 6 months YESAustria 6 months NOAzerbaijan N/ABangladesh N/A about 50 %Belarus 6 months YES 5%BhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A

Brazil 3 months NO 12%Brunei Darussalam 6 months NO 100%Bulgaria 6 months YES 5%CambodiaCanada 6 months NO 55%Chile N/AChina 6 monthsColombia N/ACôte d’Ivoire 6 months YES 1%Croatia 6 months NO 6.02%Czech Republic 6 months NO 40%Denmark 6 months YES 50%Dominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador N/AEstonia 6 months NO 60-70%Finland 6 months NO 40-50%Georgia 6 months YES 20%

Germany 6 months NO

Applications Designup to 10 years 37,16% 14,71%up to 15 years 18,83% 6,04%up to 20 years 10,13% 3,17%

Greece 6 months NO 80%Hungary 6 months NO 50%Italy 6 months NOJapan 6 months NO 99.2%Kenya 6 months YES 30%Kyrgyzstan 6 months NO

Latvia 6 months NO30% for the second period of protection;10% for the third period of protection

Lithuania 6 months NOMadagascar 6 months NO 9%MalaysiaMexico 6 months NO




92bis. Length ofthe period of grace

92ter. If thepayment is notmade during thegrace period, it ispossible to re-establish theregistration after itwas canceled

93. % rate of registered designs that arerenewed:

Monaco 6 months NO 15%Morocco 6 months NO

New Zealand 6 months YESfirst renewal – 95%

second renewal – 30%Nicaragua 6 months NO 90%Norway 6 months YESPakistanPhilippines 6 months 60 – 70%Poland 6 months NO 30%Portugal 6 months YES first renewal – 85%Republic of Korea 6 months YESRepublic of Moldova 6 months YES 35%Romania 6 months YES 70%Russian Federation 6 months NO 17%Saudi Arabia N/ASenegal 12 months NOSerbia 6 months NO 25%Singapore 6 months NO 54%Slovakia 6 months NO 50%SloveniaSouth Africa 6 months YES 98%Spain 6 months NO 70%SudanSweden 6 months NO 50%Switzerland 6 months YES 30%Syrian Arab Republic NOThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

6 months N/A 80%

Tunisia 3 months NO 30%TurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/AUnited Kingdom 1 month YES 53%USA N/AUruguay 6 months NOViet Nam 6 months NOOAPI 6 months YESBOIP 6 months NO 40%EC 6 months NO


X. MANAGEMENT OF REGISTRATIONSLicenses


94. With regard toregistered industrialdesigns, the applicablelaw provides for therecordal of licenses.

95. The recordal of thelicense is a condition for thelicense to take effect betweenthe parties to the license.

96. The licensee canbring infringementactions in his/her nameonly if the license isrecorded

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina NO N/A N/AArmenia YES YES YESAustralia YES NO N/AAustria NO NO NOAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh NO YES YESBelarus YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil YES NO YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YESBulgaria YES YES YESCambodiaCanada YES NO N/AChile YES NO YESChina YES YES NOColombia YES YES YESCôte d’Ivoire YES YES YESCroatia YES NO YESCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark YES NO NODominican RepublicEcuador YES NO NOEl Salvador NO NO YESEstonia YES NO NOFinland YES NO YESGeorgia YES NO NOGermany NO N/A N/AGreece YES YES YESHungary YES NO YESItaly NO N/A N/AJapan YES YES YESKenya YES NO YESKyrgyzstan YES YES YESLatvia YES NO NOLithuania YES NO YESMadagascar YES YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES YES YESMonaco NO N/A N/AMorocco YES NO YESNew Zealand YES NO YESNicaragua YES YES YESNorway YES NO NOPakistan




94. With regard toregistered industrialdesigns, the applicablelaw provides for therecordal of licenses.

95. The recordal of thelicense is a condition for thelicense to take effect betweenthe parties to the license.

96. The licensee canbring infringementactions in his/her nameonly if the license isrecorded

Philippines YES NO NOPoland YES NO YESPortugal YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES N/A N/ARepublic of Moldova NO YES NORomania YES NO YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YESSenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES NO NOSingapore YES NO YESSlovakia YES YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa YES NO NOSpain YES YES YESSudanSweden YES NO NOSwitzerland YES NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES NOThailand YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO NO

Tunisia YES YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NO NOUnited Kingdom YES NO NOUSA YES NO NOUruguay YES NO YESViet Nam YES NO N/AOAPI YES NO YESBOIP YES NO NOEC YES NO YES



98. With regard to the recordal of a license, thefollowing evidence is accepted by the Office:


97. In the case of a transfer of theregistered industrial design, thetransferee remains bound by anexisting license only if the licenseis recorded.

An extract of the license contract indicating theparties and the rights being licensed

Algeria YES YESArgentina N/A N/AArmenia YES YESAustralia YES YESAustria NO YESAzerbaijan YES YESBangladesh YES N/ABelarus YES N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES N/A

Brazil YES N/ABrunei Darussalam YES N/ABulgaria YES YESCambodiaCanada N/A YESChile YES NOChina NO YESColombia YES YESCôte d’Ivoire YESCroatia YES NOCzech Republic YES YESDenmark NO YESDominican RepublicEcuador NO YESEl Salvador YES YESEstonia NO NOFinland YES YESGeorgia YES YESGermany N/A N/AGreece YESHungary YES YESItaly N/A N/AJapan YES YESKenya YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia NO NOLithuania YES NOMadagascar YES N/AMalaysiaMexico YES NOMonaco N/A N/AMorocco YES YESNew Zealand NO YESNicaragua YES NONorway NOPakistan



98. With regard to the recordal of a license, thefollowing evidence is accepted by the Office:


97. In the case of a transfer of theregistered industrial design, thetransferee remains bound by anexisting license only if the licenseis recorded.

An extract of the license contract indicating theparties and the rights being licensed

Philippines NO YESPoland NO NOPortugal NO NORepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO YESRomania YES YESRussian Federation YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YESSenegal YES YESSerbia NO YESSingapore YES N/ASlovakia YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa N/A YESSpain YES YESSudanSweden NO NOSwitzerland YES YESSyrian Arab Republic YES YESThailand YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO

Tunisia YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NOUnited Kingdom NO YESUSA NO YESUruguay YES YESViet Nam N/A NOOAPI NO YESBOIP YES YESEC YES N/A



98. With regard to the recordal of a license, the following evidence is accepted by theOffice:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A certified extract of the license contract

indicating the parties and the rights beinglicensed

An uncertified statement of licensesigned by both the holder and thelicensee

Algeria YESArgentina N/A N/AArmenia YES N/AAustralia YES YESAustria YES YESAzerbaijan YES YESBangladesh YES YESBelarus N/A YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A

Brazil N/A N/ABrunei Darussalam YES N/ABulgaria YES NOCambodiaCanada YES YESChile NO NOChinaColombia YES NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YESCzech Republic YES NODenmark NO YESDominican RepublicEcuador NOEl Salvador YES NOEstonia YES NOFinland YES YESGeorgia NO NOGermany N/A N/AGreece YESHungary YES YESItaly N/A N/AJapan NO YESKenya YES NOKyrgyzstan YES NOLatvia YES YESLithuania YES YESMadagascar YES NOMalaysiaMexico YES NOMonaco N/A N/AMorocco YES NONew Zealand YES YESNicaragua NO NONorway YES YESPakistan



98. With regard to the recordal of a license, the following evidence is accepted by theOffice:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A certified extract of the license contract

indicating the parties and the rights beinglicensed

An uncertified statement of licensesigned by both the holder and thelicensee

PhilippinesPoland NO NOPortugal NO YESRepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova NO NORomania YES YESRussian Federation NO NOSaudi Arabia YES YESSenegal YESSerbia YES N/ASingapore N/A N/ASlovakia NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES NOSpain NO NOSudanSweden YES NOSwitzerland YES YESSyrian Arab Republic YES NOThailand YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO

Tunisia YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YESUSA YES YESUruguay YES NOViet Nam YES NOOAPI YES YESBOIP YES YESEC N/A N/A



100. The recordal of a license is necessary:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

99. In the request forrecordal of a license, thelegal cause of thelicense must beindicated

To maintain the protectionof the industrial designconcerned

To maintain the registrationof the industrial designconcerned

Algeria YES YESArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia N/A YES YESAustralia NO NO NOAustria NO NO NOAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh N/A YES YESBelarus YES NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A NO NO

Brazil NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam NO YES YESBulgaria NO NO NOCambodiaCanada NO NO NOChile NO NO NOChina NO NO NOColombia NO NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES NOCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark NO NO NODominican RepublicEcuador YES NO NOEl Salvador NO NO NOEstonia NO NO NOFinland YES NO NOGeorgia NO NO NOGermany N/A N/A N/AGreece YES YES NOHungary NO NO NOItaly N/A N/A N/AJapan YES NO NOKenya YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia NO NO NOLithuania NO NO NOMadagascar YES YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES NO NOMonaco N/A N/A N/AMorocco YES NONew Zealand YES NO NONicaragua YES NO NONorway NO NO NOPakistan




99. In the request forrecordal of a license, thelegal cause of thelicense must beindicated

To maintain the protectionof the industrial designconcerned

To maintain the registrationof the industrial designconcerned

Philippines YES YES YESPoland N/A NO NOPortugal YES NO NORepublic of Korea YES NO NORepublic of Moldova YES NO NORomania NO NO NORussian Federation NO NO NOSaudi Arabia NO NO NOSenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES NO NOSingapore N/A NO NOSlovakia NO YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa NO NO NOSpain NO YES YESSudanSweden YES NO NOSwitzerland NO NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YESThailand YES YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A NO NO

