MPEP § 2930 — MPEP § 2930
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2930-Corrections and Other Changes in the International Register 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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 Section 2930 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 2930 Corrections and Other Changes in the International
 Register [R-07.2022]
 

 
 Hague Rule 22 

 Corrections in the International
 Register 

 
 (1) [ Correction ]Where the
 International Bureau, acting ex officio or at the request of the holder, considers
 that there is an error concerning an international registration in the
 International Register, it shall modify the Register and inform the holder
 accordingly.
 

 (2) [ Refusal of Effects of
 Correction ] The Office of any designated Contracting Party shall have
 the right to declare in a notification to the International Bureau that it refuses
 to recognize the effects of the correction. Rules 18 to 19 shall apply mutatis
 mutandis.
 

 
 

 
 Hague Article 16 

 Recording of Changes and Other Matters
 Concerning International Registrations 

 
 (1) [Recording of Changes and Other Matters] The
 International Bureau shall, as prescribed, record in the International
 Register
 
 (i) any change in ownership of the international
 registration, in respect of any or all of the designated Contracting Parties
 and in respect of any or all of the industrial designs that are the subject
 of the international registration, provided that the new owner is entitled
 to file an international application under Article 3,
 

 (ii) any change in the name or address of the
 holder,
 

 (iii) the appointment of a representative of the
 applicant or holder and any other relevant fact concerning such
 representative,
 

 (iv) any renunciation, by the holder, of the
 international registration, in respect of any or all of the designated
 Contracting Parties,
 

 (v) any limitation, by the holder, of the
 international registration, in respect of any or all of the designated
 Contracting Parties, to one or some of the industrial designs that are the
 subject of the international registration,
 

 (vi) any invalidation, by the competent authorities
 of a designated Contracting Party, of the effects, in the territory of that
 Contracting Party, of the international registration in respect of any or
 all of the industrial designs that are the subject of the international
 registration,
 

 (vii) any other relevant fact, identified in the
 Regulations, concerning the rights in any or all of the industrial designs
 that are the subject of the international registration.
 

 
 

 (2) [ Effect of Recording in International
 Register ] Any recording referred to in items (i), (ii), (iv), (v),
 (vi) and (vii) of paragraph (1) shall have the same effect as if it had been made
 in the Register of the Office of each of the Contracting Parties concerned, except
 that a Contracting Party may, in a declaration, notify the Director General that a
 recording referred to in item (i) of paragraph (1) shall not have that effect in
 that Contracting Party until the Office of that Contracting Party has received the
 statements or documents specified in that declaration.
 

 
 

 
 37 CFR 1.1065 Corrections and other changes in the International Register. 

 
 (a) The effects of any correction in the International
 Register by the International Bureau pursuant to Rule 22 in a pending
 nonprovisional international design application shall be decided by the Office in
 accordance with the merits of each situation, subject to such other requirements
 as may be imposed. A patent issuing from an international design application may
 only be corrected in accordance with the provisions of title 35, United States
 Code, for correcting patents. Any correction under Rule 22 recorded by the
 International Bureau with respect to an abandoned nonprovisional international
 design application will generally not be acted upon by the Office and shall not be
 given effect unless otherwise indicated by the Office.
 

 (b) A recording of a partial change in ownership in the
 International Register pursuant to Rule 21(7) concerning a transfer of less than
 all designs shall not have effect in the United States.
 

 
 
 I. CORRECTIONS UNDER HAGUE RULE 22 Hague Agreement Rule 22 provides for correction of errors
 in the International Register by the International Bureau, acting ex officio, or at the
 request of the holder. Under Rule 22(2), a designated Contracting Party may refuse the
 effects of correction. 
 

 Upon receipt of a correction under Rule 22 in a pending
 application, the Office will make a determination whether to give effect to the
 correction or to refuse the effects of the correction in accordance with the merits of
 each situation, subject to such other requirements as may be imposed. Upon making such a
 determination, the Rule 22 correction will be annotated to reflect entry or non-entry of
 the correction. Where the Rule 22 correction is entered and corrects data contained in
 the official filing receipt, a corrected filing receipt will be issued.
 

