Trademark search

Steven de Lira

'If you are a professionally active company with ambition, trademark registration is a must. Brand names are your company's capital. A unique brand name adds to your company's quality image and adds value. It's not something you want to have any trouble with, and it far outweighs the costs.'

Steven de Lira came to the Netherlands in 1994 from Curaçao to study industrial engineering and management. After graduating, he set up Opensa, a firm specialising in organisational consultancy and SilkBricks, a software company that makes tools designed to accelerate innovation processes within businesses. 

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Data entry completed.
14 Nov 2011

Last Friday we entered the last remaining confirmative application into our systems (5290). This is the first step in the processing of the still existing backlog. If you have filed a confirmative application before October 10 and so far have not received a confirmation, then please contact us by e-mail.

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Confirmative applications no longer possible.
11 Oct 2011

As of October 10, 2011, one year after entry into force of the Wet Merken Bes, it is no longer possible to file Confirmative applications of Antillean trademarks for Caribbean Netherlands.  Registering trademarks form now on is only possible through filing a new application. In the last update of TM talk, the option to submit a confirmative application has been removed and the form for filing a confirmative application is no longer available on the website.

 

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Adaptation of regulations
29 Sep 2011

Friday, October 7 some changes to the Wet Merken BES and its Implementation will be published. These changes will take effect on October 8, 2011.

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Approaching end of the delay to file confirmative applications
26 Sep 2011

We would like to stress that the possibility to file a confirmative application for an existing Antillean Trademark right will seize to exist after 9 October 2011. 

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Online filing with TMtalk
02 Sep 2011

Maintenance work on our website and TMtalk is completed. It is possible to submit applications for the Caribbean Netherlands via the TMTalk application. 

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Online register for the Caribbean Netherlands available
02 Sep 2011

The online trademarks register has been available since 1 September. The register contains trademark registrations and pending applications valid in the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba). The register does not include international registrations that are valid in the Caribbean Netherlands.

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Antillean registrations for the Caribbean Netherlands to be confirmed by 9 October 2011
25 Aug 2011

Since the BOIP started accepting trademark filings for the Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) we have received 1891 applications, of which 1759 to confirm filings and 132 new filings.

We would like to remind you that the rights to pre-existing trademark filings for the Netherlands Antilles can be confirmed for the Caribbean Netherlands up to and including 9 October 2011.

 

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Renewal form available
19 Aug 2011

A form has been made available on the website specifically for renewing your Caribbean Netherlands trademark registration.

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Publication registered trademarks for the Caribbean Netherlands
11 Mar 2011

As of this week BOIP has the possibility to publish the Caribbean Netherlands trademarks. A page has been added to our website (http://www.boip.int/en/carib). The registered trademarks are visible on this website. All the data concerning a specific trademark can be made visible by clicking the trademark's number. The publication only contain registered trademarks. As you will notice there are only three trademark in the publication at this moment. This number will increase in the days to follow.
 

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Country codes for the Caribbean Netherlands allocated
03 Jan 2011

The country codes for the subdivided Antilles used by WIPO and applicants of international trademarks have recently been made definite. The Caribbean Netherlands (Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba) was assigned the country code BQ. Curacao was allotted the code CW and Sint Maarten now has the code SX.

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Survey and publication of trademarks
03 Jan 2011

The Trademarks Act for Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba (Wet Merken BES) and the implementation regulations do not provide for a trademarks register survey for the Caribbean Netherlands. The BOIP does not offer such a survey itself and has no intention at present of doing so. Although the majority of current applications are confirmative applications, the Office realises that the question of how applicants can tell if a trademark is still available is bound to arise soon.

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