Tunisia NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom NO NO NOUSA NO NO NOUruguay NO NO NOViet Nam N/A NO NOOAPI YES NO NOBOIP NO NO NOEC NO NO NO




For the licensee toinitiate infringementproceeding with regardto the industrial designconcerned

For the licensee to joininfringement proceedinginitiated by the holder ofthe industrial designconcerned

For the licensee to receivedamages resulting from theinfringement of theindustrial designconcerned

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia YES YES YESAustralia N/A N/A N/AAustria NO NO NOAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES YESBelarus YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES YES

Brazil YES YES YESBrunei Darussalam YES YES YESBulgaria YES YES YESCambodiaCanada NO NO NOChile YES YES YESChina NO NO NOColombia YES YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES YESCzech Republic YES YES YESDenmark NO NO NODominican RepublicEcuador YES YES YESEl Salvador YES YES YESEstonia NO NO NOFinland NO NO NOGeorgia NO YES YESGermany N/A N/A N/AGreece YES YES YESHungary YES NO YESItaly N/A N/A N/AJapan YES YES YESKenya YES YES YESKyrgyzstan N/A N/A N/ALatvia NO NO NOLithuania YES YES YESMadagascar YES YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES YES YESMonaco N/A N/A N/AMorocco YES YES YESNew Zealand YES YES YESNicaragua YES YES YESNorway NO NO NO




For the licensee toinitiate infringementproceeding with regardto the industrial designconcerned

For the licensee to joininfringement proceedinginitiated by the holder ofthe industrial designconcerned

For the licensee to receivedamages resulting from theinfringement of theindustrial designconcerned

PakistanPhilippines YES YES YESPoland YES YES YESPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YES YESSenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES N/A YESSingapore YES YES YESSlovakia NO NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa NO YES N/ASpain YES YES YESSudanSweden NO NO NOSwitzerland NO NO NOSyrian Arab Republic N/A YES N/AThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO NO

Tunisia YES YES YESTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSA NO NO NOUruguay YES YES YESViet Nam NO NO NOOAPI YES YES YESBOIP YES YES YESEC YES YES YES


X. MANAGEMENT OF REGISTRATIONSFee Structure

Filing, examination and registration

101. The following stages of the registration procedure require the payment a fee:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The filing of anindustrial designapplication

The examination of theapplication by the Office

The publication of theindustrial design

Algeria YES YESArgentina YES NO NOArmenia YES NO YESAustralia YES YES NOAustria YES NO YESAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES NO NOBelarus YES NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES NO YES

Brazil YES NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES N/A YESBulgaria YES YES YESCambodiaCanada YES NO N/AChile YES YES YESChina YES NO YESColombia YES NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES YESCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark YES NO YESDominican Republic YES YES YESEcuador YES NO NOEl Salvador YES NO YESEstonia YES NO NOFinland YES NO YESGeorgia YES NO YESGermany YES NO YESGreece YES NO YESHungary YES NO NOItaly YES N/A N/AJapan YES NO NOKenya YES NO YESKyrgyzstan YES YES YESLatvia YES NO YESLithuania YES NO YESMadagascar YES YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES NO NOMonaco YES NO YESMorocco YES NO NONew Zealand YES NO NONicaragua YES YES YESNorway YES NO NOPakistan





The filing of anindustrial designapplication

The examination of theapplication by the Office

The publication of theindustrial design

Philippines YES NO YESPoland YES NOPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES NOSaudi Arabia YES NO YESSenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES NO YESSingapore YES NO NOSlovakia YES NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES NO NOSpain YES NO NOSudanSweden YES NO YESSwitzerland YES NO YESSyrian Arab Republic YES NO YESThailand YES NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO YES

Tunisia YES NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NO YESUnited Kingdom YES NO YESUSA YES YES NOUruguay YES YES YESViet Nam YES YES YESOAPI YES N/A YESBOIP YES NO YESEC YES NO YES





The deferment ofpublication

The extension of time limit The issuance of aregistration certificate

AlgeriaArgentina NO YES YESArmenia N/A YESAustralia N/A YES NOAustria N/A N/A YESAzerbaijan NO YES YESBangladesh NO YES NOBelarus N/A YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A YES YES

Brazil NO YES NOBrunei Darussalam NO YES NOBulgaria N/A YES YESCambodiaCanada N/A NO NOChile NO NO YESChina NO YES YESColombia N/A YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES YESCzech Republic NO YES NODenmark NO NO NODominican RepublicEcuador NO NO YESEl Salvador NO NO NOEstonia NO YES NOFinland NO NO NOGeorgia NO YES YESGermany NO NO NOGreece YES N/A NOHungary YES YES NOItaly N/A N/A YESJapan NO YES NOKenya YES YESKyrgyzstan YESLatvia YES YES NOLithuania NO YES YESMadagascar N/A YES YESMalaysiaMexico N/A YES YESMonaco N/A NO NOMorocco N/A YES NONew Zealand NO NO NONicaragua NO YES YESNorway NO NO NOPakistanPhilippines NO YES YES





The deferment ofpublication

The extension of time limit The issuance of aregistration certificate

Poland N/A NO YESPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES NORepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation NO YES YESSaudi Arabia NO NO YESSenegal YES YES YESSerbia NO YES YESSingapore N/A NO NOSlovakia YES YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES NOSpain NO NO NOSudanSweden N/A NO NOSwitzerland NO NO NOSyrian Arab Republic NO NO YESThailand NO NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A YES YES

Tunisia NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A YES YESUnited Kingdom YES NO NOUSA N/A YES YESUruguay NO YES YESViet Nam NO N/A YESOAPI NO NO NOBOIP YES NO NOEC YES NO NO




101bis. The fees depend on:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The number ofindustrial designs

The number ofreproductions

The number ofclasses claimed

The filing of aspecimen

Algeria YESArgentina NO NO NOArmenia YES NO NO NOAustralia YES NO N/A NOAustria YES NO YES YESAzerbaijan YES NO NO NOBangladesh NO NO NO NOBelarus YES NO NO N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES NO N/A

Brazil NO NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES N/A YES N/ABulgaria YES YES NO N/ACambodiaCanada NO YES NO N/AChile NO NO N/A NOChina NO NO NO NOColombia NO NO NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO NO NOCzech Republic YES NO NO N/ADenmark YES YES NO NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador YES NO NO NOEstonia YES NO NO N/AFinland YES YES YES YESGeorgia NO NO NO NOGermany YES NO NO NOGreece YES NO NO NOHungary YES NO N/A N/AItaly YES N/A N/A N/AJapan N/A N/A N/A N/AKenya YES NO NO NOKyrgyzstan YES NO NO NOLatvia NO YES YES NOLithuania YES NO NO NOMadagascar YES NO NO NO MalaysiaMexico NO NO NOMonaco YES NO NO YESMorocco YES NO NO NONew Zealand NO NO NO NONicaragua YES YES NONorway YES NO YES YESPakistanPhilippines YES YES YES YES




101bis. The fees depend on:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The number ofindustrial designs



The filing of aspecimen

Poland NO NO NO NOPortugal YES NO NO NORepublic of Korea YES NO NO NORepublic of Moldova YES YES NO NORomania YES NO NO NORussian Federation YES NO NO NOSaudi Arabia YES NO NO N/ASenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES NO NO NOSingapore YES NO N/A NOSlovakia YES NO NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa NO NO NO NOSpain YES NO NO YESSudanSweden YES YES YES YESSwitzerland YES YES NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES NO YES NOThailand NO NO NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO N/A NO

Tunisia YES NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO YES NO NOUnited Kingdom YES NO NO NOUSA NO NO NO NOUruguay NO NO NOViet Nam YES YES NO NOOAPI YES NO NO YESBOIP YES YES NO NOEC YES NO NO NO


X. MANAGEMENT OF REGISTRATIONSFee StructureOpposition

102. The following stages of the opposition procedurerequire the payment of a fee:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The lodging of

an oppositionThe extension oftime limits

Oral hearings

102bis. The fees dependon the number of industrialdesigns opposed

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/AArmenia NO NO NO NOAustralia YES YES YES YESAustria YES NO YES YESAzerbaijan YES YES N/A NOBangladesh YES NO YES YESBelarus YES N/A N/A NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES NO YES

Brazil YES NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES YESBulgaria NO N/A N/A N/ACambodiaCanada N/A N/A N/A N/AChile NO NO NO N/AChina YES NO NO NOColombia YES YES N/A NOCôte d’Ivoire YES NO NOCroatiaCzech Republic N/A N/A N/A N/ADenmark YES NO NO NODominican RepublicEcuador YESEl Salvador NO NO NO N/AEstonia YES NO NO NOFinland NO NO NO NOGeorgia YES NO NO NOGermany N/A N/A N/A N/AGreece N/A N/A N/A N/AHungary NO N/A N/A N/AItaly N/A N/A N/A N/AJapan N/A N/A N/A N/AKenya YES YES YES YESKyrgyzstan YES YES NO NOLatvia YES YES NO NOLithuania YES N/A NO YESMadagascarMalaysiaMexico N/A N/A N/A N/AMonaco NO NO NO NOMorocco N/A N/A N/A N/ANew Zealand YES NO YES NONicaragua N/A N/A N/A N/ANorway N/A N/A N/A N/APakistan


