Benelux IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names

The Benelux is an union in Western Europe that comprises three neighboring countries, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg (België/Belgique/Belgien - Nederland - Lëtzebuerg/Luxembourg/Luxemburg), which lie in the north western European region between France and Germany. The name is formed from the beginning of each country's name; it was possibly created for the Benelux Customs Union, although according to The Economist it was coined somewhat earlier, in August 1946, by that newspaper's correspondent in Belgium. However, it is now used in a more generic way. The Benelux region has a total population of about 27,598,666 and occupies an area of approximately 74,640 km² (28,819 sq mi). Thus, the Benelux has a population density of 370/km² (958/sq mi).

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Euro (€) (EUR)

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International Arrangements

General information:
- For, Trademarks, Designs, the three Benelux countries have come to a complete unification of their legislation.
- Through treaties, they have adopted uniform laws on Trademarks and Designs.
- Application and registrations cover the three countries and it is impossible to split up this territorial unity.
- There is also a common Trademarks and Designs administration

Trademarks

Filing requirements:
- Full name and address of the applicant;
- The trademark and at least one print if is a design mark;
- A power attorney;
- The list of goods and services, with the indication of international classes;
- For collective trademarks the rules of use and control;
- Information about the convention priority, and certified copy of the priority application;

Granting:
- Ten years from the filing date;

Renewals:
- Periods of ten years

Designs and Models

Filing requirements:
- Full name and address of the applicant
- Photographic or graphic representations of the product to be protected
- The precise indication of the product in which the design or model is incorporated
- A power of attorney
- Information about the convention priority and certified copy of the priority application
- Assignment of priority rights

Granting:
- Five years

Renewals:
- Successive periods of five years

Copyrights

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

As a member of the Berne Convention, it is possible to copyright protect creative works in this country, as well as all the other member nations automatically (more than 160 countries), with one single application.

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Benelux IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names