E H/LD/WG/4/4 ORIGINAL: English DATE: April 16, 2014 Working Group on the Legal Development of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs Fourth Session Geneva, June 16 to 18, 2014 REVISED PROPOSAL FOR A STANDARD DOCUMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ARTICLE 16(2) OF THE 1999 ACT OF THE HAGUE AGREEMENT AND ITS POSSIBLE SUBMISSION THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU Document prepared by the International Bureau I. INTRODUCTION The third session of the Working Group on the Legal Development of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to Working as “the the 28 to 30, 2013, discussed the Group” and “Hague system”), which met from October contents of a draft standard document for a certificate of transfer of the international registration(s) of industrial design(s) in respect of the designated Contracting Party(ies) having made a declaration under Article 16(2) of the Geneva (1999) Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to as “the 1999 and Hague and the possible means of submitting it to the Offices Act” “the Agreement”) concerned and ensuring its entry into effect in each Contracting Party. At the end of the discussion, the Working Group further invited the International Bureau to review the contents of the proposed standard document, taking into account comments made by the Working Group. In revising the document, the International Bureau further consulted the Offices of current and prospective Contracting Parties which had made a declaration under Article 16(2) of the 1999 Act or which intended to do so and endeavored to take these comments into account without departing from the original concept of a standard document that would, in itself, be sufficient before the Offices of all Contracting Parties concerned. In addition, the Working Group favorably considered the possibility of submitting the document through the International Bureau to the Offices requiring such a document and requested the International Bureau to explore this possibility further. Finally, the International Bureau was requested to make a proposal on a text that would ensure that the document would be acceptable in support of a change in ownership resulting from a transfer by contract for the purposes of any declaration made under Article 16(2) of the
E H/LD/WG/4/4 ORIGINAL: English DATE: April 16, 2014 Working Group on the Legal Development of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs Fourth Session Geneva, June 16 to 18, 2014 REVISED PROPOSAL FOR A STANDARD DOCUMENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ARTICLE 16(2) OF THE 1999 ACT OF THE HAGUE AGREEMENT AND ITS POSSIBLE SUBMISSION THROUGH THE INTERMEDIARY OF THE INTERNATIONAL BUREAU Document prepared by the International Bureau I. INTRODUCTION The third session of the Working Group on the Legal Development of the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to as “the Working Group” and the “Hague system”), which met from October 28 to 30, 2013, discussed the contents of a draft standard document for a certificate of transfer of the international registration(s) of industrial design(s) in respect of the designated Contracting Party(ies) having made a declaration under Article 16(2) of the Geneva (1999) Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to as “the 1999 Act” and “the Hague Agreement”) and the possible means of submitting it to the Offices concerned and ensuring its entry into effect in each Contracting Party. At the end of the discussion, the Working Group further invited the International Bureau to review the contents of the proposed standard document, taking into account comments made by the Working Group. In revising the document, the International Bureau further consulted the Offices of current and prospective Contracting Parties which had made a declaration under Article 16(2) of the 1999 Act or which intended to do so and endeavored to take these comments into account without departing from the original concept of a standard document that would, in itself, be sufficient before the Offices of all Contracting Parties concerned. In addition, the Working Group favorably considered the possibility of submitting the document through the International Bureau to the Offices requiring such a document and requested the International Bureau to explore this possibility further. Finally, the International Bureau was requested to make a proposal on a text that would ensure that the document would be acceptable in support of a change in ownership resulting from a transfer by contract for the purposes of any declaration made under Article 16(2) of the