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Krasimira Kadieva commented on the draft of the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications
May 27, 2019 in News

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In an interview for Economy.bg Krasimira Kadieva commented on the draft of the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications. The interview with Krasimira Kadieva can be read here.
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EUIPO and EURid have launched .eu notification service
May 21, 2019 in News

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From 20th May 2019 the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and EURid (the registry manager of the .eu and .ею country code top-level domains) have launched .eu notification service in order to help the applicants of European Union trademarks (EUTM) tackle[...]
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World Intellectual Property Day
April 25, 2019 in News

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Every year, on 26 April, the World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated. The aim of the event is to “raise awareness of how patents, copyright, trademarks and designs impact on daily life” and “to celebrate creativity, and the contribution made by creators[...]
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The Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria has introduced a new functionality on its electronic portal
April 25, 2019 in News

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The Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria has informed on its website http://bpo.bg/ that new functionality has been implemented on its electronic portal https://portal.bpo.bg for searching in the registers of the industrial property objects, namely: combined search. Thanks to the new[...]
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А Law on the Protection of Trade Secrets was promulgated
April 08, 2019 in News

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The Law on the protection of Trade Secrets was promulgated on 05.04.2019 of the State Gazette. The law defines a trade secret (Article 3), a trade secret holder, an infringer, and also regulates the lawful and unlawful acquisition, use and disclosure of[...]
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The deadline for declaring of online stores operating before 29.12.2018 is extended to 29.06.2019
March 29, 2019 in News

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On March 29, 2019, the main amendments to Ordinance No. N-18 of 2006 was promulgated, one of the most important being that the deadline for declaration of online stores operating before 29.12.2018  is extended. The deadline for declaring of electronic shops operating[...]
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“IP for You” Seminar was held on March 12, 2019
March 18, 2019 in News

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On the 12th March 2019, at the “Sense” hotel in Sofia a seminar “IP for You” was held, which was organized by the European Union Intellectual property Office (EUIPO), in cooperation with the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria, in which[...]
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The Ministry of Finance proposed a draft amendment to Ordinance № N-18 of 13 December 2006
March 08, 2019 in News

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The Ministry of Finance proposed a draft amendment to Ordinance № N-18 of 13 December 2006 for a public discussion, which will last until March 15, 2019. The most important changes in the draft amendment to Ordinance № N-18 are: Proposal to[...]
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The Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria has launched a new electronic tool for oppositions and appeals
March 06, 2019 in News

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On 23 January 2019, a new functionality has been introduced in the Electronic Services Portal on the website of the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria, namely: the opposition decisions and the refusals of the experts regarding the examinations of trademark[...]
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A draft of a new Law on Marks and Geographical Indications has been drafted
February 21, 2019 in News

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After the introduction of the so-called "opposition system", which led to the largest trademark reform in 2011, new fundamental amendments to the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications will be accepted in 2019. The draft was published on the website of the[...]
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