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December 1, 2021 Timing of Publication of International Registrations (HAGUE/2021/10)
November 29, 2021 Amendments to the Common Regulations Under the 1999 Act and the 1960 Act of the Hague Agreement (HAGUE/2021/9)
November 18, 2021 Guidance on including multiple designs in an international application in order to forestall possible refusals (HAGUE/2021/8)
November 18, 2021 Non-working days in 2022 (HAGUE/2021/7)
November 12, 2021 Change in the amounts of the individual designation fee: Canada (HAGUE/2021/6)
May 10, 2021 Accession to the 1999 Act: Belarus (HAGUE/2021/5)
April 20, 2021 Declaration made under Article 17(3)(c) of the 1999 Act: Rwanda (HAGUE/2021/4)
February 2, 2021 United Kingdom Extention of the Ratification of Geneva Act (1999) to the Bailiwick of Guernsey (HAGUE/2021/3)
January 28, 2021 Change in the amounts of the individual designation fee: Israel (HAGUE/2021/2)
January 28, 2021 Withdrawal of the declaration under Article 13(1) of the 1999 Act: Japan (HAGUE/2021/1)
December 28, 2020 United Kingdom: Additional Notice Concerning the End of the Transition Period (HAGUE/2020/42)
December 28, 2020 Amendments to the Common Regulations Under the 1999 Act and the 1960 Act of the Hague Agreement (HAGUE/2020/41)
December 15, 2020 Declarations made under Article 17(3)(c) of the 1999 Act: Turkmenistan (HAGUE/2020/40)
November 30, 2020 Change to the format of international registrations structured data (HAGUE/2020/39)
November 12, 2020 Change in the amounts of the individual designation fee: Canada (HAGUE/2020/38)
November 11, 2020 Non-working days in 2021 (HAGUE/2020/37)
November 6, 2020 Change in the amounts of the individual designation fee: Russian Federation (HAGUE/2020/36)
October 19, 2020 Modifications in the designation fee: Republic of Korea (HAGUE/2020/35)
October 19, 2020 Individual designation fee: Turkmenistan (HAGUE/2020/34)
September 22, 2020 Entry into force of the thirteenth edition of the Locarno Classification (HAGUE/2020/33)
August 17, 2020 Change in the amounts of the individual designation fee: United States of America (HAGUE/2020/32)
July 28, 2020 United Kingdom: Implications of the End of the Transition Period for International Applications and Registrations under the Hague System (HAGUE/2020/31)
July 27, 2020 Change in the amounts of the individual designation fee: Mexico (HAGUE/2020/30)
July 9, 2020 Accession to the 1999 Act: Suriname (HAGUE/2020/29)
June 25, 2020 Spain: Reopening of the Office (HAGUE/2020/28)
June 25, 2020 Declarations made under Article 17(3)(c) of the 1999 Act and Rule 36(2) of the Common Regulations: Ukraine (HAGUE/2020/27)
June 18, 2020 Mexico: Closure of the Office and suspension of deadlines (HAGUE/2020/26)
June 15, 2020 Slovenia: Reopening of the Office (HAGUE/2020/25)
June 10, 2020 Syrian Arab Republic: Reopening of the Office (HAGUE/2020/24)
June 9, 2020 Azerbaijan: Reopening of the Office (HAGUE/2020/23)
May 29, 2020 Viet Nam: Reopening of the Office (HAGUE/2020/22)
May 29, 2020 Syrian Arab Republic: Closure of the Office (HAGUE/2020/21)
May 29, 2020 Spain: Closure of the Office (HAGUE/2020/20)
May 29, 2020 Slovenia: Closure of the Office (HAGUE/2020/19)
May 29, 2020 African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI): Extension of time limits (HAGUE/2020/18)
May 29, 2020 Republic of Moldova: Reopening of the Office (HAGUE/2020/17)
May 27, 2020 Individual Designation Fee: Mexico (HAGUE/2020/16)
May 7, 2020 United States of America: Extension of certain time limits (HAGUE/2020/15)
April 23, 2020 Excuse from Failure to Meet a Time Limit Due to the COVID 19 Pandemic as a Natural Calamity: Waiver of the Submission of Evidence Required under Rule 5(4) of the Common Regulations (HAGUE/2020/14)
April 20, 2020 Azerbaijan: Closure of the Office (HAGUE/2020/13)
April 20, 2020 Republic of Moldova: Closure of the Office (HAGUE/2020/12)
April 20, 2020 Spain: Suspension of time limits and abeyance of ongoing proceedings (HAGUE/2020/11)
April 20, 2020 Viet Nam: Closure of the Office (HAGUE/2020/10)
April 20, 2020 Tunisia: Closure of the Office (HAGUE/2020/9)
April 20, 2020 Italy: Closure of the Office (HAGUE/2020/8)
April 14, 2020 Accession to the 1999 Act: Mexico (HAGUE/2020/7)
March 30, 2020 Discontinuation of Paper-based Communications in Favor of Exclusive Use of Electronic Communications (HAGUE/2020/6)
March 19, 2020 Remedies Available in Case of Failure to Meet a Time Limit and Extension of Time Limits in Case of Closure (HAGUE/2020/5)
March 12, 2020 Accession to the 1999 Act: Viet Nam (Corr.) (HAGUE/2019/6 Corr.)
March 11, 2020 Change in the amounts of the individual designation fee: Israel (HAGUE/2020/4)
February 26, 2020 Changes in the amounts of the individual designation fee and the maximum duration of protection: Japan (HAGUE/2020/3)
January 30, 2020 Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union: implications for international registrations under the Hague System (HAGUE/2020/2)
January 14, 2020 New participating Offices in the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Digital Access Service (DAS) for industrial design applications: International Bureau of WIPO and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) (HAGUE/2020/1)
December 24, 2019 Individual Designation Fee: Israel (HAGUE/2019/9)
November 27, 2019 Accession to the 1999 Act: Israel (HAGUE/2019/8)
November 27, 2019 Accession to the 1999 Act: Samoa (HAGUE/2019/7)
November 27, 2019 Change in the amounts of the individual designation fee: Canada (HAGUE/2019/5)
November 13, 2019 Non-working days in 2020 (HAGUE/2019/4)
November 13, 2019 Declarations made under Article 17(3)(c) of the 1999 Act and Rule 12(1)(c)(i) of the Common Regulations: Armenia (HAGUE/2019/3)
September 16, 2019 Withdrawal of the declaration under Rule 18(1)(c)(i) of the Common Regulations Under the 1999 Act and the 1960 Act of the Hague Agreement: Turkey (HAGUE/2019/2)