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Benelux Office for Intellectual Property

Benelux Office for Intellectual Property. Ideas are valuable! Christel Heremans Head Information & Promotion. ‘I have an idea! What to do?’. Innovation Safeguard the exclusivity of ideas Prevent others from capitalizing on ideas BEFORE elaborating ideas and seeking legal protection.

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Benelux Office for Intellectual Property

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  1. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property Ideas are valuable! Christel Heremans Head Information & Promotion

  2. ‘I have an idea! What to do?’ • Innovation • Safeguard the exclusivity of ideas • Prevent others from capitalizing on ideas • BEFORE elaborating ideas and seeking legal protection

  3. Ideas are valuable!

  4. What is the i-DEPOT? • A reliable tool to prove who is the creator of a specific idea, design, concept or process • A first step in the innovation process • A tool when negotiating with potential partners • Documentary evidence

  5. What isn’t an i-DEPOT? • NOT an intellectual property right • Registering an idea gives no exclusive right • Registering an idea guarantees confidentiality by BOIP, but not by other parties.  recommendation: consider seeking legal protection after the design phase

  6. What can be recorded in an i-DEPOT? • An idea A concept • A format An agreement • A document A prototype • An invention A procedure • A design

  7. Why an i-DEPOT? • Fast, cheap and reliable • Safe • Proof delivered by an official office

  8. How to introduce an i-DEPOT? • Online in 4 steps • Complete personal details • Add a description or file • Payment • Download the certificate

  9. What does an i-DEPOT cost? I-DEPOT: • For 5 years : € 35 • Renewal 5 years: € 25 Credit account: • One-off rate : € 350 • 20 credits : € 100 (€ 5 each) • 50 credits : € 225 (€ 4.50 each) • 100 credits : € 400 (€ 4 each) • 250 credits : € 875 (€ 3.50 each) • 500 credits : € 1.250 (€ 2.50 each)

  10. i-DEPOT envelope • Still in use • Consists of two parts • BOIP dates it upon receipt • Costs for 5 years € 45 and for 10 years € 65

  11. Statistics i-DEPOT

  12. Thank you for your attention! www.boip.int

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