On March 30 and 31, 2017 a conference on “ Trends in intellectual property. Experience and practice in Bulgaria after 10 years of EU membership” was held, which was organized by AIPPI Bulgaria in Hilton Hotel in Sofia. In order to deliver quality services Krasimira Kadieva, who is an IP lawyer in Bulgaria, attended the conference, which was also attended by many colleagues – specialists in the field of intellectual property. The following topics were discussed during the event: “From OHIM to EUIPO, the last ten years.”; “Convergence program practices of EUIPO and national institutions.”; “Patentability of software under the EPC.”; “Design, industrial design, and Community design: features and scope of the rights.”; “The establishment and the role of producer associations and an efficient certification system.”; “Practice of the Bulgarian customs’ authorities on the implementation of measures for IP rights protection – results, problems, and trends.”; “Joint protection: designs, patents, and copyright in the protection of the graphical user interface.”; “Practice of CJEU on trademarks. Established standards for the analysis of absolute and relative grounds for refusal. “; “Imitation is a form of unfair competition. The practice of CPC and SAC.”.