The ID5 Offices that have not yet joined DAS

The ID5 is the big five Offices for protection of industrial designs.  The Offices are the USPTO, the EUIPO (formerly known as OHIM), JPO (the Japanese patent office), KIPO (the Korean intellectual property office) and SIPO (the Chinese patent office).

Conspicuous by its absence from DAS is EUIPO.  I keep hearing that EUIPO will join DAS Real Soon Now.  I do hope that EUIPO will follow through with this.

USPTO is not, at the present time, a Depositing Office in DAS for design applications.  USPTO has promised that Real Soon Now it will become a Depositing Office for designs.  I do hope that USPTO will follow through with this.

JPO is not, at the present time, a Depositing Office in DAS for design applications.  I also hope that JPO will follow through soon with this.

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