Canada accedes to international IP treaty for industrial design

OTTAWA – Canada has joined the Hague agreement, an international treaty that allows intellectual property rights holders to register designs across participating jurisdictions through a single international application."In acceding to this agreement, our government is helping Canadian businesses protect their creations and ideas on the international stage”, said Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains, in a statement. “These tools help Canadian businesses and creators thrive in the competitive global marketplace and create good middle-class jobs for Canadians."The Hague Agreement allows applicants from member countries to register up to 100 industrial designs in multiple jurisdictions using a single application,...