The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund will be opened again from 03.02.2025
January 23, 2025 in News

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The Ideas Powered for Business SME Fund will open on 03.02.2025 and will offer financial support in the form of Vouchers for SMEs established in the European Union to protect their intellectual property rights - trademarks, industrial designs, patents, plant varieties. Over[...]
Merry Christmas and a happy new year!
December 22, 2024 in News

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Merry Christmas and a happy new year! Wishing you a great winter holidays filled with very pleasant emotions and great experiences. Let the new 2025 year be happier, successful and filled with a creative surge that brings you satisfaction and keeps you[...]
2024 was a very dynamic and diverse year for us
December 22, 2024 in News

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In the last days of the year, it is time for analysis. The past year 2024 was an extremely dynamic, diverse, and successful year for us. Throughout all these days, we have been guided by the love of law and the desire[...]
New EU design legislative reform
December 03, 2024 in News

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On 18 November 2024, the EU design law reform package was published in the Official Journal of the European Union, which includes the revised Directive (EU) 2024/2823 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2024 on the legal[...]
A German criminal court found three defendants guilty of fraud related to misleading invoices
November 04, 2024 in News

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After nearly four years of proceedings dating back to December 2020, in September 2024 the court in Munich found three defendants guilty of fraud related to sending misleading invoices to applicants of European Union trademarks. Each of the defendants was sentenced to[...]
Upcoming events in the field of intellectual property
October 10, 2024 in News

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In the next one month, several extremely interesting events in the area of ​​intellectual property are to be held, namely: On October 24, 2024, from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., a webinar on "Absolute and Relative Grounds for Refusal of Trademark Registration"[...]
Тhe possibility to apply for grants for Voucher 1 and Voucher 2 (for trademarks and industrial designs) has been suspended
October 10, 2024 in News

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Due to the huge interest, the possibility to apply for grants for Voucher 1 and Voucher 2 (for trademarks and industrial designs) has been suspended, because the funds have finished. The possibility to apply for Voucher 4 (for the electronic submission of[...]
Krasimira Kadieva was selected as a member of the Mediation Committee of the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA)
October 03, 2024 in News

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It is a great honor to announce that at the end of September 2024, Krasimira Kadieva was selected as a member of the Mediation Committee of the European Communities Trade Mark Association (ECTA). 
Advantages of protecting the invention as a trade secret
Patents and trade secrets are extremely important assets for any company and are valuable tools for protecting inventions. But how do we decide whether it makes more sense to protect our invention by issuing a patent or keeping it secret? This article[...]
Applications for financial support for companies wishing to protect their intellectual property rights by reimbursing 75% of official fees resume
September 16, 2024 in News

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Applications are now open for financial support for companies wishing to protect their intellectual property rights by reimbursing 75% of the official fees. The total amount of financial support is up to €1,000. Since the beginning of 2024, our team has helped[...]