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Designs Gazetteer |
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This information is not guaranteed. |
This page was updated on Thursday, 7 May 2009. |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
Part 1 - National Entities |
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AF |
No design laws |
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AL |
Industrial Design |
A, G |
15 yrs |
☑ |
unknown |
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DZ |
Design Registration |
L, G |
10 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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AD |
No design laws |
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AO |
Industrial Model; Industrial Design |
A |
No set term |
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single design registration only |
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AG |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Antigua and Barbuda. |
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AR |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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AM |
Industrial Design Patent |
L |
15 yrs |
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single design only (unity of industrial design) |
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AW |
No design laws |
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AU |
Design Registration |
A |
10 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in a single class |
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AT |
Design Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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AZ |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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BS |
Registered Design |
A |
15 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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BH |
Registration of Foreign Design |
F |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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BD |
Registered Design |
L |
15 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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BB |
Industrial Design |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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BY |
Design Patent |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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BE |
see BX |
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BZ |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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BJ |
see OA |
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BT |
No design laws |
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BO |
Design Registration |
A |
10 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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BA |
Industrial Design |
? |
10 yrs |
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unknown |
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BW |
Re-Registered GB or ZA Design |
L, see GB, ZA |
see GB, ZA |
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see GB, ZA |
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BR |
Design Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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BN |
see GB |
L, B |
see GB |
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see GB |
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BG |
Industrial Design |
L |
10 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable |
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BF |
see OA |
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BI |
Design Registration |
L |
1, 3, 5 yrs; indefinite |
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unknown |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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KH |
No design laws |
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CM |
see OA |
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CA |
Industrial Design Registration |
R, G |
10 yrs |
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single article, set or variants |
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CV |
No design laws |
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CF |
see OA |
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TD |
see OA |
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CL |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
10 yrs |
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unknown |
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CN |
Design Patent |
A |
10 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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CO |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
8 yrs |
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unknown |
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KM |
No design laws |
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CG |
see OA |
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CD |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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CR |
Industrial Design Registration |
L |
10 yrs |
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multiple designs registration |
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CI |
see OA |
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HR |
Industrial Design Registration |
? |
25 yrs |
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unknown |
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CU |
Design Patent |
A |
10 yrs |
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unknown |
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CY |
Design Registration |
L |
25 yrs |
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see GB |
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CZ |
Design Patent |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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DK |
Design Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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DJ |
No design laws |
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DM |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Dominica. |
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DO |
No design laws |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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TL |
No design laws |
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EC |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
10 yrs |
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single designs only |
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EG |
Industrial Design Registration |
not defined |
15 yrs |
☑ |
unknown |
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SV |
Industrial Design Registration |
L |
10 yrs |
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unknown |
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GQ |
see OA |
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ER |
No design laws |
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EE |
Industrial Design Registration |
? |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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ET |
No design laws |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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FJ |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Fiji. |
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FI |
Design Registration |
R (EU) |
25 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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FR |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable in the same class |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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GA |
see OA |
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GM |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Gambia. |
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GE |
Industrial Design Registration |
not defined |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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DE |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable in one class |
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GH |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Ghana. |
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GR |
Design Registration |
A, G |
25 yrs |
☑ |
unknown |
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GD |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Grenada. |
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GT |
Industrial Design Registration |
A, g |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in one class |
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GN |
see OA |
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GW |
see OA |
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GY |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Guyana. |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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HT |
No design laws |
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HN |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15yrs |
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unknown |
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HU |
Design Registration |
L (EU) |
25 yrs |
☑ |
unknown |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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IS |
No design laws |
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IN |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in one class, or as sets. |
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ID |
Design Registration |
A, G |
10 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable in one class |
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IR |
No design laws |
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IQ |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
7 yrs |
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unknown |
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IE |
(Industrial) Design Registration |
A, G |
25 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in one class |
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IL |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
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"composite" designs are registrable |
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IT |
Registration of Design or Model |
A, G |
25 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable in one class |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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JM |
(Industrial) Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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single design only |
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JP |
Design Registration |
A |
20 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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JO |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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KZ |
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A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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KE |
Industrial Design Registration |
not defined |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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KI |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Kiribati. |
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KP |
Industrial Design Registration |
L |
5 yrs |
☑ |
unknown |
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KR |
Design Patent |
R, G |
8 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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KW |
Registration of Industrial Design or Model |
not defined |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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KG |
Industrial Design Patent |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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LA |
Industrial Design Certificate |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs in the same class are registrable |
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LV |
Industrial Design Registration |
? |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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LB |
Design Registration |
A |
50 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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LS |
Design Registration |
R, G |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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LR |
No design laws |
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LY |
Industrial Design or Model Registration |
not defined |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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LI |
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L (EU) |
25 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable |
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LT |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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LU |
see BX |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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MK |
Design Registrations; Models |
L, G |
25 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable |
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MG |
No design laws |
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MW |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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MY |
Industrial Design Registration |
L, G |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in the same class or as sets |
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MV |
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? |
unknown |
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unknown |
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ML |
see OA |
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MT |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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MH |
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? |
unknown |
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unknown |
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MR |
see OA |
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MU |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Mauritius. |
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MX |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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FM |
No design laws |
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MD |
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? |
