Registering your trademark in the Benelux or even worldwide? This is what you need to know
Registering a trademark in the Benelux (BOIP), the EU (EUIPO), or worldwide (WIPO/Madrid)? Differences, costs, and which route suits your plans.
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Registering a trademark in the Benelux (BOIP), the EU (EUIPO), or worldwide (WIPO/Madrid)? Differences, costs, and which route suits your plans.
Registering a figurative mark: logo, word-figurative mark, or pure image. Classes, costs, and step-by-step plan at BOIP and EUIPO.
Checking a brand name before registration: existing brands, domain names, social media. How to conduct preliminary research and which tools to use.
Coming up with a good brand name: distinctive, available, and protectable. Step-by-step plan, pitfalls, and checks before registration.
Trademark registration with BOIP (Benelux) or EUIPO (Europe): costs, procedure, classes, and what you protect. Complete overview for entrepreneurs.
Intellectual property: trademark law, copyright law, design law, patent law, and trade name law. Which right protects what — in an understandable explanation.
Small business loan (€5,000 - €250,000): for SME investments without an extensive process. Conditions, providers, and alternatives.
Refinancing: paying off an existing loan with a new (more favorable) loan. When it pays off, how to arrange it, and the tax aspects.
Factoring: sell invoices to a factoring company and receive 80-90% of the amount immediately. Pros and cons, costs, and when it pays off.
Accounts receivable financing: use outstanding invoices as collateral for credit. Costs, conditions, and the difference compared to factoring.