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Copyright and Related Rights

Copyright Act 30 June 1994 (NL|FR)

Computer Programs Act 30 June 1994 (NL|FR)

Semiconductor Designs Act 10 January 1990 (NL|FR)

Databases Act 31 August 1998 (NL|FR)

Directive 87/54 Council 16 December 1986 (Semiconductors)

Directive 91/250/EEC Council 14 May 1991 (Computer Programs)

Directive 93/98/EEC Council 29 October 1993 (Copyright Duration)

Directive 96/9/EC Council and Parliament 11 March 1996 (Databases)

Directive 2001/29/EC Council and Parliament 22 May 2001 (Copyright in the information society)

WIPO Copyright and Related Rights

Berne Convention

Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations

WIPO Copyright Treaty

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

Patents

Dienst voor de Intellecutele Eigendom (DIE) | OPRI

Patent Act 28 March 1984 (NL|FR)

Royal Decree 2 December 1986 (NL|FR)

EPC Implementation Act 21 April 2007 (NL|FR)

Databank | Base de Données

Strasbourg Convention on the Unification of Certain Points of Substantive Law on Patents for Invention

European Patent Organisation (EPO)

European Patent Convention (EPC 2000)

Implementing Regulations

EPOline Register Plus

European Commission (Internal Market)

89/695/EEC: Agreement relating to Community patents

Directive 98/44/EC Parliament and Council 6 July 1998 (biotechnological inventions)

WIPO Patents Gateway

Paris Convention

Patent Law Treaty (not ratified)

Regulations under the PLT

Patent Cooperation Treaty

Regulations under the PCT

Designs

Benelux Office for Intellectual Property

Benelux Intellectual Property Treaty 25 February 2005 (NL|FR)

Implementing Regulation (NL|FR)

Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Council Regulation (EC) 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community Designs (CDR)

Implementing Regulation (CDIR)

Fee Regulation (CDFR)

Directive 98/71/EC Parliament and Council 13 October 1998

WIPO Designs Gateway

Paris Convention

Trademarks

Benelux Office for Intellectual Property

Benelux Intellectual Property Treaty 25 February 2005 (NL|FR)

Implementing Regulation (NL|FR)

Benelux Trademark Register

Office for the Harmonisation of the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs)

Council Regulation (EC) 207/2009 of 26 February 2009 on the Community trade mark (CTMR)

Implementing Regulation (CTMIR)

Fee Regulation (CTMFR)

Directive 2008/95/EC Parliament and Council 22 October 2008

WIPO Trademarks Gateway

Paris Convention

Trademark Law Treaty (not ratified)

Regulations under the TLT

Madrid Agreement

Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement

Common regulations under the Madrid Agreement

Domain Names

Cybersquatting Act 26 June 2003 (NL|FR)

Terms and Conditions Domain Registration .BE(NL|FR)

.be Domain Availability

WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for the resolution of domain name disputes

Plant Varieties

Belgian Ministery of Economic Affairs

Plant varieties protection act 20 May 1975 (NL|FR)

Royal Decree 22 July 1977 (NL|FR)

Community Plant Variety Office

Council Regulation (EC) no. 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights

Implementing Regulation

Article 14 Regulation

CPVO Applications and Titles In Force

International Convention for the Protection of new Varieties of Plants (UPOV 1991)

Enforcement and Common Provisions

Intellectual Property Jurisdiction Act 10 May 2007 (NL|FR)

Intellectual Property Enforcement Act 15 May 2007 (NL|FR)

Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights

Implementing Regulation 1891/2004

Parliament/Council Directive 2004/48/EC of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights

WTO TRIPS Gateway

Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

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