MPEP 2900
International Design Applications
This is the Ninth Edition of the MPEP, Revision 10.2019, Last Revised in June 2020
Chapter 2900: International Design Applications
2901: Basic Hague Agreement Principles
2902: Definitions
2903: Declarations under the Hague Agreement Made by the United States of America
2904: Who May File An International Design Application
2905: Where to File An International Design Application
2905.01: Filing Through the USPTO as an Office of Indirect Filing
2906: Filing Date Requirements
2907: International Registration and Date of the International Registration
2908: Filing Date in the United States
2909: Contents of the International Design Application
2909.01: Official Form for the Application for International Registration
2909.02: Reproductions (Drawings)
2909.02(a): Reproductions Submitted Through EFS-Web
2909.03: Annexes
2910: International Design Application Fees
2911: Representation
2912: Correspondence in Respect of International Design Applications Filed With the USPTO as an Office of Indirect Filing
2913: Relief from Prescribed Time Limits
2914: Conversion of an International Design Application to a Design Application Under 35 U.S.C. Chapter 16
2915: Reserved
2920: National Processing of International Design Applications Designating the United States
2920.01: Inventorship
2920.02: Applicant
2920.03: Correspondence Address
2920.04: Elements of a Nonprovisional International Design Application
2920.04(a): Specification
2920.04(b): Reproductions (Drawings)
2920.04(c): Inventor’s Oath or Declaration
2920.05: Examination
2920.05(a): Notification of Refusal
2920.05(b): One Independent and Distinct Design
2920.05(c): Considerations Under 35 U.S.C. 112
2920.05(d): Foreign Priority
2920.05(e): Benefit Claims Under 35 U.S.C. 386(c)
2920.05(f): Information Disclosure Statement in an International Design Application Designating the United States
2920.06: Allowance
2921: Reserved
2930: Corrections and Other Changes in the International Register
2931: Reserved
2940: Statement of Grant of Protection
2941: Reserved
2950: Grant of Protection Only Upon Issuance of Patent; Term of Design Patent