The Benelux Organisation for Intellectual Property (“BOIP”) is an international organisation which is responsible for the execution of the Benelux Convention for Intellectual Property (trademarks and designs) and the promotion of protection of trademarks and designs in the Benelux countries. BOIP is the owner of the Benelux Patent Platform (“BPP”) which is put at the disposal of the National Offices of Belgium, The Netherlands and Luxembourg to allow them to manage the patent related processes in their respective countries applying their national legislations. Each Office has a tailored BPP instance which offers them a fully integrated solution.
In February 2019 BOIP issued a Prior Information Notice and an accompanying request for information to seek the views of suppliers on the future of the BPP services. This was published in OJ S: 2019/S 038–085637. These services are described in the sections below.