The Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) has joined the Hague System, providing designers and businesses in the Eurasian region with a faster and more cost-effective route to international design protection. The accession allows applicants to seek protection for designs across the eight EAPO Member States and in the other Contracting Parties to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement through a single international application.
The Eurasian Patent Organization is the regional intergovernmental organization responsible for administering the Eurasian patent system. It provides centralized procedures for obtaining and managing intellectual property rights across its Member States: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan.
EAPO deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement on July 10, 2026. It became the third regional intergovernmental organization to join the Hague System, the 78th Contracting Party to the Geneva Act, and the 84th member of the Hague Union.
What does this mean for you?
Starting October 10, 2026…
- Designers and businesses will be able to designate EAPO through a single international design application filed via the Hague System.
- With EAPO’s accession, the Hague System will extend to 101 countries, strengthening international design protection options across the Eurasian region and providing designers and businesses with an even broader and more efficient pathway for securing design rights internationally.
Stay tuned for more information!
You will soon be able to find out all about EAPO’s domestic laws, procedures and requirements for international design protection in our Hague System Member Profiles. Check back soon!
Find out more
- How the Hague System works
- Filing international design applications
- Managing international design registrations
- eHague – your digital gateway to international design protection
Questions or queries?
WIPO's Hague System provides a unique international mechanism for securing and managing design protection through a single application, filed in one language and with one set of fees. Following EAPO's accession, the System will cover 101 countries.