On February 13, 2023, Brazil filed before WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) the Instrument of Adherence to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement for the international protection of Industrial Designs.

The adherance to this Act will allow the onwer of Industrial Designs to seek their protection in 96 countries, through one filing. This will reduce costs and bureaucracy related to such protection.

This system can be compared to the Madrid Protocol system for trademarks, since the procedure to protect the Industrial Design in other countries throguh Hauge system is very similar to the one to protect trademarks internationally, through Madrid Protocol: the owner of an application or registration can designate it to other countries, at once, through WIPO.

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office will start receiving international applications for Industrial Designs, through Hauge system, on August 1st, 2023. 

The expetation is that the adherence to this system will increase considerably the filings of Industrial Designs in Brazil.

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Author: Carollina Marfara, and Cesar Peduti Filho at Peduti Advogados.

Source: Brasil adere ao Sistema de Haia para a proteção internacional de Desenhos Industriais

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