Benelux Trademark Registration Costs and Registration Procedures

Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg signed the Benelux Economic Union in 1958, concluded a uniform trademark law and established one trademark office. The legal basis of Benelux trademark is Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property (BCIP). Benelux is a member of the Paris Convention, the Madrid Agreement and the Madrid Protocol. Benelux adopts first-to-file basis for trademark protection. A trademark registration is valid for 10 years from the date of application and could be renewed for 10 years before the expiry date.

Example 1: One mark one class
If you want to have your trademark "ABC" registered in Class 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear), that is, one mark one class, the total fees for trademark pre-filing search, registration request and certificate are:

Pre-filing search: USD300
Request for registration: USD1,080
Final registration/Certificate: USD200
TOTAL: USD1,580

Example 2: One mark four classes
If you want to have your trademark "ABC" registered in Class 7 (machines and machine tools etc), Class 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear), Class 26 (ribbons and braid) and Class 27 (carpets, rugs and mats), that is, one mark four classes, the total fees for trademark pre-filing search and registration request and certificate are:

Pre-filing search: 300  + 250 = USD550
Request for registration: 1,080 + 185 = USD1,265
Final registration/Certificate: USD200
TOTAL: USD2,015

Example 3: Two marks one class
If you want to have your trademarks "ABC" and "DEF" registered in Class 25 (clothing, footwear, headgear), that is, two marks one class, the total fees for trademark pre-filing searches, registration requests and certificates are:

Pre-filing searches: 300 + 300 = USD600
Request for registrations: 1,080 + 1,080 = USD2,160
Final registrations/Certificates: 200 + 200 = USD400
TOTAL: USD3,160

The costs illustrated in the examples above are based on the assumption of a smooth application, that is, no objection being raised by the BOIP or any other third party. Also, the costs stated above exclude courier charges for sending the Certificate of Registration upon acceptance of registration.

It is further assumed that the number of items of products included in each class is no more than 20. Each additional item after the first 20 is charged at a fee of USD10.

Our fees for each stage of an application are to be invoiced and settled before the commencement of each stage of service. If a China or Taiwan Value-Added Tax invoice is required, 7% or 5% additional charge will be incurred.

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No refund of fees will be made after the commencement of services. For example, if we have conducted a pre-filing search and found an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be proceeded, the fees for pre-filing search will not be refunded. If we have already filed an application and the application is objected by the BOIP or any other party or refused, there will not be any refunded of fees.

In case you have paid our fees for all three stages of an application and the search result indicates that an identical mark is already in the register, the application will not be proceeded. The fees for services not performed, i.e., filing for application and issuing of certificate of registration will be refunded, after deducting bank wiring charge.