X. MANAGEMENT OF REGISTRATIONSFee StructureOpposition

102. The following stages of the opposition procedurerequire the payment of a fee:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The lodging of

an oppositionThe extension oftime limits

Oral hearings

102bis. The fees dependon the number of industrialdesigns opposed

Philippines YES NO NOPoland YES YES N/A NOPortugal YES N/A N/A NORepublic of Korea YES YES NO NORepublic of Moldova YES N/A NO NORomania YES YES NO NORussian FederationSaudi Arabia NO NO NO NOSenegal YES YES YESSerbiaSingapore YES NO YES YESSlovakia N/A N/A N/ASloveniaSouth Africa N/A N/A N/A N/ASpain NO NO NO YESSudanSweden NO NO NO N/ASwitzerland N/A N/A N/A N/ASyrian Arab Republic YES NO YES YESThailand YES NO NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A N/A N/A

Tunisia N/A N/A N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES NO NO YESUSA N/A N/A N/A N/AUruguay YES NO NO NOViet Nam NO N/A NOOAPI N/A N/A N/ABOIP NO NO NO NOEC N/A N/A N/A N/A



Renewal

103. The renewal fees depends on:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

The number of industrialdesigns to be renewed



The fact that aspecimen wasfiled

AlgeriaArgentina N/A N/A N/A N/AArmenia NO NO NO NOAustralia YES NO N/A NOAustria YES NO NO NOAzerbaijan N/A N/A N/A N/ABangladesh YES NO NO NOBelarus NO NO NO N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A N/A N/A

Brazil NO NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES NO YES N/ABulgaria NO NO NO NOCambodiaCanada NO NO NO N/AChile N/A N/A N/A N/AChina NO NO NO NOColombia N/A N/A N/A N/ACôte d’Ivoire NO NO NO NOCroatia YES NO NO NOCzech Republic NO NO NO N/ADenmark YES NO NO NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador N/A N/A N/A N/AEstonia NO NO NO N/AFinland YES NO YES YESGeorgia NO NO NO NOGermany YES NO NO NOGreece NO NO NO NOHungary YES NO N/A N/AItaly YES N/A N/A N/AJapan NO NO NO NOKenya YES NO NO NOKyrgyzstan NO NO NO NOLatvia NO NO NO NOLithuania YES NO NO NOMadagascar YES NO NO NOMalaysiaMexico NO NO NO NOMonaco YES NO NO NOMorocco YES NO NO NONew Zealand N/A NO NO NONicaragua YES NO NO NONorway YES YES YES NOPakistan



Renewal

103. The renewal fees depends on:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices




The fact that aspecimen wasfiled

Philippines YES YES YES YESPoland NO NO NO NOPortugal YES NO NO NORepublic of Korea YES NO NO NORepublic of Moldova YES NO NO N/ARomania YES NO NO NORussian Federation NO NO NO NOSaudi Arabia N/A N/A N/A N/ASenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES NO NO NOSingapore YES NO NO NOSlovakia NO NO NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa NO NO NO NOSpain NO NO NO YESSudanSweden YES YESSwitzerland YES NO NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES NO YES NOThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO N/A N/A

Tunisia YES NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES NO NO NOUSA N/A N/A N/A N/AUruguay NO NO NO NOViet Nam YES NO NO N/AOAPI NO NO NO NOBOIP YES NO NO NOEC YES NO NO NO



Renewal

104bis. The surcharge depends on:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

104. The payment of the renewalduring the grace period is subject tothe payment of a surcharge



AlgeriaArgentina NO N/A N/AArmenia NO NO NOAustralia YES NO NOAustria YES YES NOAzerbaijan N/A N/A N/ABangladesh N/ABelarus YES NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A N/A

Brazil NO N/A N/ABrunei Darussalam YES YES N/ABulgaria YES NO NOCambodiaCanada YES NO NOChile N/A N/A N/AChina YES NO NOColombia N/A N/A N/ACôte d’Ivoire YES NO NOCroatia YES YES NOCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark YES YES NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador N/A N/A N/AEstonia YES NO NOFinland YES YES NOGeorgia YES NO NOGermany YES YES NOGreece YES NO NOHungary NO N/A N/AItaly YES N/A N/AJapan YES NO NOKenya YES YES NOKyrgyzstan YES NO NOLatvia YES NO NOLithuania YES YES NOMadagascar YES YES YESMalaysiaMexico NOMonaco YES NO NOMorocco YES NO NONew Zealand NO N/A N/ANicaragua YES NO NONorway YES NO NOPakistanPhilippines YES YES YES



Renewal

104bis. The surcharge depends on:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

104. The payment of the renewalduring the grace period is subject tothe payment of a surcharge



Poland YES NO NOPortugal YES YES NORepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES NORomania YES YES NORussian Federation NOSaudi Arabia N/A N/A N/ASenegal YES NOSerbia YES YES NOSingapore YES YES NOSlovakia YES NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES NO NOSpain YES NO YESSudanSweden YES NO NOSwitzerland YES NO NOSyrian Arab Republic NO NO NOThailand NO NO NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO NO

Tunisia YES NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/A N/AUnited Kingdom NO YES NOUSA N/A N/A N/AUruguay YES NO NOViet Nam YES YES NOOAPI YES NO NOBOIP YES NO NOEC YES YES NO



Recordal of licenses


105. The recordal of a license requiresthe payment of a fee.

105bis. The fee depends on the number ofindustrial designs covered by the license.

Algeria YESArgentina N/A N/AArmenia YES YESAustralia NOAustria YES YESAzerbaijan YES YESBangladesh N/ABelarus YES NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES NO

Brazil YES NOBrunei Darussalam YES YESBulgaria YES NOCambodiaCanada YES NOChileChina NOColombia YES NOCôte d’Ivoire YES NOCroatia YES NOCzech Republic YES YESDenmark NO NODominican RepublicEcuador YES YESEl Salvador YES NOEstonia YES NOFinland YES NOGeorgia YES NOGermany N/A N/AGreece YES NOHungary YES NOItaly N/A N/AJapan YES NOKenya YES YESKyrgyzstan YES NOLatvia YES NOLithuania YES YESMadagascar YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES YESMonaco N/A N/AMorocco YES NONew Zealand NO N/ANicaragua YES NONorway NOPakistanPhilippines YES YES



Recordal of licenses


105. The recordal of a license requiresthe payment of a fee.

105bis. The fee depends on the number ofindustrial designs covered by the license.

Poland YES NOPortugal YES NORepublic of Korea YES NORepublic of Moldova YES YESRomania YES NORussian Federation YES YESSaudi Arabia YES YESSenegal YES YESSerbia YES YESSingapore YES YESSlovakia YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YESSpain YES YESSudanSweden NO N/ASwitzerland NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YESThailand YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO

Tunisia YES NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YESUnited Kingdom NOUSA YES NOUruguay YES NOViet Nam YES YESOAPI YES NOBOIP YES YESEC YES YES


XI. COMMUNICATION WITH THE OFFICEMeans of Communication

106. The office accepts communications:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

On paper Filed by electronic meansof transmittal, such as fax

Filed by electronic form,for instance, via theInternet

Algeria YESArgentina YES NO NOArmenia YES YES YESAustralia YES YES YESAustria YES YES NOAzerbaijan YES YS NOBangladesh YES NO NOBelarus YES YES YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES NO

Brazil YES NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES YES N/ABulgaria YES YES NOCambodiaCanada YES YES YESChile YES NO NOChina YES NO YESColombia YES NO NOCôte d’Ivoire YES YES YESCroatia YES NO NOCzech Republic YES YES YESDenmark YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuador YES YESEl Salvador YES NO NOEstonia YES YES YESFinland YES YES YESGeorgia YES NO NOGermany YES YES NOGreece YES YES NOHungary YES YES YESItaly YES NO NOJapan YES NO YESKenya YES NO NOKyrgyzstan YES YES YESLatvia YES YES YESLithuania YESMadagascar YES YES YESMalaysiaMexicoMonaco YES NO NOMorocco YES NO NONew Zealand YES YES YESNicaragua YES YES NONorway YES YES YESPakistanPhilippines YES N/A N/A



106. The office accepts communications:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

On paper Filed by electronic meansof transmittal, such as fax

Filed by electronic form,for instance, via theInternet

Poland YES YES NOPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES NORussian Federation YES YES NOSaudi Arabia YES YES NOSenegal YESSerbia YES YES NOSingapore YES YES NOSlovakia YES YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES YES NOSpain YES YES YESSudanSweden YES YES YESSwitzerland YES YES YESSyrian Arab Republic YES N/A N/AThailand YES N/A N/AThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES NO

Tunisia YES NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSA YES YES YESUruguay YES NO NOViet Nam YES NO NOOAPI YES YES NOBOIP YES YES NOEC YES YES YES



107. Applications can be filed:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

On paper On paper accompaniedby reproductions on anelectronic support

By electronic meansof transmittal

In electronicform (e-filing)

Algeria YES YESArgentina YES NO NO NOArmenia YES YES YES YESAustralia YES NO YES NOAustria YES NO YES NOAzerbaijan YES YES YES NOBangladesh YES NO NO NOBelarus YES NO YES NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES NO YES YES

