In order to use the Hague system, you must have an entitlement to file the international application under the Hague Agreement. You have an entitlement to file if:  a) you are a national of a State that is party to one of the Acts; b) you are a national of a State member of an intergovernmental organisation that is a party to the Geneva (1999) Act; c) you are domiciled in the territory of a State that is party to one of the Acts; d) you have a habitual residence in the territory of a State that is party to the Geneva (1999) Act ; or e) you have a real and effective industrial or commercial establishment in the territory of a party to one of the Acts.