Intellectual property for starters and entrepreneurs (VDAB – online).

Last updated: 15 July 2026

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This article describes an external training course. Content, scheduling, and registration are handled via VDAB.

What is this?

This is an online VDAB course about intellectual property (IP) for starters and entrepreneurs.

You’re building a product, brand, or creation and want to know what you can protect.
You want to avoid unknowingly infringing on other people’s rights.
You’re looking for a first, low-threshold introduction before (possibly) talking to a specialist.

What forms of IP exist (e.g. copyright, trademarks, designs, patents)
The difference between an idea and a protectable implementation
Which protection fits which type of activity (product, brand, design, content, software)
What first steps you can take (basic checks, documentation, timing, confidentiality)

Format: online
Provider: VDAB
Link: https://www.vdab.be/opleidingen/aanbod/O-AMI-801403/cursus/C-AMI-215046/intellectuele-eigendom-voor-starters-en-ondernemers-online

Go to the VDAB page and follow the registration steps there.

Start with an inventory: what do you want to protect (name, logo, design, code, content, invention...)?
Think about timing: some types of protection require that you don’t communicate publicly yet.
Use this as a base, but involve a specialist in time for important decisions.

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