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| Abbreviation | BOIP BX |
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| Formation | 25 February 2005 |
| Headquarters | The Hague, Netherlands |
Region served | Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg |
Official language | English, Dutch, French |
Director General | Edmond Simon |
Budget | €14 million (2013)[1] |
Staff | 92 (2013)[2] |
| Website | Official web site |
The Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP) is the registration office for trademarks and designs in Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The BOIP is the legal successor[3] of 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[4] 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). It is not connected to the Benelux Union.
- ^ "Exploitatierekening (Jaarverslag)". BOIP. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Organisatie (Jaarverslag)". BOIP. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
- ^ "Article 5.1,Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property" (in Dutch). Government of the Netherlands. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
De Organisatie is de rechtsopvolger van het Benelux-Merkenbureau (...), en van het Benelux-Bureau voor Tekeningen of Modellen
- ^ diplomatie.be, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, List of Treaties of which Belgium is the depositary. Retrieved 19 November 2006.