Brazil YES NO NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES YES YES N/ABulgaria YES NO NO NOCambodiaCanada YES NO YES YESChile YES NO NO YESChina YES NO NO YESColombia YES NO NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES NO NOCzech Republic YES NO YES YESDenmark YES YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuador YESEl Salvador YES YES NO NOEstonia YES NO NO YESFinland YES NO NO NOGeorgia YES NO NO NOGermany YES NO YES NOGreece YES NO YES NOHungary YES NO NO YESItaly YES NO NO YESJapan YES N/A NO YESKenya YES NO NO NOKyrgyzstan YES NO NO NOLatvia YES NO NO NOLithuania YESMadagascar YES NO NO NOMalaysiaMexicoMonaco YES NO NO NOMorocco YES NO NO NONew Zealand YES YES YES YESNicaragua YES NO NO NONorway YES YES YES YESPakistanPhilippines YES N/A N/A N/A



107. Applications can be filed:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

On paper On paper accompaniedby reproductions on anelectronic support

By electronic meansof transmittal

In electronicform (e-filing)

Poland YES NO YES NOPortugal YES YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES N/A YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YES NORomania YES YES YES NORussian Federation YES YES YES NOSaudi Arabia YES YES NO NOSenegal YESSerbia YES NO YES NOSingapore YES NO NO YESSlovakia YES NO YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES NO YES NOSpain YES YES NO NOSudanSweden YES YES YES YESSwitzerland YES YES YES NOSyrian Arab Republic YES N/A N/A N/AThailand YES NO N/A N/AThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A YES NO

Tunisia YES NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YES YES NOUnited Kingdom YES NO YES NOUSA YES NO NO YESUruguay YES YES NO NOViet Nam YES YES NO NOOAPI YES YES NO NOBOIP YES NO YES NOEC YES NO YES YES


XI. COMMUNICATION WITH THE OFFICESignature and Authentication

Communications on paper

108. A communication on paper must:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Be signed by theapplicant,holder or otherinterestedperson

Be supplemented withevidence where the Officedoubts the authenticity ofthe signature

Generally becertified

Only be certifiedin special cases,such as thesurrender ofregistration

Algeria YESArgentina YES YES NO NOArmenia YES NO NO N/AAustralia YES NO NO NOAustria YES YES NO NOAzerbaijan YES YES YES YESBangladesh YES YES NO N/ABelarus YES NO NO YESBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES YES NO YES

Brazil YES YES NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES NO NO YESBulgaria YES YES NO YESCambodiaCanada NO N/A NO N/AChile YES YES NO YESChina YES NO YES NOColombia YES YES NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES NO NOCzech Republic YES NO NO NODenmark YES YES NO NODominican RepublicEcuador YES YESEl Salvador YES YES YES YESEstonia YES NO NO NOFinland YES NO NO NOGeorgia YES YES NO YESGermany YES NO NO YESGreece YES NO NO YESHungary YES NO NO NOItaly YES YES YES N/AJapan N/A YES NO N/AKenya YES N/A N/A YESKyrgyzstanLatvia YES NO NO NOLithuania YES NO NO NOMadagascar YES N/A NO N/AMalaysiaMexicoMonaco YES YES NO NOMorocco YES NO NO NONew Zealand YES NO NO NONicaragua YES YES NO NO



Communications on paper

108. A communication on paper must:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Be signed by theapplicant,holder or otherinterestedperson

Be supplemented withevidence where the Officedoubts the authenticity ofthe signature

Generally becertified

Only be certifiedin special cases,such as thesurrender ofregistration

Norway YES YES NO NOPakistanPhilippines YES N/A N/APoland YES YES NO YESPortugal YES YES NO NORepublic of Korea YES YES NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES NO NO NORomania YES NO NO NORussian Federation YES NO NO NOSaudi Arabia YES NO YES YESSenegal YESSerbia YES YES NO N/ASingapore YES YES N/A NOSlovakia YES YES NO NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES NO NO YESSpain YES YES NO NOSudanSweden YES NO NO NOSwitzerland NO NO NO NOSyrian Arab Republic YES YES YES NOThailand YES YES YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO N/A N/A

Tunisia YES NO NO NOTurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NO NO YESUnited Kingdom NO NO NO YESUSA YES YES NO NOUruguay YES YES NO NOViet Nam YES YES YES NOOAPI YES NO NO NOBOIP YES NO NO YESEC YES NO NO NO



Use of electronic means of transmittal


109. Communications filed byelectronic means of transmittal willbe considered signed if a graphicrepresentation of a signatureappears on the communication

110. The original of acommunication filedby electronic means oftransmittal must befiled with the Office

110bis. Applicabletime limit

Algeria NO NOArgentina NO N/AArmenia N/A N/AAustralia YES NOAustria YES NOAzerbaijan YES YES 1 monthBangladesh N/A N/ABelarus YES YES 1 monthBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES N/A

Brazil N/A N/ABrunei Darussalam YES YES 2 monthsBulgaria NO YES 1 monthCambodiaCanada YES NOChile N/A N/AChina NO YES 2 monthsColombia N/A N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia N/A N/ACzech Republic NO YES 5 daysDenmark NO YES 2 monthsDominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador N/A N/AEstonia NO N/AFinland N/A N/AGeorgia N/A N/AGermany YES NOGreece NO YES 10 daysHungary YES YES NOItaly NO NOJapan NO NOKenya N/A N/AKyrgyzstanLatvia NO NOLithuania N/AMadagascar N/A YESMalaysiaMexicoMonaco N/A N/AMorocco N/ANew Zealand NO NONicaraguaNorway YES NO



Use of electronic means of transmittal


109. Communications filed byelectronic means of transmittal willbe considered signed if a graphicrepresentation of a signatureappears on the communication

110. The original of acommunication filedby electronic means oftransmittal must befiled with the Office

110bis. Applicabletime limit

PakistanPhilippines N/APolandPortugal NO YES 1 monthRepublic of Korea NO NORepublic of Moldova YES YES 1 monthRomania YES YES 1 monthRussian Federation YES YES 1 monthSaudi Arabia N/A N/ASenegal NOSerbia YES YES 1 monthSingapore YES YES 14 daysSlovakia YES YES 14 daysSloveniaSouth Africa NO YES 2 weeksSpain YES NOSudanSweden NO YES 2 monthsSwitzerland NO NOSyrian Arab Republic NO N/AThailand N/A N/AThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES

Tunisia N/A N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES YES 1 monthUnited Kingdom N/A N/AUSA YES NOUruguay N/A N/AViet Nam N/A N/AOAPI N/A YESBOIP NO YESEC NO YES 1 month



Communications filed in electronic form

112. An electronically filed application must beaccompanied by a reproduction of the industrialdesign


111. Communications filed inelectronic form may beauthenticated through a systemof electronic authentication In JPEG format Other format

Algeria NO NOArgentina N/A N/AArmenia N/A N/AAustralia N/A N/AAustria N/A N/AAzerbaijan N/A N/ABangladesh N/A N/ABelarus N/A N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A N/A

Brazil N/A N/ABrunei Darussalam N/A N/ABulgaria N/A N/ACambodiaCanada N/A YES .tiffChile N/A NO .docChina YES YESColombia N/A N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia N/A N/ACzech Republic YES NO in any formatDenmark NO N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador N/A N/AEstonia YES YES .doc, .txt, .rtf, .pdfFinland N/A N/AGeorgia N/A N/AGermany N/A N/AGreece N/A N/AHungary YES YESItaly YES YESJapan YES YESKenya N/A N/AKyrgyzstanLatvia YES N/ALithuania NO N/AMadagascar N/A N/AMalaysiaMexicoMonaco N/A N/AMoroccoNew Zealand YES YES .tiff, .doc, .giff, .pdfNicaraguaNorway YES NOPakistan




112. An electronically filed application must beaccompanied by a reproduction of the industrialdesign


111. Communications filed inelectronic form may beauthenticated through a systemof electronic authentication In JPEG format Other format

Philippines N/A N/APoland NO N/APortugal YES YES .pdfRepublic of Korea YES YES .tiffRepublic of Moldova N/A N/ARomania .gifRussian Federation N/A N/ASaudi Arabia N/A N/ASenegalSerbia N/A N/ASingapore NO YESSlovakia N/A N/ASloveniaSouth Africa NO N/ASpain NO NOSudanSweden NO YESSwitzerland N/A N/ASyrian Arab Republic NO N/AThailand N/A N/AThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A

Tunisia N/A N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/A N/AUnited Kingdom N/A N/AUSA YES YES .pdfUruguay N/A N/AViet Nam N/A N/AOAPI NO N/ABOIP NO NOEC NO YES





113. In case of a multiple applicationfiled by electronic means, there is alimit to the total number of designs

113bis. Limit

Algeria NOArgentina N/AArmenia N/AAustralia N/AAustria N/AAzerbaijan N/ABangladesh N/ABelarus N/ABhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

N/A

Brazil N/ABrunei Darussalam N/ABulgaria N/ACambodiaCanada NOChile N/AChinaColombia N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia N/ACzech Republic NODenmark NODominican Republic 20EcuadorEl Salvador N/AEstonia N/AFinland N/AGeorgia N/AGermany N/AGreece N/AHungary YES 50Italy NOJapan NOKenya N/AKyrgyzstanLatvia N/ALithuania N/AMadagascar N/AMalaysiaMexico N/AMonaco N/AMoroccoNew Zealand N/ANicaraguaNorway YES 100PakistanPhilippines N/A





