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Good news for entrepreneurs who want to protect and market their products with a distinctive design abroad.

With the entry into force of the Hague Agreement this Tuesday, August 1, 2023, the system that allows the registration of up to 100 industrial designs in up to 96 countries (including Brazil itself) is already operating in Brazil through a single international application. In this way, reducing costs and simplifying procedures for national companies will be possible.

Approved by the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate in 2022, Brazilian adherence to the Hague System was formalized this year with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), allowing its entry into force in August.

Operated by WIPO, which will receive international applications for industrial design, the Hague System will also contribute to attracting foreign investment in the country, as it will facilitate the protection of industrial designs by non-residents of the national territory.

Upon filing, applications will be forwarded by WIPO for review to the national IP authority in each country. In the case of Brazil, the Brazilian Patent Office (BPTO) will be responsible.

To provide for the registration of industrial designs within the scope of the Hague Agreement, the BPTO published Ordinance INPI/PR No. 25 of July 3, 2023, which can be accessed on the Industrial Design Legislation page on the Institute’s portal.

To subsidize the regulation, the Institute conducted a public consultation between April and May of this year, whose responses are also available on the portal.

What is an industrial design registration?

The registration of industrial design protects the ornamental aspects of an object that can be reproduced industrially – both its three-dimensional form and two-dimensional aspects, such as applied prints and patterns.

Interested parties can request this registration if they have created, for example, the new plastic form of a watch, toy, vehicle, packaging, footwear, or even a fabric print’s line and color pattern.

Source: BPTO