15 yrs |
☑ |
unknown |
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MC |
Design Registration |
A |
50 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable |
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MN |
Design Patent |
R |
10 yrs |
☑ |
unknown |
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ME |
No design laws |
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MA |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable |
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MZ |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
7 yrs |
☑ |
unknown |
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MM |
No design laws |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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NA |
Design Registration |
R |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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NR |
No design laws |
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NP |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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NL |
see BX |
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NZ |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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NI |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in the same class |
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NE |
see OA |
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NG |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in the same class |
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NO |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in the same class |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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OM |
Design Registration |
A |
20 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as a unit |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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PK |
Design Registration |
A |
30 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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PW |
No design laws |
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PA |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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PG |
Industrial Design Registration |
A, G |
15 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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PY |
Registered Design or Model |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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PE |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
10 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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PH |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs of the same concept and in the same class are registrable |
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PL |
Design Registration |
A |
10 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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PT |
Industrial Design or Model Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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QA |
No design laws |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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RO |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable |
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RU |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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RW |
Industrial Design Registration |
? |
10 yrs |
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multiple designs appear to be registrable |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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KN |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Saint Kitts and Nevis. |
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LC |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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VC |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. |
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WS |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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SM |
Italian design registrations extend automatically to San Marino. |
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ST |
No design laws |
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SA |
No design laws |
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SN |
see OA |
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RS |
Design or Model Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable |
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SC |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Seychelles. |
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SL |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Sierra Leone. |
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SG |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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SK |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in the same class |
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SI |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable in the same class |
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SB |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Solomon Islands. |
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SO |
No design laws |
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ZA |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in the same class |
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ES |
Design Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable in the same class |
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LK |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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SD |
No design laws |
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SR |
No design laws |
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SZ |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Swaziland. |
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SE |
Design Registration |
L (EEA) |
25 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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CH |
Design Registration |
L |
25 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable in the same class |
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SY |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs of the same kind registrable |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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TW |
Design Patent |
A |
12 yrs |
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single design registration only |
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TJ |
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? |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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TZ |
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S |
See separate states |
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unknown |
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TH |
Design Patent |
R |
10 yrs |
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must relate to a design for use with only one kind of product |
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TG |
see OA |
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TO |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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single design registration only, but may be used for more than one product |
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TT |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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TN |
Design Registration |
none |
15 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable |
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TR |
Design Registration |
A |
25 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable in the same sub-class or as sets |
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TM |
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? |
20 yrs |
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unknown |
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TV |
United Kingdom design registrations may be re-registered in Tuvalu. |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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UG |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Uganda. |
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UA |
Industrial Design Patent |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs and variants thereof registrable as sets |
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AE |
Industrial Design or Model Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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GB |
Design Registration |
L (EEA) |
25 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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US |
Design Patent |
R |
14yrs |
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multiple designs registrable |
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UY |
Industrial Design and Model Patent |
A, G |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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UZ |
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15 yrs |
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unknown |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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VU |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Vanuatu. |
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VA |
No design laws |
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VE |
Design Registration |
A |
10 yrs |
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unknown |
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VN |
Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets or different embodiments of one design |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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YE |
Industrial Design Registration |
A |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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YU |
See Serbia |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
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ZR |
See Congo, Democratic Republic |
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ZM |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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ZW |
Design Registration |
R |
15 yrs |
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multiple designs registrable as sets |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
Part 2 - Super-National Entities |
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AP |
Industrial Design Registration |
L |
See states |
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See states |
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BX |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
☑ |
multiple designs registrable |
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OA |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
☑ |
unknown |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
Part 3 - Sub-National Entities |
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AI |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Anguilla. |
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BM |
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L, B |
see GB |
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see GB |
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KY |
No design laws |
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FK |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Falkland Islands. |
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GI |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Gibraltar. |
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-- |
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L, b |
see GB |
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see GB |
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HK |
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unknown |
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unknown |
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-- |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Isle of Man. |
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JE |
United Kingdom design registrations may be re-registered in Jersey. |
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MO |
Industrial Designs and Models |
A |
25 yrs |
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MS |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Montserrat. |
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-- |
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unknown |
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unknown |
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-- |
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unknown |
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unknown |
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AN |
No design laws |
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SH |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Saint Helena and her dependancies. |
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GS |
No design laws |
|
-- |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Tanganyika. |
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TC |
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unknown |
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unknown |
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WF |
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unknown |
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unknown |
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-- |
United Kingdom design registrations extend automatically to Zanzibar. |
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Name of Country or Region |
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Kind |
Design Novelty |
Maximum Duration |
Hague Union |
Sets or multiple registrations |
Part 4 - Disputed Territories |
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WB |
Design Registration |
L |
15 yrs |
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unknown |
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KS |
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unknown |
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WB |
Design registrations may be based on Jordanian law. |
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EH |
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unknown |
Part 5 - Updates |
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6 May 1998 |
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Sunday, 1 January 1995 |