113. In case of a multiple applicationfiled by electronic means, there is alimit to the total number of designs

113bis. Limit

Poland N/APortugal YES 10Republic of Korea YES 20Republic of Moldova N/ARomaniaRussian Federation N/ASaudi Arabia N/ASenegalSerbia N/ASingapore N/ASlovakia N/ASloveniaSouth Africa N/ASpain NOSudanSweden NOSwitzerland N/ASyrian Arab Republic N/AThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A

Tunisia N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine N/AUnited Kingdom N/AUSA NOUruguay N/AViet Nam N/AOAPI N/ABOIP N/AEC YES 99


XI. COMMUNICATION WITH THE OFFICERelief Measures

114. According to the applicable law, one or more of the following relief measuresare available in a case of failure to comply with a time limit before the Office:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Extension of the time limit

concernedContinued processing Reinstatement of

rightsAlgeriaArgentina YES YES N/AArmenia N/A N/A N/AAustralia YES NO YESAustria N/A N/A N/AAzerbaijan YES YES YESBangladesh YES N/A NOBelarus YES NO NOBhutanBosnia andHerzegovina

YES NO N/A

Brazil YES NO NOBrunei Darussalam YES NO NOBulgaria NO NO YESCambodiaCanada YES NO YESChileChina YESColombia YES NO NOCôte d’Ivoire YES YESCroatia YES NO YESCzech Republic YES NO YESDenmark YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuador YES YES YESEl Salvador NO NO NOEstonia YES NO YESFinland YES YES NOGeorgia YES YES YESGermany YES YES YESGreece NO NO NOHungary YES YES YESItaly YES YES YESJapan NO NO N/AKenya YES YES YESKyrgyzstanLatvia YES NO NOLithuania YES NO NOMadagascar YES YES YESMalaysiaMexico YES YES NOMonaco YES YES NOMorocco YES YES NONew Zealand YES NO NONicaragua YES NO NONorway YES YES YESPakistanPhilippines N/A N/A N/A


XI. COMMUNICATION WITH THE OFFICERelief Measures

114. According to the applicable law, one or more of the following relief measuresare available in a case of failure to comply with a time limit before the Office:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Extension of the time limit

concernedContinued processing Reinstatement of

rightsPoland YES YES YESPortugal YES NO YESRepublic of Korea YES YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES N/A YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES N/A YESSaudi Arabia YES YES N/ASenegal YES YES YESSerbia YES YES YESSingapore YES NO YESSlovakia YES YES YESSloveniaSouth Africa YES YESSpain YES NO YESSudanSweden YES YES NO Switzerland NO YES NOSyrian Arab Republic NO NO NOThailand YES YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES NO YES

Tunisia N/A N/A N/ATurkeyTurkmenistanUkraine YES NO NOUnited Kingdom N/A N/A N/AUSA YES YES NOUruguay NO NO NOViet Nam YES NO NOOAPI YES NO YESBOIP YES NO NOEC YES NO YES


XII. RELATION WITH TRADEMARKSSubject Matter Enjoying Co-existing Protection

115. According to the applicable law, the following subject matter may enjoy co-existing protection as a trademark and an industrial design:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A typeface A mere word or sequence of

letters without a particular stylingColors Color per se

Algeria NO NO YES NOArgentina NO YES NO NOArmenia YES NO N/A NOAustralia N/A NO YES NOAustria YES NO NO NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO NO YES NOBhutan NO NO YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NO NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NO NO YES NOCambodia N/A N/A N/A N/ACanada YES NO NO NOChileChinaColombia NO NO NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO NO NOCzech Republic YES NO NO NODenmark YES YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES N/A N/A N/AFinland YES NO NO NOGeorgia NO NO YES NOGermany YES NO YES NOGreeceHungary NO NO YES NOItalyJapan NO NO NO NOKenyaKyrgyzstan YES NO NO NOLatvia NO NO YES NOLithuania YES NO YES YESMadagascarMalaysia NO NO NO NOMexico NO NO NO NOMonacoMorocco YES YES YES YESNew Zealand NO NO NO NONicaraguaNorway YES NO NO NOPakistan NO NO NO NOPhilippines




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A typeface A mere word or sequence of

letters without a particular stylingColors Color per se

PolandPortugal NO NO YES NORepublic of Korea NO NO YES NORepublic of Moldova YES NO YES NORomania YES NO YES NORussian Federation NO NO NO NOSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YES NOSingaporeSlovakia NO NO NO NOSlovenia YES NO NO NOSouth Africa YES NO YES NOSpain YES NO YES NOSudan NO NOSweden YES NO NO NOSwitzerland YES NO NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailand NO NO YES N/AThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A YES N/A

TunisiaTurkey NO YES NO NOTurkmenistan NO NO NO NOUkraine YES NO YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES NO YES NOEC YES NO YES NO




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A graphic symbol, such as a

drawing, picture or logoOrnamentation, such as figurativeelements and patterns

Productpackaging

Algeria YES YES YESArgentina YES YES YESArmenia YES YES YESAustralia NO NO YESAustria YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YES YESBhutan YES YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YES YESCambodia N/A N/A N/ACanada YES YES YESChileChinaColombia NO YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES YESCzech Republic YES NO YESDenmark YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A YES YESFinland YES YES YESGeorgia YES YES YESGermany YES NO YESGreeceHungary YES YES YESItalyJapan NO NO YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YES YES YESLatvia YES YES YESLithuania YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia NO YES YESMexico YES YES YESMonacoMorocco YES YES YESNew Zealand YES YES YESNicaraguaNorway YES YES YESPakistan NO YES YESPhilippines




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A graphic symbol, such as a

drawing, picture or logoOrnamentation, such as figurativeelements and patterns

Productpackaging

PolandPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea NO YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YES YESRomania YES YES YESRussian Federation YES YES YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YES YESSlovenia YES YES YESSouth Africa YES YES YESSpain YES YES YESSudanSweden YES YES YESSwitzerland YES YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailand NO YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES YES

TunisiaTurkey YES YES YESTurkmenistan YES YES YESUkraine NO YES YESUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YES YESEC YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Product shape Get-up and trade

dressA specific textureor material

A graphical userinterface

Algeria YES YES YES NOArgentina YES N/A NO YESArmenia YES N/A N/A N/AAustralia YES NO NO NOAustria YES YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES N/A NO NOBhutan YES NO NO NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NO NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO N/A NOCambodia N/A N/A N/A N/ACanada YES N/A NO NOChileChinaColombia YES NO NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YES YES YESCzech Republic YES YES NO NODenmark YES N/A NO N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YES YES YESFinland YES YES YES NOGeorgia YES YES N/A N/AGermany YES NO NO NOGreeceHungary YES NO NO YESItalyJapan YES N/A NO N/AKenyaKyrgyzstan YES N/A N/A NOLatvia YES YES YES YESLithuania YES YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia YES YES NO NOMexico NO NO NO NOMonacoMorocco YES YES NO N/ANew Zealand YES YES NO YESNicaraguaNorway YES YES NO YESPakistan YES YES YES NOPhilippines




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Product shape Get-up and trade

dressA specific textureor material

A graphical userinterface

PolandPortugal YES YES YES YESRepublic of Korea YES NO NO NORepublic of Moldova YES NO YES YESRomania YES NO NO NORussian Federation YES YES NO NOSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YES YES NOSlovenia YES NO YES N/ASouth Africa YES YES YES YESSpain NO YES NO YESSudan YESSweden YES NO NO YESSwitzerland YES YES NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailand YES NO NO NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A YES N/A

TunisiaTurkey YES NO NO YESTurkmenistan YES YES YES YESUkraine YES NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YES YES YESEC YES YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices An architectural structure An architecture plan as

suchThe interior of a room,shop, vehicle, etc.

Algeria YES NO NOArgentina YES NO YESArmenia NO NO NOAustralia YES NO YESAustria YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO NO YESBhutan NO NO NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES N/A NOCambodia N/A N/A N/ACanada YES NO NOChileChinaColombia NO NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO YESCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark YES N/A N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A N/A YESFinland YES NO NOGeorgia NO NO N/AGermany NO NO NOGreeceHungary YES NO NOItalyJapan NO NO NOKenyaKyrgyzstan NO NO N/ALatvia YES NO NOLithuania YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia NO NO NOMexico NO NO NOMonacoMorocco N/A N/A N/ANew Zealand NO NO NONicaraguaNorway YES NO YESPakistan YES NO NOPhilippines




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices An architectural structure An architecture plan as

suchThe interior of a room,shop, vehicle, etc.

