Address
Bordewijklaan 15
NL-2591 XR The Hague
Netherlands
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T +31 70 349 11 11
E info@boip.int
Postal address
Benelux Office for Intellectual Property
P.O. Box 90404
NL-2509 LK The Hague
Netherlands
Opening hours
Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Please call our Information Centre to make an appointment.
PLEASE NOTE: our premises are currently closed to visitors. More information
Please bring a valid form of identification with you when you visit our premises, e.g. a passport, ID card or driving licence.
Closing days 2020
Our office is closed on certain statutory public holidays in the Benelux countries.
| Public holiday | Day | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Christmas | Wednesday | 25 December 2019 |
| Boxing Day | Thursday | 26 December 2019 |
| Closing Day | Friday | 27 December 2019 |
| New Year's Day | Wednesday | 1 January 2020 |
| Easter Monday | Monday | 13 April 2020 |
| Ascension | Thursday | 21 May 2020 |
| Closing Day | Friday | 22 May 2020 |
| Whit Monday | Monday | 1 June 2020 |
| Christmas | Friday | 25 December 2020 |
| Closing Day | Thursday | 31 December 2020 |
| New Year's Day | Friday | 1 January 2021 |
We are available as normal on the days below.
For the purposes of setting time limits, the same shall apply for these days as for days on which BOIP is actually closed.
| Public holiday | Day | Date |
| 2 January | Thursday | 2 January 2020 |
| King's Day | Monday | 27 April 2020 |
| Labour Day | Friday | 1 May 2020 |
| Liberation Day | Tuesday | 5 May 2020 |
| National Day Luxembourg | Tuesday | 23 June 2020 |
| National Day Belgium | Tuesday | 21 July 2020 |
| All Souls’ Day | Monday | 2 November 2020 |
| Armistice | Wednesday | 11 November 2020 |