# Netherlands (Kingdom of the) — WIPO Country IP Profile

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ISO-2 code | `NL` |
| WIPO member since | 1975 |
| WIPO treaty count | 20 |
| GII ranking | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 8th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024. |
| National IP offices | The national IP offices of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are: |

**Source:** https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/nl  
**Snapshot:** 2026-05-19T16:14:41+00:00

## Quick links

| Resource | URL |
|---|---|
| WIPO Lex profile | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/NL |
| WIPO treaty memberships | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=NL |
| Treaty notifications | https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=NL |
| Statistical IP profile (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/nl.pdf |
| GII 2024 ranking (PDF) | https://www.wipo.int/edocs/gii-ranking/2024/nl.pdf |
| PCT eGuide | https://pctlegal.wipo.int/eGuide/view-doc.xhtml?doc-code=NL&doc-lang=en |
| ePCT office profile | https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/OfficeProfile.xhtml |
| Madrid System member profile | https://www.wipo.int/madrid/memberprofiles/selectmember |
| National statements at WIPO assemblies | https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=NL |
| Contact information | https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=nl |

## Lead summary (verbatim from WIPO page)

Explore IP Landscape:

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:

Bureau for Intellectual Property Curaçao, located in Willemstad, Curaçao

Bureau for Intellectual Property Sint Maarten (BIP SXM), located in Sint Maarten

Bureau of Intellectual Property Aruba, located in Oranjestad, Aruba

Netherlands Enterprise Agency, located in The Hague, the Netherlands.

## Page outline

## Contact information
## Intellectual property landscape: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
### WIPO memberships
### IP legal information
### IP statistics
### IP cooperation
## Global Innovation Index ranking
### Netherlands (Kingdom of the) ranks 8th among the 136 economies featured in the GII 2024.
## Use of WIPO global IP services & products: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
### Patents
### Trademarks
### Designs
## WIPO news and events: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
### News
## IP in action: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
### Photos at WIPO-related activities
### IP stories

