Webinars for IP professionals

On this webpage you will find all webinars organised by BOIP for IP Professionals. In the past years we have given webinars to update you on the latest developments in the field of trademarks in the Benelux from BOIP's perspective. The aim of the webinars is to provide you with useful tips for your practice. Below you will find the presentations and recordings of the webinars from 2020 - 2023.

2024

  

Use part III – reputation

This webinar is the last one in a row of the series webinars in which we focus on the theme 'Use'. Tineke tells you how to effectively demonstrate reputation. You will also learn more about BOIP's assessment of reputation using a number of practical examples. 

Presentation by 

Tineke van Hoey (Legal Officer)

Replay webinar Reputation

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Use part II – genuine use

This webinar is the second in a row of three webinars in which we focus on the theme 'Use'. Yvonne tells you how to effectively demonstrate genuine use by means of useful insights and through real-life examples. 

Presentation by 

Yvonne Noorlander (Legal Officer)

Replay webinar Genuine use

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Use part I - acquired distinctiveness

This webinar is the first in a row of three webinars in which we focus on the theme 'Use'. Pieter tells you everything about the why, what, when, where and how from acquired distinctiveness. 

Presentation by 

Pieter Veeze (Principal Legal Officer) 

Replay webinar Acquired distinctiveness 

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Screenshot webinar

2023

  

Annual overview BOIP decisions 2023

This webinar brings you up to speed on the most relevant developments for your practice. At BOIP but also at the Benelux Court of Justice. 

Presentation by 

Eline Schiebroek (Legal Officer) and Camille Janssen (Principal Legal Officer) 

Replay webinar Annual overview BOIP decisions 2023 

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Printscreen webinar 'Portrait trademarks'


Flags in trademarks

In this ultra-short BOIP coffee break webinar you will gain insight in how BOIP deals with applications for trademarks containing flags or parts thereof. You can then take that into account if you are planning on registering a trademark containing a flag. 

Presentation by 

Tineke Van Hoey (Legal Officer at BOIP) 

Replay webinar Flags in trademarks 

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Printscreen webinar 'Flags in trademarks'


Portrait trademarks

In this short coffee break webinar you will know how BOIP deals with applications for portrait trademarks and what is required for them. You will also learn how BOIP’s policy differs with respect to that of EUIPO.

Presentation by

Tomas Westenbroek (Legal officer at BOIP)

Replay webinar portrait trademarks 

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Printscreen webinar 'Portrait trademarks'

2022

  

Absolute grounds

This webinar focuses on the day-to-day practice of BOIP. Both refusals and cancellation procedures concerning absolute grounds are discussed.

Presentation by

Yvonne Noorlander (Legal officer at BOIP) and Pieter Veeze (Principal Legal officer at BOIP) 

Replay webinar Absolute grounds 

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Printscreen webinar 'Absolute grounds'


Relative grounds

BOIP shares insights and tips & tricks on proceedings between parties. Furthermore, interesting case law and developments on, inter alia, likelihood of confusion, reputation and the 'new' relative grounds in relation to Agent and Agri trade marks are discussed.

Presentation by

Eline Schiebroek (Legal officer at BOIP) and Camille Janssen (Principal Legal officer at BOIP) 

Replay webinar Relative grounds 

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Printscreen van webinar 'Relative grounds'

2021

   

Bad faith

The principle of ‘bad faith’ has now been dealt with in a number of different cancellation decisions at BOIP. When is there question of ‘bad faith’ and how does it have to be demonstrated? 

Presentation by

Michiel Haegens (partner at Turnstone and former President of the Benelux Association for Trademark and Design Law (BMM) and Camille Janssen (Principal Legal officer at BOIP).

Replay webinar Bad Faith

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Bad faith


New types of trademarks

What is the current situation regarding the new types of trademark? How do these types of trademark compare with the more traditional trademarks, and what do you have to look out for when registering them? 

Presentation by

Ellen Gevers (partner at Knijff and secretary of the Benelux Association for Trademark and Design Law (BMM)) and Pieter Veeze (Principal Legal officer at BOIP)

Replay webinar New types of trademarks

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New types of trademark


Annual overview of opposition and cancellation case law

Different decisions from the past year will be discussed in which practical issues concerning proof of use, the principle of hearing both sides of the argument and the need for an extra round were relevant.

Presentation by

Eline Schiebroek (Legal officer at BOIP) and Pieter Veeze (Principal Legal officer at BOIP) 

Replay webinar Annual overview of opposition and cancellation case law

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Annual overview of opposition and cancellation case law

2020

  

Update on the BOIP cancellation procedure and Benelux Court of Justice

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Presentation by

Diter Wuytens (Manager Operations at BOIP) and Saskia Smits (International Cooperation Officer at BOIP)

Replay webinar

Update on the BOIP cancellation procedure and Benelux Court of Justice


Update on the implementation of the Trademark Package

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Presentation by

Tomas Westenbroek (Legal Officer at BOIP) and Camille Janssen (Principal Legal Officer at BOIP)

Replay webinar

Update on the implementation of the Trademark Package


Guidelines on absolute grounds

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Presentation by

Pieter Veeze (Principal Legal Officer at BOIP) and Eline Schiebroek (Legal Officer at BOIP)

Replay webinar

Guidelines on absolute grounds


If you have any questions about the webinars, please e-mail your questions to legal@boip.int.

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