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 Belgium  
 Country Code: BE (also BX as one of the BENELUX territories)
 Relevant IP Offices:
 Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs (for Patents) Main information pages in French and Dutch
European Patent Office
WIPO(PCT)
Benelux Trade Marks Office
Community Trade Marks Office (OHIM)
WIPO(Madrid)
Benelux Designs Office (BDO)
 Patent Protection: National (Standard and Short-term Patents)
EPC
PCT (via EPC Regional Designation only)
 Trade Mark Protection: BENELUX registration
European Community
Madrid Agreement & Madrid Protocol (Benelux)
 Design Protection: BENELUX (Designs & Models)
Hague Agreement Deposits (for Benelux)
 Domain Name Registry: DNS Belgium (.be)
   
   
  Belgium is a euro-area country - Country Information
(1 euro = 40.3399 Belgian Francs)
Legacy currency (Belgian Francs) not legal tender after February 28, 2002.