The trademark registration is valid 10/ten/years from the filing date of the application for registration in the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria. Registration may be renewed indefinitely for further periods of 10 / ten / years. The request for renewal[...]

Take advantage of the opportunity to register your trademark and save 20% (twenty percent) of attorney fees for this service only in the week of April 24, 2017 – April 28, 2017. The initiative is initiated on the occasion of the World[...]

World Intellectual Property Day is observed annually on 26 April. Therefore, in the week of April 24, 2017 – April 28, 2017 clients will have the opportunity to get a 20% (twenty percent) discount on all services in the field of intellectual[...]

Last updated: 09.01.2020. This publication fully complies with the provisions of the new Law on Marks and Geographical Indications, promulgated on 13.12.2019. Right to use the registered geographical indication According to Article 90 of the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications, a[...]

Last updated: 17.12.2019. This publication fully complies with the provisions of the new Law on Marks and Geographical Indications, promulgated on 13.12.2019. Trademark (known in business circles as a „brand” or „brand name”) is a sign used to identify and distinguish the[...]

On February 1, 2017, a workshop on “Negotiating a trademark coexistence agreement” was held, which was organized by The Association of European Trade Mark Owners MARQUES and Madara Law in City Hotel in Sofia. During the workshop, special attention was paid to[...]

What is industrial design? According to Article 3, paragraph 1 of the Bulgarian Industrial Design Act, the design is the visible appearance of a product or part of it, defined by the peculiarities of the form, lines, contours, ornaments, color or combination[...]

The eleventh edition of the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks (Nice Classification) entered into force on January 1, 2017. The new edition, which would apply to applications filed on or after January 1,[...]

The first part of the revised European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Guidelines for Examination of EU Trade Marks and Registered Community Designs has been adopted and will enter into force on February 1, 2017. This revised version of the Guidelines has[...]

The preliminary trademark search service has been the most popular service in 2016, which the industrial property representative Krasimira Kadieva has delivered. Conducting a preliminary trademark search before the filing of the application for registration of a trademark will answer the question[...]