In 1958, a treaty drew together the various agreements already reached between the 3 countries and established the economic union of Benelux.
Economic union means free movement of products and services.
In order to promote this free circulation of goods and capital, the need arose for a single form of protection of industrial property. In the same year, the decision was taken to standardise national trademark legislation. As a result, on 19 March 1962, the 3 countries signed the Benelux Convention on product marks which formed the basis of the Uniform Benelux Law on Marks. This law came into force on 1 January 1971. Every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in these pages is correct.