Community Accedes to the Hague Agreement
The foundation was laid during the Austrian EU Presidency in 2006, and as of 2008 it has become a reality: The link between the Office for Harmonisation on the Internal Market (OHIM) and the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs, which is managed by the WIPO, has been implemented. Due to the EU declaration of accession with the WIPO, it is now also possible for Austrian applicants to access the Hague System via the EU since the beginning of the year 2008, and to obtain protection in other contractual partner states.
