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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…

Kerst BOIP

BOIP wishes you happy holidays!

On behalf of all our employees we wish you happy holidays and a happy, healthy and inspiring 2022! {"preview_thumbnail":"/uploads/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video…

DEA

Philips wins the DesignEuropa Award for its portable patient monitor

On 19 October the third edition of the DesignEuropa Awards saw two remarkable designs win prizes. The Industry Award went to the Philips IntelliVue X3. The Small and Emerging…

Merk- en modelfeiten

The 5 oldest trademarks in the Benelux

BOIP is 50 years old, but there are many trademarks that already existed before 1971. We have compiled a list of the oldest trademarks. Brand names and companies have changed over…

Design Europa Awards

Dutch finalist in the DesignEuropa Awards

On 15 September the finalists in the DesignEuropa Awards (DEA) were announced. The Dutch finalist is the Philips IntelliVue X3 portable patient monitor designed by Fabian…

Yves Hoffmann

Yves Hoffmann is the new Director at BOIP

As of 15 September 2021, Yves Hoffmann is the new Deputy Director General for Communication & Customer Services at the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP). His…

Jaarverslag 2020

Annual Report 2020

BOIP is taking entrepreneurs into the world of intellectual property 2020 was in many ways a challenging year. The COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacted the way we live our lives and…

De kracht van een sterk merk

The power of a strong trademark

BOIP is 50! And in the past 50 years, we have registered many good trademarks. We have had a dive into our archives and selected ten trademarks that have been in existence now for…

Antinamaak

Counterfeit products damaging to business

Counterfeit products are harmful, and SMEs are particularly prone to counterfeiting. In 2020, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) conducted research into…

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