Chapter 4

Within a period of two months, calculated from the publication of the application, written opposition may be filed with the Office on the basis of…

The Office shall process the opposition within a reasonable period in accordance with the provisions laid down in the implementing regulations and…

Where, in opposition proceedings pursuant to Article 2.14, paragraph 2, sub a, the period of five years within which the earlier trademark must have…

Opposition to an international application for which protection has been requested to be extended to the Benelux territory may be filed with the…

The holder of the registration of a Benelux filing may at any time request the cancellation of this registration, unless there are rights of third…

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 3.7, paragraph 2, the exclusive right to a design or model shall lapse:

Any interested party, including the Public Prosecution Service, may invoke the nullity of the registration of a design or model if:

Subject to the provisions of paragraph 2, the declaration of nullity, the voluntary cancellation and the renunciation shall always relate to the…

Nationals of Benelux countries, as well as nationals of countries that are not part of the Union established by the Paris Convention, who have their…

The provisions of this Treaty shall not prejudice the application of the Paris Convention, the TRIPS Agreement, the Madrid Agreement and Protocol…

A trademark or a design or model shall, as an asset, be governed in its entirety and for the entire Benelux territory by the internal law of the…

All fees payable for acts performed by or through the Office shall be determined by implementing regulation.