Reproductions of industrial designs are required in international design applications and may be submitted as drawings, photographs, or a combination thereof, and may be in black and white or in color. See Rule 9 and Part Four of the Administrative Instructions for the Application of the Hague Agreement. Reproductions may be submitted via the USPTO patent electronic filing system as PDF or JPEG files as set forth below. Technical requirements regarding image files, such as resolution, minimum and maximum image size, border width, etc., are also set forth on the website of the International Bureau at www.wipo.int/hague/en/hague_file_renew.html.

Reproductions may be submitted as single page PDF or JPEG files by attaching the file(s) using the "Reproductions" section of the "Upload documents" screen. Alternatively, applicants may attach reproductions as PDFs (including multi-page PDFs) using the "Upload documents" section of the "Upload documents" screen. Attaching compliant reproductions via the "Reproductions" section, rather than the "Upload documents" section, may help to avoid incurring additional per page publication fees that might otherwise be required by the International Bureau. Each image file attached through the "Reproductions" section should contain only one view of the design. The "Reproductions" section will assign a design and view number to each file attached under this section.

In accordance with the technical requirements set forth by the International Bureau, the USPTO patent electronic filing system will not permit submission of any PDF or JPEG file via the "Reproductions" section that exceeds a file size of two megabytes. For JPEG submissions, the USPTO patent electronic filing system will provide warnings where requirements pertaining to image resolution and minimum and maximum dimensions have not been satisfied; the USPTO patent electronic filing system does not check color mode or border size for JPEG images. For PDF submissions via the "Reproductions" section, the USPTO patent electronic filing system submission of any PDF file that is more than one page is not permitted. In addition, the USPTO patent electronic filing system does not check color mode, border size, resolution, or maximum or minimum dimensions of the reproduction (other than certain minimum and maximum page size dimensions) for PDF images. It is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that reproductions satisfy all applicable requirements.

Users attaching reproductions under either the "Reproductions" section or the "Upload documents" section should select the document description "Drawings – only black and white line drawings" or "Drawings – other than black and white line drawings", as appropriate. The USPTO patent electronic filing system will provide a warning to users about the possibility of incurring additional per page publication fees where reproductions are attached via the "Attach documents" section. The USPTO patent electronic filing system will also provide a warning to users where a new international design application does not contain an indication that at least one reproduction is attached. See MPEP § 502.05 for additional information on using the USPTO patent electronic filing system.