1. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property Ideas are valuable! Christel Heremans Head Information & Promotion

2. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property ‘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

3. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property Ideas are valuable!

4. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property 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

5. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property What isn’t 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

6. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property What can be recorded in an i- DEPOT? > An idea A concept > A formatAn agreement > A documentA prototype > An inventionA procedure > A design

7. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property Why an i-DEPOT? > Fast, cheap and reliable > Safe > Proof delivered by an official office

8. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property How to introduce an i-DEPOT? > Online in 4 steps 1. Complete personal details 2. Add a description or file 3. Payment 4. Download the certificate

9. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property 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)

10. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property 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

11. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property Statistics i-DEPOT

12. Benelux Office for Intellectual Property Thank you for your attention! www.boip.int