Handle claims in Luxembourg

Instagram first: what holds up in Luxembourg

Luxembourg has no national trade mark register of its own. Marks are registered for the Benelux area through BOIP, or for the whole EU through the EU office, and either kind is the clearest paper for Instagram’s intellectual property form. An entry in the Trade and Companies Register held by Luxembourg Business Registers shows a company uses the name, but it is not trade mark protection.

The four official routes are set out in the routes guide and compared on the routes comparison.

What to have ready in Luxembourg

For a request from Luxembourg the useful evidence is a Benelux trade mark from BOIP or an EU trade mark, a Luxembourg Business Registers (RCS) record that matches, or proof that a profile is posing as you. The preparation checklist lists the rest: the exact handle, the profile it is for, and what ties the name to you.

Never send a password or a login code. Nobody who needs one is working through an official route. See claim scams.

TikTok and Snapchat from Luxembourg

Many Luxembourg brands work in French, German and English at once, so the same name can appear in three spellings across platforms. TikTok and Snapchat claims go through their trademark and infringement forms, and the filing should name the exact spelling held by the other account.

Handle limits for both are on the TikTok rules and Snapchat rules pages.

Local references for Luxembourg

• Trade marks: the Benelux Office for Intellectual Property (BOIP).
• Personal data: the GDPR and the Law of 1 August 2018, with the National Commission for Data Protection (CNPD) as the regulator.
• Consumer and advertising matters: the Consumer Code.
• Languages: Luxembourgish, French and German.
• Currency for the price: euro (EUR). The price is agreed in your chat or email before work starts.

These are reference points, not legal advice. A platform’s decision on a handle follows its own policy.

How a request from Luxembourg usually runs

1. You send the handle you want and the profile it is for, on WhatsApp or email, and say you are in Luxembourg.
2. We look at whether an official route fits the facts and tell you if it looks workable.
3. The price is agreed in chat before any work starts.
4. The request is filed with each platform’s process. The platform makes the final decision, and a claim that fails is covered by the refund policy.