Belgian Office for Intellectual Property

The Belgian Office for Intellectual Property (in French: Office de la Propriété intellectuelle or OPRI; in Dutch: Belgische Dienst voor de Intellectuele Eigendom, or DIE) is a Belgian government office to manage patent filing and rights. OPRI is based in Brussels,^[1] and is part of the Federal Public Service Economy.^[2]

OPRI coordinates with the European Patent Office and helps offer the Benelux Patent Platform.^[3] Inventors choose whether to have their patent cover Belgium or internationally.^[4] As of April 1, 2018, however, OPRI no longer receives patent applications under the global Patent Cooperation Treaty.

History and archives

Historic Belgian patent information was published in semi-annual volumes of the Recueil des Brevets d'Invention. Many of the original patent documents are in the Belgian National Archives 2 - Joseph Cuvelier Repository.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. BE Belgian Office for Intellectual Property at European Patent Office
2. "The Belgian Intellectual Property Office (IPObel)". FPS Economy. Retrieved 14 May 2023.
3. Benelux Patent Platform at fgov.be
4. Patents at fgov.be

External links

• Official website in English
• Official website in Dutch
• Official website in French