Trademarks
- Registering a Benelux trademark
- Searching in the register
- Applying for a search
- Applying for an annual subscription
- Lodging an opposition (objection)
- Applying for changes and renewals
- Registering outside the Benelux
- What is a trademark?
- Is my trademark still available?
- How do I register my trademark?
- How do I maintain the right to my trademark?
- I have a conflict, do I have to lodge an opposition?
-
What is the deadline?
- What is an opposition?
- Who can file an opposition?
- How can I file an opposition?
- What kinds of products and services may I file an opposition against?
- On which goods and services do I base my opposition?
- Which language should I use in legal proceedings?
-
What does the opposition procedure entail?
- What are the consequences of the opposition?
- Can more than one opposition be filed against a single trademark?
- How can an opposition be terminated?
- Can the opposition proceedings be suspended?
- Which opposition decisions have already been taken?
-
- How do I register my trademark outside the Benelux territory?
- Do things yourself or get things done by others?
- What are the fees for trademark registration?
Acting against improper use
“A good brand name and an attractive logo are symbols of the service provided by a company. Your trademark makes it clear what you stand for. Registering your marks reinforces your competitive position because then you can take action against improper use of a trademark. ”
I have a conflict; do I have to lodge an opposition?
What are the consequences of the opposition?
The BOIP will take a decision as quickly as possible once the opposition investigation has been concluded.
If the opposition is deemed well-founded, the BOIP will refuse to register the trademark against which the opposition is directed either in full or in part, or the BOIP will shift to either a complete or partial deletion of the registration.
If the opposition is deemed unfounded, it will be rejected. The party found to be in error will be ordered to pay the other party € 1000.
If the opposition is partially awarded, there will not be any order to pay costs.
The BOIP’s decision becomes final once it is no longer subject to appeal, or, as the occasion arises, once the decision of the court of appeal is no longer subject to an appeal before the Supreme Court.