Title page
Contents
Acknowledgements 3
Highlights 5
A brief presentatio nof the Hague System 8
Section A. Use of the Hague System 11
A.1 - Hague international applications 11
A.2 - Hague international applications by origin 15
A.3 - Geographical coverage of Hague international applications 19
A.4 - Hague international registrations 24
A.5 - International registrations by class 26
A.6 - Refusals of international registrations 28
A.7 - Renewals of international registrations 30
A.8 - Hague international registrations in force 33
Section B. Administrative procedures and fees 36
B.1 - Hague international applications and registrations 36
B.2 - Fees collected 37
Section C. Developments in the Hague System 40
C.1 - Recent developments in membership of the Hague System 40
C.2 - Legal framework 40
Acronyms 46
Glossary 47
Hague members 50
Additional resources 51
Table A.3.1/Table A.3.6. Designs contained in applications for the top 15 origins and the top 10 Hague members, 2015 22
Table A.4.1/Table A.4.3. International registrations and registration design counts for the top 15 origins 25
Table A.5.1. International registrations by class 26
Table A.5.2. International registrations by class and origin, 2015 27
Table A.5.3. International registrations by class and designated Hague member, 2015 28
Table A.6.1/Table A.6.3. Refusals of international registrations by class 30
Table A.7.1/Table A.7.5. Top designated Hague members in renewals of registrations 33
Table B.2.1/Table B.2.2. Fees distributed to Hague members by the International Bureau 38
Figure A.1.1. International applications 12
Figure A.1.2. Designs contained in international applications 12
Figure A.1.3. Average number of designs per international application 12
Figure A.1.4. Top Hague applicants based on number of designs, 2015 13
Figure A.1.5. Trends in top 10 Hague applicants-number of designs contained in applications 13
Figure A.1.6. Average number of designs per application for the top 10 applicants 14
Figure A.1.7. Trends in non-resident application design counts by filing route (direct and Hague) 15
Figure A.1.8. Non-resident application design counts by filing route for selected Hague members, 2014 15
Figure A.2.1. Designs contained in Hague international applications by origin, 2015 16
Figure A.2.2. International applications for the top 15 origins, 2015 16
Figure A.2.3. Designs contained in international applications for the top 15 origins, 2015 17
Figure A.2.4. Average number of designs per international application for the top 15 origins 17
Figure A.2.5. Distribution of designs per application for the top six origins, 2015 18
Figure A.3.1. Designations in international applications and designs in designations 19
Figure A.3.2. Hague international applications by designated Hague members, 2015 20
Figure A.3.3. Number of designations in international applications for the top 20 designated Hague members, 2015 20
Figure A.3.4. Number of designs contained in designations in internation alapplications for the top 20 designated Hague members, 2015 21
Figure A.3.5. Average number of designs in designations for the top 10 designated Hague members, 2005-15 21
Figure A.3.6/Figure A.3.7. Distribution of designations per international application, 2015 22
Figure A.3.7/Figure A.3.8. Distribution of designs per application for the top six designated Hague members, 2015 23
Figure A.4.1. International registrations 24
Figure A.4.2. Designs contained in international registrations 24
Figure A.6.1. Refusals of international registrations 29
Figure A.6.2. Refusals of international registrations by designated Hague member 29
Figure A.7.1. Renewals of international registrations 31
Figure A.7.2. Designations in renewals of international registrations 31
Figure A.7.3. Renewals of international registrations for the top five origins 32
Figure A.7.4. Designs contained in renewals of international registrations for the top five origins 32
Figure A.8.1. Active international registrations 34
Figure A.8.2. Designations contained in active registrations 34
Figure A.8.3. Active registrations for the top 10 origins 35
Figure A.8.4. Active designs for the top 10 origins 35
Figure A.8.5. Distribution of active international registrations by right holder portfolio size 35
Figure B.1.1. International applications by medium of filing 36
Figure B.1.2. International applications by language of filing 36
Figure B.1.3. Publication of international registrations 37
Figure B.2.1. Fees collected by the International Bureau 38
Figure B.2.2/Figure B.2.3. Registration fees 39
Statistical Tables
Table 1. International applications via the Hague System, 2015 41
Table 2. International registrations via the Hague System, 2015 43
Table 3. Renewals of international registrations via the Hague System, 2015 44