Resources

On this page you'll find a couple of useful links to external resources related to patents, for both beginners and advanced users.

For beginners

New to Patents?: A guide to start your journey in the world of patents, published by the European Patent Office (EPO), available in English, French and German.

Brochures published by the Belgian Intellectual Property Office (IPObel) (patents and other types of protection, available in English, French and Dutch).

User Guide for the Belgian patent system, published by IPObel; available in French and Dutch.

Guide on How to get a European Patent published by the EPO; available in English, French and German.

Search for patents via Espacenet.

For advanced users

Practical guide for SMEs to access funding via intellectual property assets, published by the Belgian Intellectual Property Office (IPObel), available in English, French and Dutch.

Information on protecting trade secrets, available in French and Dutch.

Practical guide to intellectual property contracts and contractual clauses, published by IPObel, available in French and Dutch.  

Practical guide to alternative dispute resolution on intellectual property rights, published by IPObel, available in French and Dutch .