The Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs, adopted in Geneva July 2, 1999 (the "Geneva Act") entered into force with respect to the Arab Republic of Egypt August 27, 2004.
The Egyptian government deposited its instrument of accession to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement May 27, 2004.
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs is a multilateral treaty administered by WIPO. It allows nationals and residents of, or companies established in, a State party to the Agreement, to obtain industrial design protection in a number of countries through a simple and inexpensive procedure: a single "international" deposit, in one language (English or French), upon payment of a single set of fees, in one currency, and filed with one office (either directly with the International Bureau of WIPO or, under certain circumstances, through the national Office of a contracting State).
There are three separate Acts of the Hague Agreement, namely the London Act (1934), the Hague Act (1960) and the Geneva Act (1999).