Renewal of Industrial Design in Benelux

We take care of the renewal of your registered industrial Design in Benelux - Belgium, Netherland und Luxembourg. We monitor the duration of protection and keep you updated about the upcoming renewal period of protection.

Upon registration of a Design in Benelux it shall be protected in Belgium, in Netherlands and Luxembourg by a registered industrial Design for a period of five years from the date of filing the application or the claimed prior application date. The applicant may have renewed the term of protection for one or more periods of five years each, up to a total term of 25 years from the date of filing. The renewal of a registered Design shall be done by a request, provided that the renewal fee will be paid. The request for renewal shall be submitted within the protection period and the renewal fee shall be paid within a period of 12 months before the regular protection period ends.

The renewal fee still may be paid during the six months following the expiry date of the registration, subject to simultaneous payment of an additional fee. Renewal shall have effect from the expiry of the registration.

Our offer relates to single Design application and includes the general maintenance fee but not the additional fee for late renewal payment in case of failing the general time limit for renewal.

Accepting the contract is subject to the circumstance that you will hire us early enough so that the request and the payment of the official fees can be arranged in time.