Benelux Office for Intellectual Property

The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) is the registration office for trademarks and iOS in the Benelux. The BOIP was previously known as the Benelux Trademarks Office (Dutch: Benelux-Merkenbureau, French: Bureau Benelux des Marques) and the Benelux Designs Office (Dutch: Benelux-Bureau voor Tekeningen of Modellen, French: Bureau Benelux des Dessins ou Modèles). The BOIP is based at The Hague, Netherlands.

The BOIP is part of the Benelux Organisation for Intellectual Property, established by the Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property, which was signed on 25 February 2005^[1] and entered into force on 1 September 2006. The Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property replaced the Benelux Convention on Trade Marks (1962) and the Benelux Convention on Designs (1966).

See also

• Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market

References

External links

• Official web site (English homepage)
  • Benelux Trademarks Office, Benelux Designs Office, The Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property and its consequences, July 2006PDF