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SECTION A<br />
USE OF THE HAGUE SYSTEM<br />
A.1.4 Designs contained in applications<br />
by filing route (direct and Hague)<br />
for selected Hague members<br />
Figure A.1.4 breaks down designs contained in nonresident<br />
applications by filing route for selected Hague<br />
members. The Hague share in total non-resident designs<br />
varied across IP offices – from 8.6% for Germany to 97.8%<br />
for Armenia. For all reported Hague members, except the<br />
EU and Germany, the Hague System accounted for over<br />
60% of designs contained in non-resident applications.<br />
Applicants who seek protection in Hague member<br />
countries primarily use the Hague System. However, it<br />
is also possible for applicants to use the Hague System<br />
to seek protection in their respective “home” jurisdictions.<br />
For example, the IP office of Switzerland received<br />
resident applications for 4,054 designs in 2012, of which<br />
52.6% were filed through the Hague System. Similarly,<br />
the EU received resident applications for 5,860 designs<br />
filed via the Hague System, representing 8.6% of total<br />
resident filings. For the majority of IP offices, the share<br />
of total resident filings received via the Hague System in<br />
2012 was low.<br />
Figure A.1.4 Designs contained in non-resident<br />
applications by Hague member and filing<br />
route (direct and Hague): selected Hague<br />
members, 2012<br />
Applications<br />
Applications<br />
Direct Non-resident Hague Non-resident<br />
12.9 8.6 80.0 79.2 72.4 81.8 96.3 93.6 97.4 63.1<br />
24,108<br />
Hague share (%)<br />
12,637<br />
8,341<br />
6,404<br />
3,489 3,478<br />
Hague member<br />
2,409 1,981 1,532 1,509<br />
Direct Non-resident Hague Non-resident<br />
97.4 97.3 97.1 95.6 72.6 96.4 96.6 97.1 97.8 95.4<br />
1,502 1,491<br />
Hague share (%)<br />
. European Union<br />
Germany<br />
Switzerland<br />
Turkey<br />
Singapore<br />
Ukraine<br />
Croatia<br />
Morocco<br />
Serbia<br />
France<br />
Monaco<br />
T F Y R of Macedonia<br />
Bosnia and Herzegovina<br />
Georgia<br />
Italy<br />
Montenegro<br />
Republic of Moldova<br />
Benelux<br />
Armenia<br />
Azerbaijan<br />
1,047 1,047 1,021 1,001<br />
Hague member<br />
900<br />
815<br />
712 670<br />
Note: Direct application data are available only up to 2012; therefore,<br />
2013 Hague designation data are not included. The direct route refers<br />
to applications filed directly with national or regional IP offices of Hague<br />
members only. The Hague route refers to designations received by offices via<br />
the Hague System. For the sake of simplicity, designations are referred to as<br />
applications received via the Hague route.<br />
Source: WIPO Statistics Database, March 2014<br />
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