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<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE></TITLE> <META NAME="Author" CONTENT=""> <META NAME="GENERATOR" CONTENT="Mozilla/3.0Gold (Win95; I) [Netscape]"> </HEAD> <BODY> <P><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=+2>SPECIAL INTEREST WEB SITES ON INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROTECTION</FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#FF0000"><FONT SIZE=+1>TABLE OF CONTENTS</FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>AIPLA INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS COMMITTEE</FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>PTO PUBLICATION ON DESIGN PATENT APPLICATION PREPARATION</FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>HAGUE AGREEMENT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DEPOSIT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS</FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>HUNGARIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROTECTION</FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>FUN DATA FROM THE AUSTRALIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE (AIPO)</FONT></FONT></P> <P><B>WIPO INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIBRARY</B></P> <P><B>U. S. PTO WEB SITE ADDS PAGE WITH ANSWERS TO FREQUENCY ASKED QUESTIONS ON DESIGN PATENTS</B></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+2>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</FONT></FONT></P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>AIPLA INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS COMMITTEE</FONT></FONT></P> <P>The Industrial Designs Committee of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) has a very active program . The most current report on the committee's activities is found on the <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="http://www.aipla.org/rpts/indudesi.html">AIPLA</A> </FONT>web site. Committee reports are found in AIPLA Bulletins. The most recent committee report found on the current web site includes a review of the annual meeting, the National Conference on Industrial Design Protection, and a meeting of attorneys held with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) Design Group examiners. This committee is planning to have a bi-annual conference on current developments, the next one probably occurring in October 1998 just before the annual meeting in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. </P> <P>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>PTO PUBLICATION ON DESIGN PATENT APPLICATION PREPARATION</FONT></FONT></P> <P>The PTO has place on its web site a copy of its recent publication: A <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/design">Guide</A> </FONT>to Filing A Design Patent Application. It is a very important source of information on how to prepare and prosecute a design patent application.</P> <P>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>HAGUE AGREEMENT FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DEPOSIT OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS</FONT></FONT></P> <P>The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) web site has a <A HREF="http://www.wipo.org/eng/general/ipip/hague.htm"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">summary</FONT> </A>of the history and operation of the<FONT COLOR="#0000FF"> </FONT><FONT COLOR="#400040">Hague Agreement </FONT>on the International Deposit of Industrial Designs [insert link to WIPO HA home page, http://www.wipo.int/eng/general/ipip/hague.htm ]. This treaty provides a centralized filing system for member countries, administered by WIPO. An <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="WS2HA1.htm">update</A> </FONT>on the <FONT COLOR="#400040">revision of this treaty</FONT>, to expand its membership is on this web site, Hague Agreement revision.</P> <P>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>HUNGARIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROTECTION. </FONT></FONT></P> <P>The <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="http://www.hpo.hu/English/eipari.html">Hungarian Patent Office </A></FONT>web site has a summary of the legislation for protecting industrial designs. The legislation described is the Decree-Law No. 28 of 1978 on the Protection of Industrial Designs.</P> <P>---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P> <P><FONT COLOR="#000000"><FONT SIZE=+1>FUN DATA FROM THE AUSTRALIAN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE (AIPO)</FONT></FONT></P> <P>This web page has a web site which includes several <FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="http://www.aipo.gov.au/fun/fun.htm">Australian Registered Designs</A></FONT>, with excellent pictures of the design and a copy of the design registration.</P> <P>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P> <P><B>WIPO Intellectual Property Library. </B>A very useful intellectual property (IP) library is at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the <A HREF="http://www.wipo.int">WIPO web site</A> under the heading "Library" has several important data bases. One resource has all treaties administered by WIPO. Another database has a list articles in key IP periodicals, updated weekly. The library will provide research assistance.</P> <P>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P> <P><B>U. S. PTO Web Site Adds Page with Answers to Frequently Asked Questions on Design Patent Applications. </B>The U.S. PTO has added to its web site a page providing answers to <A HREF="http://wwwuspto.gov/web/offices/pac/design/desfaq.html">frequently asked questions</A> (FAQ) [link to the PTO page with FAQ] concerning design patent protection. This resource includes access to U. S. PTO design patent application related forms that can be printed out. </P> <P>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</P> <P><FONT SIZE=+1>Suggestions are welcomed on other web sites of special interest to industrial design protection. Please send you ideas to the web site manager at E-mail address: [email protected] --.</FONT></P> <P><FONT SIZE=+1>© COPYRIGHT 1997, 1998, 1999, W. T. Fryer, III, All rights reserved (See <A HREF="ws2tc1.htm"><FONT COLOR="#0000FF">CONDITIONS</FONT> </A>on use of web site for exceptions). </FONT></P> <P>This page was last updated on January 3, 1999.</P> <P><FONT COLOR="#0000FF"><A HREF="index.html">HOME PAGE</A></FONT></P> </BODY> </HTML>