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Belgium
Belgium has been a member of WIPO since 1975 and is a signatory to over 21 WIPO treaties.
The national IP office of Belgium is the Belgian Intellectual Property Office (IPObel). The office is located in Brussels.
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Intellectual property landscape: Belgium
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- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
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IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Belgium ranks 21st among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
Learn moreWIPO news and events: Belgium
News
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The Norwegian and Belgian national patent collections and the F-term & FI classifications are now available in PATENTSCOPE
July 12, 2023 -
Benelux Become Member of the 1999 Act
September 27, 2018 -
Belgium: Law of July 30, 2018, on the Protection of Trade Secrets
August 24, 2018 -
Belgium: Act of June 27, 2016, amending the Code of Economic Law for the Introduction of Freedom of Panorama
July 15, 2016
