Belgium trademark search

Reached through EUIPO and WIPOBOIP

How to search and register a trademark in Belgium, from official sources. Signa does not sync the BOIP register yet. It holds EU trade marks from EUIPO and WIPO Madrid designations that cover Belgium.

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Register a trademark in Belgium

What BOIP requires, as the official sources below state it.

How to file
Benelux application at BOIP; EU trade mark at EUIPO; Madrid designation of Benelux (BX)
Filing languages
Dutch, French, English
Local representative required for applicants abroad
No
Several classes in one application
Yes
Classification
Nice Classification
Application fee
EUR 244 for an individual Benelux trademark including one class (valid for 10 years), EUR 27 for the second class, EUR 81 per class from the third
Renewal fee
EUR 263 for online renewal of an individual trademark including one class, EUR 29 for the second class, EUR 87 per class from the third
Fees as of
2026-11-12 (EUR)
Opposition
2 months from publication of the application (pre-registration)
Term
10 years from the filing date, renewable for 10 years at a time
Non-use
Open to cancellation after 5 years without use

Good to know

  • A representative is not mandatory, but a representative must be domiciled in the European Economic Area, and anyone without a seat or domicile in the EEA who has not appointed a representative must give a correspondence address there (Rule 3.6 of the Implementing Regulations).
  • With accelerated registration (supplement from EUR 196) the mark is registered directly, and substantive examination and any opposition take place after registration, so the registration can still be reversed.
  • An international registration can be filed through BOIP only on the basis of an existing Benelux trademark; BOIP charges a forwarding fee of 100 Swiss francs, and WIPO's fees are paid to WIPO directly.
International

Madrid Protocol and regional systems

Belgium is a member of the Madrid Protocol since 1998-04-01, so an international registration filed through WIPO can designate it.

Benelux trademark (BOIP)
Belgium has no separate national trademark register. A Benelux trademark registered at BOIP covers Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg together, and a Madrid designation of Benelux (BX) covers the same three countries.
EU trade mark (EUIPO)
An EU trade mark gives its owner an exclusive right in all current and future EU Member States, including Belgium.
Signa

What Signa holds for Belgium

BOIP (Benelux) records are not covered by Signa yet. EU trade marks from EUIPO, which also protect Belgium, are searchable. International registrations designating the Benelux, which covers Belgium, are searchable through WIPO Madrid data.

API

Get this data via the API

Query the EUIPO and WIPO records that cover Belgium in the same format as every other office.

  • GET/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=BE

    Search the trademarks Signa holds that cover Belgium

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=BE
curl "https://api.signa.so/v1/trademarks?jurisdictions=BE" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
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Sources

Where these facts come from

Checked 2026-11-12.