Heiplink

Netherlands


Category of IPR	Name of the law	Registration needed	Where to register
Copyright	Copyright Act 1912	no	-
Patents	The Dutch Patent Act 1995	yes	The Netherlands Patent Office
Utility models	not protected	-	-
Trade marks	Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (trademarks and designs)	information not available	The Benelux Office for the Intellectual Property (BOIP)
(Industrial) designs	Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (trademarks and designs)	information not available	The Benelux Office for the Intellectual Property (BOIP)
Geographical Indications	Protected on EU-level	-	-
Know How	Protected through contract law and jurisprudence	-	-
Plant Breeders Rights	Seeds and Planting Materials Act 2005	yes	Board for Plant Varieties
Topographies of Semiconductor Products	Act of 28 October 1987 Containing Regulations for the Protection of Original Topographical Designs for Semi-Conductor Products	yes	The Netherlands Patent Office

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