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Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
The Kingdom of the Netherlands has been a member of WIPO since 1975 and is a signatory to over 20 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are:
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Bureau for Intellectual Property Curaçao, located in Willemstad, Curaçao
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Bureau for Intellectual Property Sint Maarten (BIP SXM), located in Sint Maarten
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Bureau of Intellectual Property Aruba, located in Oranjestad, Aruba
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Netherlands Enterprise Agency, located in The Hague, the Netherlands.
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Intellectual property landscape: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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Global Innovation Index ranking
Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 8th among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
Learn moreWIPO news and events: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
News
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New National Collections and Global Dossier Information Now Available in Patentscope
December 15, 2020 -
Benelux Become Member of the 1999 Act
September 27, 2018
