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Benelux Office for Intellectual Property

• Ideas are valuable!
• Christel Heremans
• Head Information Promotion

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I have an idea! What to do?

• Innovation
• Safeguard the exclusivity of ideas
• Prevent others from capitalizing on ideas
• BEFORE elaborating ideas and seeking legal
  protection

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Ideas are valuable!
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What is the i-DEPOT?

• A reliable tool to prove who is the creator of a
  specific idea, design, concept or process
• A first step in the innovation process
• A tool when negotiating with potential partners
• Documentary evidence

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What isnt an i-DEPOT?

• NOT an intellectual property right
• Registering an idea gives no exclusive right
• Registering an idea guarantees confidentiality by
  BOIP, but not by other parties.

• ? recommendation consider seeking legal
  protection after the design phase

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What can be recorded in an i-DEPOT?

• An idea A concept
• A format An agreement
• A document A prototype
• An invention A procedure
• A design

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Why an i-DEPOT?

• Fast, cheap and reliable
• Safe
• Proof delivered by an official office

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How to introduce an i-DEPOT?

• Online in 4 steps
• Complete personal details
• Add a description or file
• Payment
• Download the certificate

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What does an i-DEPOT cost?

• I-DEPOT
• For 5 years 35
• Renewal 5 years 25
• Credit account
• One-off rate 350
• 20 credits 100 ( 5 each)
• 50 credits 225 ( 4.50 each)
• 100 credits 400 ( 4 each)
• 250 credits 875 ( 3.50 each)
• 500 credits 1.250 ( 2.50 each)

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i-DEPOT envelope

• Still in use
• Consists of two parts
• BOIP dates it upon receipt
• Costs for 5 years 45 and for 10 years 65

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Statistics i-DEPOT
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Thank you for your attention!

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