 Corrections under Rule 22 received in abandoned
 applications will generally not be acted upon by the Office and will not be given effect
 unless otherwise indicated by the Office. U.S. patents, including U.S. patents issuing
 from international design applications, may only be corrected in accordance with the
 provisions of title 35, United States Code, for correcting patents. Such provisions are
 contained, for example, in 35 U.S.C. chapter 25. See, e.g., MPEP §§ 1401 ,
 1480 et seq. and 1481 et seq. 

 II. RECORDING OF CHANGES UNDER HAGUE ARTICLE 16 Hague Agreement Article 16(1) provides for the recording
 of certain changes in the International Register by the International Bureau, including:
 (1) a change in ownership of the international registration; (2) a change in the name or
 address of the holder; (3) an appointment of a representative of the applicant or
 holder; (4) a renunciation of the international registration with respect to any or all
 of the designated Contracting Parties; (5) a limitation of the international
 registration with respect to any or all of the designated Contracting Parties, to one or
 some of the industrial designs that are the subject of the international registration;
 and (6) any invalidation by the competent authority of a designated Contracting Party of
 the effects of the international registration in the territory of that Contracting
 Party.
 

 Regarding the recording of a change in ownership of the
 international registration pursuant to Article 16(1)(i), Article 16(2) provides that a
 Contracting Party may, in a declaration, notify the International Bureau that a
 recording of a change in ownership of the international registration shall not have that
 effect in that Contracting Party until the office of that Contracting Party has received
 the statements or documents specified in that declaration. The United States has made a
 declaration under Article 16(2). See MPEP §
 2903 . In addition, the recording of a partial change in
 ownership by the International Bureau in the International Register concerning a
 transfer of less than all designs shall not have effect in the United States. See
 37 CFR
 1.1065(b) . Section 1.1065(b) does not limit the
 right of the owner to assign or otherwise transfer a portion of his or her interest in
 the application, or to record such transfer in the Office, but rather simply provides
 that the recording of such a transfer in the International Register will not have effect
 in the United States. 
 

 A change in the name or address of the holder under
 Article 16(1)(ii) will be entered in a pending nonprovisional international design
 application where the holder is the applicant and the change is timely made. See
 MPEP §
 2920.02 regarding a change in the name of the applicant. Where
 the recording of a purported change in the name of the holder under Article 16(1)(ii) is
 a de facto change in the applicant, the Office will treat the recording as a recording
 under Article 16(1)(i). 
 

 The recording of the appointment of a representative of
 the applicant or holder pursuant to Article 16(1)(iii) concerns representation before
 the International Bureau pursuant to Rule 3. The recording under Article 16(1)(iii) does
 not effect a change in representation before the USPTO. 
 

 A renunciation of the international registration with
 respect to the designation of the United States pursuant to Article 16(1)(iv) will
 result in termination of a pending nonprovisional international design application. In
 such case, the Office will send a notification of abandonment to the applicant, or to
 the International Bureau in the form of a refusal where a refusal has not previously
 been communicated. See MPEP § 2920.05(a) .
 

 The recording of a limitation with respect to the
 designation of the United States pursuant to Article 16(1)(v) will be treated as an
 amendment canceling the designs that are the subject of the limitation contained in the
 nonprovisional international design application. 
 

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 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 the USPTO Patent Electronic Filing System 

 
 

 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 

 2915-2919-[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 (Drawing Figures) 

 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 

 
 

 2921-2929-[Reserved] 

 2930-Corrections and Other Changes in the International Register 

 2931-2939-[Reserved] 

 2940-Statement of Grant of Protection 

 2941-2949-[Reserved] 

 2950-Grant of Protection Only Upon Issuance of Patent; Term of Design Patent 

 

 

 
 

 
 
 

 
 

 

 
 
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