From November 11 to 22, the Diplomatic Conference on Design Law Treaty, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), was held in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. The conference successfully approved the Riyadh Design Law Treaty.

The negotiations for the Design Law Treaty spanned nearly two decades. The treaty aims to harmonize and standardize the procedures and formalities for design applications across countries, covering provisions relating to application documents, representation, determination of filing dates, grace periods, amendments or division of applications, publication, renewals, relief in respect of time limits, and reinstatement of rights. These measures will enable designers to protect their designs in domestic and international markets more conveniently, quickly, and affordably.

(Source: website of the CNIPA)