### Question
How is the term international registration defined?


### Answer
The term **international registration** is defined in *35 U.S.C. § 381* as the following:

> the international registration of an industrial design filed under the treaty

#### Citation:
  - *35 U.S.C. § 381*
  - Heading: **PART V-THE HAGUE AGREEMENT CONCERNING INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS > CHAPTER 38-INTERNATIONAL DESIGN APPLICATIONS**

