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SECTION B<br />
ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES, REVENUE AND FEES<br />
filings accounted for less than 1% of the total. This can<br />
be explained by the fact that Spanish became a working<br />
language of the Hague System only as recently as 2010.<br />
Moreover, Spain is the only Spanish-speaking country<br />
that is a member of the Hague System. The share of<br />
English-language filings increased from 66% in 2008<br />
to a peak of 79.5% in 2010, after which it has slightly<br />
decreased over the past three years.<br />
Reproductions of designs contained in international registrations<br />
can be published in black and white or in color.<br />
In 2013, almost 72% of Hague international registrations<br />
contained black and white reproductions (Figure B.1.3).<br />
However, the share of black and white has decreased<br />
from 77.5% in 2008 to 71.8% in 2013.<br />
International registrations are published in the International<br />
Designs Bulletin (IDB) six months after their date of<br />
registration, unless applicants request an immediate<br />
publication or a deferral of publication. The publication<br />
of international registrations can be deferred up to 12<br />
months under the Hague Act, or up to 30 months under<br />
the Geneva Act.<br />
The IB published 2,734 registrations in 2013, of which<br />
46.4% were published immediately, 43.4% were due for<br />
publication on the default publication date, and 10.2%<br />
contained requests for deferred publication (Figure B.1.4).<br />
From 2012 to 2013, the share of immediately published<br />
registrations decreased, while that of deferred and of<br />
default publication slightly increased.<br />
Figure B.1.3 Publication of international registrations – black and white versus color<br />
Black and white<br />
Color<br />
77.5 73.7 71.3 71.6 72.1 71.8<br />
Black and white share (%)<br />
2,500<br />
Hague registrations<br />
2,000<br />
1,500<br />
1,000<br />
500<br />
0<br />
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />
Year<br />
Source: WIPO Statistics Database, March 2014<br />
Figure B.1.4 Publication of international registrations<br />
Immediate publication Default publication Deferred publication<br />
44.5 43.0 41.4 45.0 48.5 46.4<br />
Publication of Hague registrations<br />
2,500<br />
2,000<br />
1,500<br />
1,000<br />
500<br />
Immediate publication share (%)<br />
0<br />
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013<br />
Year<br />
Source: WIPO Statistics Database, March 2014<br />
44
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