Article 10
Registration, Maintenance and Publication
of Industrial Designs,
and the Effects Thereof
(1) The Organization shall undertake the examination, registration and maintenance and
the publication of industrial designs according to the common procedure provided for in this
Agreement and its Annex IV.
(2) In each of the member States, registered and published industrial designs shall
produce their effects in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and its Annex IV,
subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) below.
(3) The international deposit of an industrial design effected under the provisions of the
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs and having
effect in at least one member State shall produce the same effects in each of the States party to
this Agreement and to the Hague Agreement as if the industrial design had been deposited
with the Organization.
Article 11
Registration and Publication of Trade Names,
and the Effects Thereof
(1) The Organization shall undertake the examination, registration and publication of
trade names according to the common procedure provided for in this Agreement and its
Annex V.
(2) In each of the member States, registered and published trade names shall produce
their effects in accordance with this Agreement and its Annex V.
Article 12
Registration and Publication of Geographical Indications,
and the Effects Thereof
(1) The Organization shall undertake the examination, registration and publication of
geographical indications according to the common procedure provided for in this Agreement
and its Annex VI.
(2) In each of the member States, registered and published geographical indications
shall produce their effects in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and its Annex
VI, subject to the provisions of paragraph (3) below.
(3) The international registration of a geographical indication effected under the
provisions of the Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their
International Registration and having effect in at least one member State shall produce the
same effects in each of the States party to this Agreement and to the Lisbon Agreement as if
the geographical indication had been registered with the Organization.
Article 13
Registration, Maintenance and Publication
of Layout-Designs (Topographies) of Integrated Circuits,
and the Effects Thereof
(1) The Organization shall undertake the examination and registration and provide for
the maintenance and publicity of layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits
according to the common procedure provided for in this Agreement and its Annex IX.