Hague System: New Option to Record and Update Creator Information for Industrial Designs

Release Time：2026-06-15 09:45Author：Views：5

Effective July 1, 2026, amendments to the Regulations under the Geneva Act (1999) of the Hague Agreement will come into force. These changes introduce a new feature within the International Register: the ability to record and later update information relating to the creator of an industrial design.

Under the amended framework, right holders will be able to record a creator's name and address in the International Register for any or all of the industrial designs included in an international registration, provided that such information was not previously submitted. In addition, they may update a previously recorded creator's name and/or address.

To facilitate these requests, a dedicated new form (DM/10) has been created. Use of this form is mandatory, and it will be available on the WIPO website starting July 1, 2026. Requests must be submitted through the Hague Document Upload tool, accessible via the eHague interface.

The recording of changes is subject to official fees: 144 Swiss francs for the first international registration covered by the request, and 72 Swiss francs for each additional international registration included in the same request.

Source: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/hague-system/w/news/2026/recording-information-relating-creator-industrial-design%C2%A0

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