Introduction

Robert Mirko Stutz and Evelyne Feller

A chapter in The Hague Agreement on International Design Registrations, 2026, pp 1-32 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter starts with a brief history of design, provides an overview of the different areas of IP law as well as their historical background, and outlines the history and development of the Hague Agreement and its geographical scope. It furthermore briefly addresses the adoption and nature of the Locarno Classification and the development of the Design Law Treaty.

Keywords: Design law; Intellectual property law; Berne Convention; Paris Convention; Locarno Classification; Historical development of the Hague Agreement (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2026
ISBN: 9781803923390
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