35 U.S.C. § 381 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 35. Patents § 381. Definitions

(1) the term “treaty” means the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs adopted at Geneva on July 2, 1999;

(2) the term “regulations”--

(3) the terms “designation”, “designating”, and “designate” refer to a request that an international registration have effect in a Contracting Party to the treaty;

(4) the term “International Bureau” means the international intergovernmental organization that is recognized as the coordinating body under the treaty and the Regulations;

(5) the term “effective registration date” means the date of international registration determined by the International Bureau under the treaty;

(6) the term “international design application” means an application for international registration; and

(7) the term “international registration” means the international registration of an industrial design filed under the treaty.