PolandPortugal NO NO YESRepublic of Korea NO NO NORepublic of Moldova YES NO YESRomania NO NO NORussian Federation N/A N/A NOSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES NO YESSingaporeSlovakia NO NO NOSlovenia YES NO NOSouth Africa NO NO NOSpain YES NO NOSudanSweden YES NO NOSwitzerland YES NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailand NO NO NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A N/A

TunisiaTurkey NO NO NOTurkmenistan YES NO NOUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YES YESEC YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The appearance of a product of variable form,

such as a fountain or an inflatable balloonLabels Holograms

Algeria YES NOArgentina YES YES N/AArmenia NO YES NOAustralia NO YES NOAustria YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO YES NOBhutan NO YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NO YES N/ACambodia N/A N/A N/ACanada NO YES NOChileChinaColombia NO YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YES NOCzech Republic NO YES YESDenmark YES YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO YES YESFinland NO YES YESGeorgia YES YES N/AGermany YES YES YESGreeceHungary NO YES YESItalyJapan NO YES NOKenyaKyrgyzstan NO NO NOLatvia YES YES YESLithuania YES YES YESMadagascarMalaysia NO YES NOMexico NO NO NOMonacoMorocco N/A YES YESNew Zealand NO YES NONicaraguaNorway NO YES NOPakistan YES NO NOPhilippines




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices The appearance of a product of variable form,

such as a fountain or an inflatable balloonLabels Holograms

PolandPortugal YES YES YESRepublic of Korea NO NO NORepublic of Moldova NO YES YESRomania NO YES YESRussian Federation N/A YES N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia NO YES NOSlovenia NO YES YESSouth Africa NO YES YESSpain NO YES YESSudanSweden NO YES YESSwitzerlandSyrian Arab Republic NO YES YESThailand NO YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A N/A

TunisiaTurkey NO YESTurkmenistan NO YES YESUkraine NO YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YES YESEC YES YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A cartoon character An animated icon A layout-design of integrated

circularsAlgeria YES NO NOArgentina YES NO YESArmenia YES NO NOAustralia NO NO NOAustria YES YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO NO NOBhutan YES YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO NO NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES N/A N/ACambodia N/A N/A N/ACanada NO N/A NOChileChinaColombia YES NO NOCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO NOCzech Republic YES NO NODenmark YES YES N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES N/A N/AFinland YES NO NOGeorgia YES N/A N/AGermany YES YES NOGreeceHungary YES NO NOItalyJapan NO NO NOKenyaKyrgyzstan NO NO NOLatvia YES YES NOLithuania YES YES NOMadagascarMalaysia YES NO NOMexico YES NO NOMonacoMorocco YES YES NONew Zealand NO NO NONicaraguaNorway YES NO NOPakistan NO NO NOPhilippines




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices A cartoon character An animated icon A layout-design of integrated

circularsPolandPortugal YES YES NORepublic of Korea NO YES NORepublic of Moldova YES NO NORomania YES YES NORussian Federation YES N/A N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES NO NOSlovenia YES NO NOSouth Africa YES YES NOSpain YES YES NOSudan YES YESSweden YES NO YESSwitzerland YES NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailand YES YES NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A N/A

TunisiaTurkey YES NO NOTurkmenistan YES NO NOUkraine YES YES NOUnited Kingdom YES YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YES NOEC YES YES NO



115. According to the applicable law, thefollowing subject matter may enjoy co-existingprotection as a trademark and an industrial design:


Spare parts Other

116. A protected industrialdesign may acquiredistinctiveness in the sense oftrademark law during the periodof industrial design protection

Algeria NO YESArgentina N/A YESArmenia NO YESAustralia YES YESAustria YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NOBhutan YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NO YESCambodia N/A YESCanada N/A YESChileChinaColombia NO YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YESCzech Republic YES N/ADenmark YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YESFinland YES YESGeorgia NO YESGermany NO YESGreeceHungary YES NOItalyJapan NO YESKenyaKyrgyzstan N/A YES

Latvia NO

the difference lies, interalia, in circumstances ofprotection, namely: theabove mentioned subjectmatter can be protected;as a trademark, if it isdistinctive for specificgoods/services;as a industrial design, ifforming appearance of aspecific product

YES

Lithuania YES N/A



115. According to the applicable law, thefollowing subject matter may enjoy co-existingprotection as a trademark and an industrial design:


Spare parts Other

116. A protected industrialdesign may acquiredistinctiveness in the sense oftrademark law during the periodof industrial design protection

MadagascarMalaysia YES YESMexico NO YESMonacoMorocco N/A N/ANew Zealand NO YESNicaraguaNorway NO YESPakistan YES YESPhilippinesPolandPortugal NO YESRepublic of Korea NO YESRepublic of Moldova NO NORomania NORussian Federation N/A YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES NOSlovenia YES NOSouth Africa NO YESSpain NO NOSudan N/ASweden YES YESSwitzerland YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailand NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A NO

TunisiaTurkey NO NOTurkmenistan YES YESUkraine NO YESUnited Kingdom YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YESEC YES YES


XII. RELATION WITH TRADEMARKSSubject Matter Dictated Essentially by Technical or Functional Considerations


117. According to the applicable law, subjectmatter that is dictated essentially by technicalor functional considerations is excluded fromprotection as a trademark

117bis. Such exclusion is limited tothree-dimensional subject matter

Algeria NOArgentina YES NOArmenia YES NOAustralia NOAustria YES NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YESBhutan NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YESCambodia N/ACanada NOChileChinaColombia YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic YES NODenmark YES NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES NOFinland YES NOGeorgia YES N/AGermany YES NOGreeceHungary YES YESItalyJapan YES YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YES N/ALatvia YES YESLithuania YES YESMadagascarMalaysia NOMexico YES NOMonacoMorocco YES NONew Zealand YES N/ANicaraguaNorway YES YESPakistan YES NOPhilippines




117. According to the applicable law, subjectmatter that is dictated essentially by technicalor functional considerations is excluded fromprotection as a trademark

117bis. Such exclusion is limited tothree-dimensional subject matter

PolandPortugal YES NORepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YESRomania NO NORussian Federation YES YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia N/A N/ASingaporeSlovakia YES NOSlovenia YES YESSouth Africa YES NOSpain YES YESSudanSweden YES NOSwitzerland YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailand NOThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES

TunisiaTurkey YES YESTurkmenistan NOUkraine NOUnited Kingdom YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YESEC YES YES




118. According to the applicable law, subject matterthat is dictated essentially by technical or functionalconsiderations is excluded from protection as anindustrial design

118bis. Such exclusion islimited to three-dimensionalsubject matter

Algeria NOArgentina YES NOArmenia YESAustralia NOAustria YES NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NOBhutan YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YESCambodia YES YESCanada NO N/AChileChinaColombia YES YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic YES NODenmark YES N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES NOFinland YES NOGeorgia YES NOGermany YES NOGreece YES YESHungary YES NOItalyJapan YES NOKenyaKyrgyzstan YES N/ALatvia YES NOLithuania YES NOMadagascarMalaysia YES YESMexico YES NOMonacoMorocco YES NONew Zealand YES YESNicaraguaNorway YES NOPakistan YES NOPhilippines




118. According to the applicable law, subject matterthat is dictated essentially by technical or functionalconsiderations is excluded from protection as anindustrial design

118bis. Such exclusion islimited to three-dimensionalsubject matter

PolandPortugal YES NORepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES N/ARomania YES NORussian Federation NOSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YESSlovenia YES YESSouth Africa YES NOSpain YES YESSudan YESSweden YES NOSwitzerland YES YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailand YES YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES YES

TunisiaTurkey YES YESTurkmenistan YES NOUkraine N/AUnited Kingdom YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YES NOBOIP YES NOEC YES YES


XII. RELATION WITH TRADEMARKSEnforcement of Cumulative Rights

119. In case of subject matter enjoying cumulative protection, trademark andindustrial design rights can be invoked in parallel before the courts:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Without having to

satisfy any specificrequirements

Only if the interested party shows adistinct legitimate interest with regard toeach of the two protection regimes

Other

Algeria NO YESArgentina YES NOArmenia YES YESAustralia YES N/AAustria YES NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO YESBhutan NO YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil N/A YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NO YESCambodia N/A N/ACanada N/A NOChileChinaColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic YES NODenmark N/A N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YESFinland NO YESGeorgia YES NOGermany YES NOGreeceHungary YES NOItalyJapan YES NOKenyaKyrgyzstan N/A N/ALatvia NO YESLithuania YESMadagascarMalaysia NO YESMexico YESMonacoMorocco YES NONew ZealandNicaraguaNorway YES NOPakistan NO YES


XII. RELATION WITH TRADEMARKSEnforcement of Cumulative Rights

119. In case of subject matter enjoying cumulative protection, trademark andindustrial design rights can be invoked in parallel before the courts:



Only if the interested party shows adistinct legitimate interest with regard toeach of the two protection regimes

Other

PhilippinesPolandPortugal YES NORepublic of Korea YES N/ARepublic of Moldova NO YESRomania YES NORussian Federation YES N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia NO YESSlovenia YESSouth Africa NO YESSpain NO NOSudanSweden YES NOSwitzerland YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailand NO YESThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES

TunisiaTurkey NO YESTurkmenistan YES NOUkraine N/A N/AUnited Kingdom NO YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES NOEC YES NO


XIII. RELATION WITH COPYRIGHT

120. Subject matter which is protected under industrial design law:Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices

Is protected at the sametime under copyright law(cumulative protection)

Cannot be protected undercopyright law

May be protected undercopyright law undercertain conditions only

Algeria YES NO NOArgentina YES NO NOArmenia NO NO NOAustralia YESAustria NO NO YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NO NOBhutan NO NO YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NO NOCambodia NO YES NOCanada NO NO YESChileChinaColombia N/A N/A YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NO NOCzech Republic NO NO YESDenmark NO NO YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO NO NOFinland NO NO YESGeorgia YES NO NOGermany NO NO YESGreece YES NO NOHungary NO NO YESItalyJapan NO NO YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YESLatvia YES NO NOLithuania YES NOMadagascarMalaysia NO YES YESMexico YES NO YESMonacoMorocco YES NO N/ANew ZealandNicaraguaNorway YES NO YESPakistan NO YES YESPhilippines




Is protected at the sametime under copyright law(cumulative protection)

