Chapter 2

The application for a Benelux trademark shall be filed either with the national offices or with the Office, in compliance with the requirements set…

The goods and services for which a trademark registration is applied for shall be classified in accordance with the classification referred to in the…

The claim to a right of priority resulting from the Paris Convention or the TRIPS Agreement shall be made at the time of the application.

The Office may, as a service, offer an investigation into previous registrations.

Without prejudice to the application of Articles 2.11, 2.14 and 2.16, the trademark applied for shall be registered for the goods or services…

The registration of a Benelux trademark has a validity period of 10 years, calculated from the date of filing of the application.

International applications for trademarks shall be effected in accordance with the provisions of the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. The…

The Benelux deposit of designs or models shall be effected either with the national services or with the Office, in compliance with the formal…

The claim to the right of priority shall be made at the time of filing or by means of a special declaration to be submitted to the Office in the…

The Office shall register without delay the Benelux deposits, as well as the international deposits published in the "Bulletin International des…

The applicant may, upon effecting the Benelux filing, request that the publication of the registration be deferred for a period not exceeding twelve…

If the Office determines that Article 3.6, sub e, is applicable to the design or model, it shall suspend the publication.

The registration of a Benelux filing has a validity period of five years, calculated from the date of the filing. Without prejudice to the provisions…

International deposits shall be effected in accordance with the provisions of the Hague Convention.

The Bureau is, in addition to the tasks assigned in the preceding titles, charged with:

The Office may, under the name "i-DEPOT", provide proof of the existence of documents as of the date of their receipt.