The following is a detailed list of the Belgian intellectual property documentation held within the British Library IP collection.
Material on this list may only be available in French or Flemish. We cannot translate items for you.
Intellectual Property stock locations
IP Open Access: Always available in the Business & IP Centre
IP Reserve South: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in typically 1-3 hours
IP Reserve North: In secure storage, can be delivered to the Centre in 48+ hours. If a nine-digit number is shown under "location", these can be ordered for use in the Centre by registered readers through Explore the British Library. Please type the number into the Explore search box to rapidly retrieve the record.
IP Reserve Material cannot be ordered for same-day delivery after 16:00. Sometimes the service may not be available all day on Saturday due to staffing. Some Reserve Material may not be available at times due to stock movements. Please contact us before your visit to check.
Authority
Patents: Office Belge de la Propriété Intellectuelle / Belgische Dienst voor de Intellectuele Eigendom
Trade Marks and Registered Designs: Office Benelux de la Propriété Intellectuelle / Benelux Bureau voor de Intellectuele Eigendom
| Title | Holdings | Medium | Location |
Patent Specifications | |||
| Specifications: (A specs) | 1002342 - 2011 | CD/DVD | IP Reserve North |
| 1000001 - 1006245 | Microform | IP Reserve North | |
| 646053 - 906171 | Microform | IP Reserve North | |
| 573101 - 620000 | Microform | IP Reserve North | |
| Concordance of patent and microfilm reel numbers is available in IP Open Access | |||
| 493079 - 796000 | Paper | IP Reserve North (015268632) | |
Patent Databases | |||
| Brevets Belges | c) 1970 - to date | French / Flemish | |
| EPATRAS (information and translations for EP documents valid in Belgium) | 1978 - to date | Online | |
Indexes and Abstracts | |||
| Recueil des Brevets d'Invention (annual to monthly classified abridgements and, until 1970, name indexes) | 1997 - to date | French / Flemish | |
| 1854 - 1999 | Paper | IP Reserve South | |
| Recueil Spécial des Brevets d'Invention (annual classified abridgements and name indexes) | 1854 - 1896 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Catalogue des Brevets d'Invention (single volume of classified abridgements and name indexes) | 1830 - 1854 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Journal des Brevets (unofficial abridgement publication) | 1906 - 1912 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Derwent Belgian Patents Report Delayed OPI | 597116 - 677083 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Derwent Belgian patents Report Delayed and Non-Delayed OPI | 677189 - 1975 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Belgian Patent Abstracts | 1976 - 1977 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Belgian Patent Abstracts: Section P-R | 1977 - 1989 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Belgian Patent Abstracts: Section A-X | 1989 - 1995 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Belgian Patent Abstracts: Section C-H | 1977 - 1983 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Derwent World Patent Abstracts | 1975 - 1998 | Paper | IP Reserve North |
| Recueil des brevets d'Invention Tables (name and class list, other tables, shelved with journal in 1970 and 1993 - 1999) | 1970 - 1999 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Official Journals | |||
| Table des demandes / Tabel van de octrooiaanvragen (monthly application lists in numerical order and title alphabetical order) | 2001 - to date | French / Flemish | |
| Patent Lists | 1879 - 1922 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Register of Titles | 1854 - 1856 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
Miscellaneous Patent Publications | |||
| Number Lists with IPC classifications | 650001 - 674750 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Revue Gevers des Brevets (classified lists) | 1961 - 1986 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Recueil des Brevets d'Invention Supplement (announcements of lapsed or expired patents) | 1948 - 1969 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| Brevets Annulés Pour Défaut de Paiement (lapsed and expired patents) | 1871 - 1907 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| IPC3 Subclass list in French and Flemish | unmarked | Paper | IP Open Access |
Trade Marks | |||
| Recueil Officiel des Marques de Fabriques (includes name indexes) | 1879 - 1970 | Paper | IP Reserve South |
| (From 1970 Belgian trade marks were included in the Benelux international trade mark system) | |||
