Author: Preslav Baldzhiev What is the Metaverse? What legal issues lie behind this term? To what extent are the legislations prepared for such a digital phenomenon? All questions whose answers remain in the realm of conjecture, or at least will remain until[...]

Author: Preslav Baldzhiev What distinguishes a successful brand owner from an enthusiastic entrepreneur who has embarked on another new challenge? How have brands like Nike, Adidas, Bvlgari, Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, BMW, and many others become what they are now? Why are many of[...]

Author: Preslav Baldzhiev This article will provide more information about mediation in intellectual property as an alternative method for resolving disputes. Conflicts between two or more people are common, regardless of the field in which they practice. Disputes that arise do not[...]

Author: Preslav Baldzhiev With the development of technology, consumers are getting more and more new ways to have fun. In the last 20 years, a significant part of the entertainment industry has been occupied by video games, which are increasingly displacing film[...]

Author: Preslav Baldzhiev Everyone has heard of the Land of Opportunities. Now, these opportunities are increasingly provided by the Internet and its social media platforms, which are extremely convenient for all artists, amateurs, and producers. The wide range of people reached by[...]

This publication will provide more information about the licensing of a European Union trademark. Both registered European Union trademarks and applications for registration of European Union trademarks may be the subject of license agreements (licenses). A trademark license is a contract under[...]

This publication will provide more information about the transfer of a European Union trademark. The transfer is a change in the ownership of a European Union trademark or a European Union trademark application. The transfer from one proprietor/applicant to another is mostly[...]

Introduction The Benelux Intellectual Property Office has developed and provided the i-DEPOT service, which is a register of information whose confidentiality has been maintained. Another similar service is WIPO PROOF, which was developed by the World Intellectual Property Organization. Anyone can take[...]

Many trademarks have been registered over the years and more and more applications for trademarks are submitted every day. This often leads to a conflict of interests between different competitors, as they sometimes apply for registration similar to earlier trademarks, which leads[...]

Introduction In May 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) launched an entirely new online business service called WIPO PROOF. WIPO PROOF provides evidence through a digital fingerprint (token) containing the date and time of a digital file in order to verify[...]