Cannot be protected undercopyright law

May be protected undercopyright law undercertain conditions only

PolandPortugal YES NO NORepublic of Korea NO NO YESRepublic of Moldova YES NO NORomania YES NO NORussian Federation YES N/A N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES NO NOSingaporeSlovakia YES NO YESSlovenia YESSouth Africa YES NO N/ASpain YESSudan N/A YES YESSweden NO NO YESSwitzerland NO NO YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO N/A

TunisiaTurkey NO NO YESTurkmenistan YES NO NOUkraineUnited Kingdom NO NO YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YESBOIP YES NO YESEC YES N/A YES




May be alternatively protected under copyrightlaw

Other

Algeria NOArgentina YESArmenia NOAustraliaAustria NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NOBhutan YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil N/ABrunei DarussalamBulgaria NOCambodia NOCanada N/AChileChinaColombia N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia NOCzech Republic NODenmark YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YESFinland NOGeorgia NOGermany N/AGreece NOHungary YESItalyJapan NOKenyaKyrgyzstanLatvia N/ALithuaniaMadagascarMalaysia NOMexico YESMonacoMorocco NONew ZealandNicaraguaNorway NOPakistan NOPhilippinesPoland




May be alternatively protected under copyrightlaw

Other

Portugal YESRepublic of Korea N/ARepublic of Moldova NORomania NORussian Federation N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YESSingaporeSlovakia YESSloveniaSouth Africa N/ASpainSudanSweden YESSwitzerland YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES

TunisiaTurkey NOTurkmenistan YESUkraineUnited Kingdom YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YESEC YES



121. Where the subject matter which is protected under industrial design law may beprotected under copyright law under certain conditions only, those conditions are thefollowing:


That the subject matter can beidentified separately from, andexist independently of, thefunctional aspect of the product

That the subjectmatter presents ahigh or markedartistic character

Other

Algeria YES YESArgentina YES YESArmenia NO NOAustralia YESAustria NO YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus N/A N/ABhutan YES YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria N/A N/ACambodia N/A N/ACanada NO NO not mass producedChileChinaColombia YES N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia N/A N/ACzech Republic N/A N/A that the subject matter is uniqueDenmark N/A YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia N/A N/AFinland N/A YESGeorgiaGermany NO YESGreece

Hungary NO NO

that the subject matter satisfiesthe conditions for copyrightprotection under Act LXXVI of1999 on copyright

ItalyJapan NO NOKenyaKyrgyzstan N/A N/ALatvia N/A N/ALithuania N/A N/AMadagascarMalaysia YES YESMexico YES YESMonacoMorocco







Other

New ZealandNicaraguaNorway N/A YESPakistan Section 12 of Copyright

Ordinance, 1962; Provision asto designs registerable under

Act II of 1911.PhilippinesPolandPortugal N/A N/ARepublic of Korea N/A YESRepublic of Moldova N/A N/ARomania N/A N/ARussian FederationSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES NOSlovenia YESSouth Africa N/A N/ASpain YESSudanSweden NO YESSwitzerland NO NO an individual characterSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A

TunisiaTurkey YES YESTurkmenistan YES YESUkraine

United Kingdom NO NO

The relationship betweencopyright and industrial designprotection in the UK is complexand multilayered. Copyrightmay still protect designs for thethree dimensional artistic works,patterns and surfacedecorations. For 3 dimensional“functional” designs, the UK’sown sui generis unregistereddesign right and nationalregistration systems operatealongside that of the EuropeanCommunity







Other

USAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP NO NO

ECdepends on each nationallegislation- no EU harmonizingrules on this point



122. In case of subject matter enjoying co-existing protection, copyright andindustrial design rights can be invoked in parallel before the courts:



Only if the interested party shows adistinct legitimate interest with regardto each of the two protection regimes

Other

Algeria NO YESArgentina NO NOArmenia NO NOAustralia YES N/AAustria YES NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO YESBhutan NO YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil N/A YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NOCambodia N/A N/ACanada N/A NOChileChinaColombia N/A YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic YES NODenmark N/A N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YESFinland N/A YESGeorgia YES NOGermany YES NOGreeceHungary YES NOItalyJapan YESKenyaKyrgyzstan YES YESLatvia NO YESLithuania YESMadagascarMalaysia NO YESMexico YES YESMonacoMorocco YES NONew ZealandNicaraguaNorway YES NOPakistan N/A N/APhilippines



122. In case of subject matter enjoying co-existing protection, copyright andindustrial design rights can be invoked in parallel before the courts:



Only if the interested party shows adistinct legitimate interest with regardto each of the two protection regimes

Other

PolandPortugal YES NORepublic of Korea YES N/ARepublic of Moldova NO YESRomania YES NORussian Federation YES NOSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia N/A N/ASingaporeSlovakia NO YESSloveniaSouth Africa NO YESSpain YES NOSudanSweden YES NOSwitzerland YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A

TunisiaTurkey YESTurkmenistan NO YESUkraineUnited Kingdom NO YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES NO

EC

depends on eachnational legislation-no EU harmonizingrules on this point


XIV. RELATION WITH UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW


Is protection at the same time under unfaircompetition law (cumulative protection)

Cannot be protected under unfaircompetition law

Algeria NO NOArgentina YES N/AArmenia N/A N/AAustralia NO YESAustria NO NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES NOBhutan NO NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil YES NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES NOCambodia NO YESCanada N/A N/AChileChinaColombia N/A N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic NO NODenmark NO NODominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaFinland NO NOGeorgiaGermany NO NOGreece YES NOHungary YES NOItalyJapan YES NOKenyaKyrgyzstanLatvia NO NOLithuania YESMadagascarMalaysia YES NOMexicoMonacoMorocco YESNew Zealand NO NONicaraguaNorway NO NOPakistan N/A N/APhilippinesPoland




Is protection at the same time under unfaircompetition law (cumulative protection)

Cannot be protected under unfaircompetition law

Portugal YES NORepublic of Korea NO NORepublic of Moldova YES NORomania NO NORussian Federation YES N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES NOSingaporeSlovakia YES NOSloveniaSouth Africa YES NOSpain NO NOSudan N/ASweden NO NOSwitzerland NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A N/A

TunisiaTurkey NO NOTurkmenistan N/A N/AUkraineUnited Kingdom N/A N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES NOEC YES N/A




May be protected under unfair competitionlaw under certain conditions only

Other

Algeria YESArgentina N/AArmenia N/AAustralia NOAustria YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NOBhutan YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil N/ABrunei DarussalamBulgaria NOCambodia NOCanada N/AChileChinaColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia NOCzech Republic YESDenmark YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl Salvador

Estoniathere are no concrete provisions norcourt practice regarding current issue

Finland YESGeorgiaGermany YESGreece NOHungary NOItalyJapan YESKenyaKyrgyzstanLatvia YESLithuaniaMadagascarMalaysia YESMexico YESMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand YESNicaraguaNorway YESPakistan N/APhilippines




May be protected under unfair competitionlaw under certain conditions only

Other

PolandPortugal NORepublic of Korea YESRepublic of Moldova NORomania NORussian FederationSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia NOSingaporeSlovakia YESSlovenia YESSouth Africa NOSpain NOSudanSweden YESSwitzerland YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A

TunisiaTurkey YESTurkmenistan N/AUkraineUnited Kingdom N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YESEC YES



124. Where the subject matter which is protected under industrial design law may beprotected under unfair competition law under certain conditions only, thoseconditions are the following:


That there is a distinct act of unfaircompetition, which can be identified separatelyfrom an act of infringement of the industrialdesign

Other

Algeria YESArgentina N/AArmeniaAustralia N/AAustria YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus N/ABhutan YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil N/ABrunei DarussalamBulgaria N/ACambodia N/ACanada N/AChileChinaColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia N/A

Czech Republic N/Athat there is an act of infringementof the industrial design incompetitive behavior

Denmark N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaFinland YESGeorgiaGermany YESGreeceHungary N/AItalyJapan YESKenyaKyrgyzstanLatvia YESLithuania N/AMadagascarMalaysia NOMexico YESMonacoMoroccoNew Zealand YES



124. Where the subject matter which is protected under industrial design law may beprotected under unfair competition law under certain conditions only, thoseconditions are the following:


That there is a distinct act of unfaircompetition, which can be identified separatelyfrom an act of infringement of the industrialdesign

Other

NicaraguaNorway YESPakistan N/APhilippinesPolandPortugal N/ARepublic of Korea N/ARepublic of Moldova N/ARomania NORussian FederationSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia N/ASingaporeSlovakia YESSlovenia YESSouth Africa N/ASpainSudanSweden YESSwitzerland YESSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

N/A

TunisiaTurkey YESTurkmenistan N/AUkraineUnited Kingdom N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP N/A

ECdepends on national unfaircompetition legislation


125. RELATION WITH UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW

125. Action based on unfair competition law and on industrial design law can belodged in parallel before the courts:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Without having to satisfy

any specific requirementsOnly if the interested party shows adistinct legitimate interest with regardto each of the two protection regimes

Other

Algeria NO YESArgentina N/A N/AArmenia N/A N/AAustralia YES N/AAustria YES NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus NO YESBhutan NO YESBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil N/A YESBrunei Darussalam

Bulgaria N/A N/Abefore anotherAdministrativeBody

Cambodia N/A N/ACanada N/A N/AChileChinaColombia YESCôte d’IvoireCroatia YES NOCzech Republic YES NODenmark YES N/ADominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstoniaFinland NO YESGeorgiaGermany YES NOGreeceHungary YES NOItalyJapan YES NOKenyaKyrgyzstanLatvia NO YESLithuania YESMadagascarMalaysia NO YESMexico YESMonacoMorocco YESNew Zealand YESNicaraguaNorway YES NO


