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Outside Switzerland, the Hague Agreement or the European Union, it is necessary to file separate applications for each state in which protection is sought through a local representative. The applicable national laws, the filing formalities as well as the examination and grant/registration procedures vary from one country to another. National applications abroad are the only way of achieving design protection in such countries as the USA, Japan or China; the period of protection afforded as well as the name (in Germany: Geschmacksmuster, in the USA: Design Patent) vary.
The attached document gives an estimate of the typical costs to be considered for design protection in some countries that are frequently selected.
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