Dutch trademark registration process

Holland Profile

The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which includes 12 provinces in northwestern Europe and 3 islands in the Caribbean. The European part of the Netherlands is bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, sharing maritime borders with Belgium, Germany, and the United Kingdom. It is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy and is a unitary state. The national capital is Amsterdam and the seat of government is The Hague. The Netherlands is occasionally called the Netherlands. The Netherlands is a member of the Benelux Union and the European Community.

Dutch Intellectual Property Legal System

"Patent Law"
Benelux Convention on Intellectual Property Rights (Trademarks and Designs)
European Patent Convention

International Organization/Agreement

Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
Trademark Law Treaty
Patent Law Treaty
WIPO Copyright Treaty
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
The Strasbourg Agreement on the International Patent Classification
"Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
Nice Agreement on the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Madrid Agreement on the International Registration of Marks
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property

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商标注册流程


一标多类	yes
是否需要委托书	yes
可注册商标	Word trademark, graphic trademark, shape trademark, color trademark, sound trademark, three-dimensional trademark, series trademark, joint trademark, collective trademark
异议	Within 60 days of trademark registration announcement
转让/许可其它所需文件	A copy of the transfer agreement signed by both parties (transferrer and transferee), or an excerpt of the entire contract. Notarized Transfer Statement.
变更其它所需文件	Documentation of the change of name/address, such as an extract from the commercial register (this document must show the link between the old and new names), publication in the Official Gazette of Belgium, a copy of a notarized deed certifying the modification of the company's articles of association, etc.
保护期限	10 years
宽限期	6 months
商标撤销	Not used for 5 years after registration
马德里途径	no
其他说明	Benelux trademarks are protected in the Benelux member states, namely Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Rights held in one of the countries are directly effective in the other two countries.