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93% of SMEs with intellectual property rights see a positive impact

SMEs in the EU that have a registered trademark, design or patent are better off compared to companies that do not own any intellectual property rights. This is revealed by the 3rd…

EU Innovation Scoreboard

Belgium and the Netherlands are “Innovation Leaders” according to the European Innovation Scoreboard 2022

On 22 September the European Commission published the new edition of the European Innovation Scoreboard. The most significant finding is that the EU's innovation performance has…

boip in 2021 annual report

Why reading this Annual Report should perhaps be top of your list

What can you still remember from 2021? You can probably remember the COVID-19 pandemic and the various lockdowns. Perhaps you can also recall the European football championship…

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Green innovations for a climate-neutral continent

The roles have been reversed. We can no longer take for granted that the earth will take care of mankind. Instead, we now must take care of the planet. That requires measures and…

Discover the added value of intellectual property for your business

How do you make sure that no one can copy your product? How do you prove that you were the first with a certain idea? As of today you will find quick answers to these questions via…

Bezoekersbeleid

Can I visit BOIP?

Covid-19 restrictions in the Netherlands have recently to a large extent been lifted. We have therefore returned to our offices in Bordewijklaan in The Hague, which means you can…

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Situation in Ukraine

Although the official mission of the Benelux Organisation for Intellectual Property, as stipulated in the BCIP, is limited to tasks related to intellectual property, we cannot…

TM Alert

3 months trademark monitoring free of charge

Customers who have registered their trademark with BOIP can profit from three months trademark monitoring free of charge with the BOIP Trademark Alert. This online notification…

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Everything is becoming more expensive – except trademark registration

Just to fill the car with petrol you pay around €2 a litre now. When you do your grocery shopping you pay much more at the till than you did a year ago – and that's not to mention…

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