125. RELATION WITH UNFAIR COMPETITION LAW

125. Action based on unfair competition law and on industrial design law can belodged in parallel before the courts:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Without having to satisfy

any specific requirementsOnly if the interested party shows adistinct legitimate interest with regardto each of the two protection regimes

Other

Pakistan N/A N/APhilippinesPolandPortugal YES NORepublic of Korea YES NORepublic of Moldova NO YESRomania YES NORussian Federation YES NOSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia N/A YESSingaporeSlovakia NO YESSlovenia YESSouth Africa NO YESSpain YES NOSudan N/A N/ASweden YES NOSwitzerland YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

YES N/A

TunisiaTurkey YES NOTurkmenistan N/A N/AUkraineUnited Kingdom N/A N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES NO

EC

depends onnational unfaircompetitionlegislation


XV. SYSTEM UNDER WHICH REPLIES TO QUESTIONNAIRE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED


126. The replies to the present questionnaire have been provided under the followinglegislation:

Algeria Legislation on trademarks, industrial designs and copyrightArgentina Legislation on industrial designsArmenia Law on Patents and Industrial Designs of the Republic of Armenia and related

regulations on itAustralia Designs Act 2003Austria Registered and Unregistered Design LegislationAzerbaijanBangladesh

BelarusCivil Code; Law in Invention, Utility Models and Industrial Designs; Law onTrademarks and Service Marks; Law on Copyright and Related Rights; Law onopposition to Monopolistic Activities and Competition Development

Bhutan Industrial Property Act, 2001 of Kingdom of BhutanBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil Brazilian Industrial Property Law No. 9279/96Brunei DarussalamBulgaria Law on Industrial Design, Law on Marks and Geographical IndicationsCambodia Law on Patents, Utility Model Certificates and Industrial DesignsCanada Industrial Design Act, Industrial Design RegulationChileChinaColombia Decision 486 of the Andean Community Common Regime of Industrial PropertyCôte d’Ivoire

Croatia

Law on Industrial Designs (“Narodne novine” – the Official Gazette of the Republicof Croatia, number 173/2003 and 76/2007);Regulation on Industrial Designs (“Narodne novine” – the Official Gazette of theRepublic of Croatia, number 72/2004 and 117/2007);Law on Trademark (“Narodne novine” – the Official Gazette of the Republic ofCroatia, number 173/2003 and 76/2007);Law on Copyright and Related Rights (“Narodne novine” – the Official Gazette ofthe Republic of Croatia, number 167/2003 and 79/2007);Law on Trade (“Narodne novine” – the Official Gazette of the Republic of Croatia,number 49/2003

Czech RepublicAct No. 207/2000 on the Protection of Industrial Designs and the Amendment to Act№ 527/1990 of Coll., on Inventions, Industrial Designs and RationalizationProposals, as amended

Denmark Danish Design ActDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia Industrial Design Protection ActFinland The Finnish Designs, Trademark, Copyright and Unfair Competition ActsGeorgia Patent Act, Trademarks Act, Copyright ActGermany Industrial Design Law, Trademark Law, Copyright Law, Law against unfair

competitionGreece Greek Design LawHungary Act XLVIII of 2001 on the legal protection of designs,

Act XI of 1997 on the protection of trademarks and geographical indications,Act LXXVI of 1999 on copyright,Act LVII of 1996 on the prohibition of unfair and restrictive market practices

Italy





Japan Design Act, Trademark Act, Copyright Act, Unfair Competition Prevention LawKenyaKyrgyzstan

LatviaDesign Law, Law on Trademarks and Indications of Geographical Origin, CopyrightLaw, Competition Law

Lithuania Design Law of the Republic of LithuaniaMadagascarMalaysia Malaysian Industrial designs Act 1996 and Industrial Designs Regulation 1999Mexico Federal Law on Copyright published in the Official Newspaper of the Federation on

December 24, 1996, Law of the Industrial Property published in the OfficialNewspaper of the Federation on June 27, 1991

Monaco

MoroccoLaw 17/97 (as modified and supplemented by law 31/05) relating to the protection ofthe Industrial Property in Morocco

New Zealand Designs Act 1953NicaraguaNorway Act relating to design protection of 14 March 2003, No. 15 (Designs Act)Pakistan Registered designs Ordinance 2000; Copyright Ordinance , 1962 (amended in 2002);

and Trade Marks Ordinance 2001PhilippinesPolandPortugal Industrial Property LawRepublic of Korea Design Protection Act

Republic of MoldovaLaw on the Protection of Industrial Designs No. 161-XVI of July 12, 2007 (Entryinto force: December 1, 2007)

Romania

Design Law no.129/1992, republished in the meaning of the Law No. 280/2007 foramending and completing of the Law No.129/1992, Copyright Law No. 8/1996, withthe subsequence modifications, Law No. 84/1998 on Marks and Geographicalindications, Law No. 11/1991 on the repression of unfair competition, with thesubsequence modifications

Russian Federation Part IV of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Chapter 72 “Patent Law”), inforce from 01.01.2008

Saudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia The Law on Legal Protection of DesignSingaporeSlovakia Act No. 444/2002 Coll. on Designs, Act No. 530/2003 Coll. - Commercial Code,

Act No. 618/2003 Coll. on Copyright, Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 onCommunity Designs

Slovenia Slovenian Industrial Property ActSouth Africa Design Act 195 of 1993; Copyright Act 98 of 1978; Trade Marks Act 194 of 1993Spain Industrial Design Protection LegislationSudanSwedenSwitzerland Federal Law for the Protection of the Industrial DesignSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

Law of Industrial property protection of the Republic of Macedonia and Regulationon Industrial Design

TunisiaTurkey The Decree-Law No 554 Pertaining to the Protection of Industrial Designs





TurkmenistanUkraine Laws of Ukraine “On Protection of Rights to Industrial Designs”, “On the Protection

of Rights to Marks for Goods and Services”, “On Copyright and Related Rights”United Kingdom 1949 Registered Design Act as amendedUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP Benelux ConventionEC Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community Designs



127. According to the applicable law, protection for industrial designs is providedalso under:

Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Design patent legislation Registered industrial

design legislationUnregistered industrialdesign legislation

Algeria NO YES NOArgentinaArmenia YES N/A N/AAustralia NO YES NOAustria NO NO NOAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES N/A N/ABhutan YES YES NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO YES NOBrunei DarussalamBulgaria NO NO NOCambodia NO NO NOCanada NO YES N/ChileChinaColombia N/A YES N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia NO YES NOCzech Republic NO YES YESDenmark NO YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia NO YES YESFinland NO YES YESGeorgia YES NO NOGermany N/A YES NOGreece NO YESHungary NO YES N/AItalyJapanKenyaKyrgyzstan YESLatvia NO YES NOLithuania YESMadagascarMalaysia NO YES NOMexicoMonacoMorocco NO YES NONew Zealand NO N/A NONicaraguaNorway N/A YES NOPakistan YESPhilippinesPoland




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Design patent legislation Registered industrial

design legislationUnregistered industrialdesign legislation

Portugal NO YES NORepublic of Korea NO YES NORepublic of Moldova NO YES YESRomania NO YES YESRussian Federation YES N/A N/ASaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia NO YES N/ASingaporeSlovakia NO YES YESSlovenia N/A N/A N/ASouth Africa NO YES NOSpain YES YESSudan YESSweden N/A YES YESSwitzerland NO YES NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO YES NO

TunisiaTurkey NO YES NOTurkmenistanUkraine NO NO NOUnited Kingdom NO YES YESUSAUruguayViet NamOAPI YESBOIP NO YES NOEC YES YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Copyright legislation Protection against unfair

competition legislationOther

Algeria YES YESArgentinaArmenia N/A N/AAustralia NO NOAustria YES YESAzerbaijanBangladeshBelarus YES YESBhutan NO NOBosnia andHerzegovinaBrazil NO YESBrunei DarussalamBulgaria YES YESCambodia NO NOCanada NO N/AChileChinaColombia N/A N/ACôte d’IvoireCroatia YES YESCzech RepublicDenmark YES YESDominican RepublicEcuadorEl SalvadorEstonia YES YESFinland NO NOGeorgia YES N/AGermany YES YES trademark legislationGreece YES YESHungary YES YESItalyJapanKenyaKyrgyzstan

Latvia YES YESregistered and unregistereddesigns are protected alsounder EU legislation

Lithuania YES YESMadagascarMalaysia YES NOMexico YES Industrial Property LawMonacoMorocco YES N/ANew Zealand YES YESNicaraguaNorway YES YESPakistan YES




Respondingcountries/Regional IPoffices Copyright legislation Protection against unfair

competition legislationOther

PhilippinesPolandPortugal NO YESRepublic of Korea YES YESRepublic of Moldova YES YESRomania NO NORussian Federation YESSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbia YES YESSingaporeSlovakia YES YESSlovenia N/A N/ASouth Africa YES N/A Common LawSpain YES YESSudanSweden YESSwitzerland NO NOSyrian Arab RepublicThailandThe former YugoslavRepublic ofMacedonia

NO NO

TunisiaTurkey YES YESTurkmenistan Patent Law of TurkmenistanUkraine YES YESUnited Kingdom YES N/AUSAUruguayViet NamOAPIBOIP YES YESEC YES YES

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