## All listed resources (grep-friendly)

- [Bureau for Intellectual Property Curaçao, located in Willemstad, Curaçao](https://www.bip.cw/)
- [Bureau for Intellectual Property Sint Maarten (BIP SXM), located in Sint Maarten](https://www.bip.sx/)
- [Bureau of Intellectual Property Aruba, located in Oranjestad, Aruba](http://www.opi-aruba.org/)
- [Netherlands Enterprise Agency, located in The Hague, the Netherlands.](https://english.rvo.nl/topics/patents-intellectual-property-rights)
- [National IP offices](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/country-profiles/contact?code=nl)
- [International Depository Authority](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/budapest-system/search-results?country_code=nl)
- [Membership of WIPO treaties and WIPO bodies](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?code=NL)
- [Treaty notifications](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?start_year=ANY&end_year=ANY&search_what=N&treaty_all=ALL&code=NL)
- [National statements at WIPO assemblies](https://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/statements_country.jsp?country_code=NL)
- [WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties](https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/NL)
- [IP policies, manuals and model agreements from universities and research institutions](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/technology-transfer/institutional-ip-policies-database?country=nl)
- [Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications](https://www.wipo.int/edocs/statistics-country-profile/en/nl.pdf)
- [Beneficiary of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?bcntry=NL)
- [Host of technical assistance activities](https://www.wipo.int/tad/en/activitysearchresult.jsp?vcntry=NL)
- [The PATENTSCOPE database provides access to published international PCT applications in full-text on the day of publication, patent documents from participating national and regional offices, and non-patent literature.](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/search.jsf)
- [Office of origin - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System in: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=CTR:NL)
- [Designated office - Search patent applications filed through the PCT System seeking protection in: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/result.jsf?query=DS:NL)
- [The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) allows inventors to apply for patent protection in over 150 countries through a single procedure.](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/pct-system)
- [PCT eGuide: Detailed information on requirements relating to PCT applications](https://pctlegal.wipo.int/eGuide/view-doc.xhtml?doc-code=NL&doc-lang=en)
- [ePCT office profile: Details on IP office procedures in the context of the PCT electronic filings system (ePCT)](https://pct.wipo.int/ePCTExternal/pages/OfficeProfile.xhtml)
- [The Global Brand Database provides access to international trademarks under the Madrid System, appellations of origin and geographical indications under the Lisbon System, emblems under 6ter, and trademarks from participating national and regional offices.](https://branddb.wipo.int/en/quicksearch)
- [Office of origin - Search trademark applications filed through the Madrid System in: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://branddb.wipo.int/en/advancedsearch/results?sort=score%20desc&strategy=concept&rows=30&asStructure=%7B%22_id%22:%2269ed%22,%22boolean%22:%22AND%22,%22bricks%22:%5B%7B%22_id%22:%2269ee%22,%22key%22:%22office%22,%22strategy%22:%22any_of%22,%22value%22:%5B%7B%22value%22:%22WO%22,%22label%22:%22(WO)%20Madrid%22%7D%5D%7D,%7B%22_id%22:%2269ef%22,%22key%22:%22refOffice%22,%22strategy%22:%22all_of%22,%22value%22:%5B%7B%22value%22:%22NL%22,%22label%22:%22(NL)%22%7D%5D%7D%5D%7D&_=1686662392207)
- [Designated office - Search trademark applications filed through the Madrid System seeking protection in: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://branddb.wipo.int/en/advancedsearch/results?sort=score%20desc&strategy=concept&rows=30&asStructure=%7B%22_id%22:%2269ed%22,%22boolean%22:%22AND%22,%22bricks%22:%5B%7B%22_id%22:%2269ee%22,%22key%22:%22office%22,%22strategy%22:%22any_of%22,%22value%22:%5B%7B%22value%22:%22WO%22,%22label%22:%22(WO)%20Madrid%22%7D%5D%7D,%7B%22_id%22:%2269ef%22,%22key%22:%22designation%22,%22strategy%22:%22all_of%22,%22value%22:%5B%7B%22value%22:%22NL%22,%22label%22:%22(NL)%22%7D%5D%7D%5D%7D&_=1686662392207)
- [National trademarks - Search the national trademark collection for: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://branddb.wipo.int/en/IPO-NL/quicksearch/results?by=brandName)
- [Search appellations of origin applications filed through the Lisbon System in: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://branddb.wipo.int/en/advancedsearch/results?sort=score%20desc&strategy=concept&rows=30&asStructure=%7B%22_id%22:%2269ed%22,%22boolean%22:%22AND%22,%22bricks%22:%5B%7B%22_id%22:%2269ee%22,%22key%22:%22office%22,%22strategy%22:%22any_of%22,%22value%22:%5B%7B%22value%22:%22LISBON%22,%22label%22:%22(LISBON)%20Lisbon%22%7D%5D%7D,%7B%22_id%22:%2269ef%22,%22key%22:%22refOffice%22,%22strategy%22:%22all_of%22,%22value%22:%5B%7B%22value%22:%22NL%22,%22label%22:%22(NL)%22%7D%5D%7D%5D%7D&_=1686662392207)
- [Search emblems applications filed through Article 6ter in: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://branddb.wipo.int/en/advancedsearch/results?sort=score%20desc&strategy=concept&rows=30&asStructure=%7B%22_id%22:%2269ed%22,%22boolean%22:%22AND%22,%22bricks%22:%5B%7B%22_id%22:%2269ee%22,%22key%22:%22office%22,%22strategy%22:%22any_of%22,%22value%22:%5B%7B%22value%22:%22SIXTER%22,%22label%22:%22(SIXTER)%206ter%22%7D%5D%7D,%7B%22_id%22:%2269ef%22,%22key%22:%22refOffice%22,%22strategy%22:%22all_of%22,%22value%22:%5B%7B%22value%22:%22NL%22,%22label%22:%22(NL)%22%7D%5D%7D%5D%7D&_=1686662392207)
- [Search domain name disputes related to complainants and respondents in: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/statistics/countries_yr.jsp?country_code=NL&party=C)
- [The Madrid System allows to apply for and manage trademark protection in over 130 countries through one system and a single set of fees.](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/madrid-system)
- [Madrid System Member Profile: Detailed information on Madrid system-related operations and procedures of the IP Office](https://www.wipo.int/madrid/memberprofiles/selectmember)
- [The Global Design Database provides access to international designs under the Hague System and designs from participating national and regional offices.](https://designdb.wipo.int/designdb/en/)
- [Office of origin - Search design applications filed through the Hague System in: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://www.wipo.int/designdb/en/?q={%22searches%22:[{%22co%22:%22AND%22,%22fi%22:%22ACP%22,%22te%22:%22NL%22}],%22filters%22:[{%22fi%22:%22SOURCE%22,%22te%22:%22HAGUE%22}]})
- [Designated office - Search design applications filed through the Hague System seeking protection in: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://www.wipo.int/designdb/en/?q={%22searches%22:[{%22co%22:%22AND%22,%22fi%22:%22DS%22,%22te%22:%22NL%22}],%22filters%22:[{%22fi%22:%22SOURCE%22,%22te%22:%22HAGUE%22}]})
- [National designs - Search the national design collection for: Netherlands (Kingdom of the)](https://designdb.wipo.int/designdb/en/?q={)
- [The Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs allows to apply for and manage design protection in around 100 countries through one system and a single set of fees.](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/hague-system)
- [Hague System Member Profile: Detailed information on Hague System-related operations and procedures of the IP Office](https://www.wipo.int/hague/memberprofiles/selectmember)
- [WIPO Domain Name Report 2024: UDRP case filings remain strong January 15, 2025](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/amc/w/news-domain-name-disputes/2025/news_0001)
- [New National Collections and Global Dossier Information Now Available in Patentscope December 15, 2020](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/patentscope/w/news/2020/news_0006)
- [Benelux Become Member of the 1999 Act September 27, 2018](https://www.wipo.int/en/web/hague-system/w/news/2018/news_0012)
