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Netherlands
Country Code:
NL (also BX as one of the BENELUX territories)
Relevant IP Offices:
Netherlands Industrial Property Office (NIPO)
(for Patents)
European Patent Office
WIPO(PCT)
Benelux Trade Marks Office
Community Trade Marks Office (OHIM)
WIPO(Madrid)
Benelux Designs Office (BDO)
Patent Protection:
National(Patent/Short-term Patent)
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:
Stichting Internet Domeinregistratie Nederland
(.nl)
The Netherlands is a euro-area country -
Country Information
(1 euro = 2.20371 guilders)
Legacy currency (Guilders) not legal tender after January 28, 2002.
Netherlands