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Course Information
  • smart_display Format

    Live Online with Live Q&A

  • signal_cellular_alt Difficulty Level

    Intermediate

  • work Practice Area

    Patent

Date & Time
  • event Date

    Thursday, August 28, 2025

  • schedule Time

    1:00 p.m. ET./10:00 a.m. PT

  • timer Program Length

    90 minutes

Credit Information

  • This 90-minute webinar is eligible in most states for 1.5 CLE credits.

$347.00

This course is $0 with these passes:

CLE
ALL

This CLE course will guide patent counsel on the application process under the Hague Agreement as well as the pros and cons of filing under the Agreement. The panel will discuss lessons learned from the first few years that U.S. applicants have had access to the Hague System. The panel will offer best practices for filing design patent applications.

Faculty

Tracy-Gene Durkin
Director
Sterne Kessler Goldstein & Fox Pllc

Ms. Durkin heads the firm’s Mechanical and Design Patent Group. With nearly 30 years of experience obtaining and enforcing IP rights, she has a deep understanding of utility and design patents, trademarks, and copyrights. Ms. Durkin has been an Adjunct Professor at George Mason University Law School and has spoken internationally on topics such as the interplay between design patents and trade dress, and protection of user interface and the user experience. She is currently a Vice Chair of the Industrial Designs Committee of IP Section of the ABA.

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Description

Under the Hague Agreement, applicants may apply for design protection by filing a single, standardized International Design Application (IDA) in a single language. Applicants will see potential cost savings and will enjoy provisional rights in the U.S.

However, filing under the Hague Agreement is not without its challenges. For example, there is no universal drawing standard and countries have different requirements. Patent counsel must understand the IDA process and its benefits and risks to carefully evaluate and determine whether to file an IDA under the Hague Agreement or file direct national applications.

Listen as our authoritative panel of speakers from the USPTO, WIPO, and private practice discuss the pros and cons of filing under the Hague System and its impact on design patent filings globally.

Outline

I. Overview of the Hague System globally, its members, who is using it and how

II. Update from the USPTO on how it is approaching examination of IDAs, including best practices for filing an IDA indirectly through the USPTO

III. Practice tips for preparing an IDA for filing in multi-jurisdictions including examination countries like the U.S., Japan, and Korea

Benefits

The panel will review these and other key issues:

  • What are the advantages and disadvantages of utilizing the IDA under the Hague Agreement?
  • What are the lessons learned since U.S. applicants have had access to the Hague System?
  • What best practices should counsel employ when filing an IDA?