US consensus could bolster global push for WIPO design treaty

By Melissa Ritti ( July 9, 2026, 21:19 GMT | Comment) — A request for input on whether the US should join the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Riyadh Design Law Treaty has generated a unified, affirmative response from key stakeholders, strengthening the case for US participation in an agreement nearly two decades in the making.Intellectual property owners, practitioners and design specialists are urging the US to ratify the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Riyadh Design Law Treaty, or RDLT….