The Publications section
The “Publications” section of the website has been developed to give you the opportunity to learn about the most important matters in the field of intellectual property law, privacy and data protection, internet law, and e-Commerce. The articles published provide practical advice to businesses and describe the last amendments of the legislation. Publications are grouped by the relevant field and are easily accessible by choosing the relevant field of law.
Publications
Registration of patents in Bulgaria
Patents are granted for inventions in any field of technology, which are new, involve an inventive step and are susceptible of industrial application. The owner of the patent receives the exclusive right to use the invention, the right to prohibit other persons[…]
Instruction under Ordinance No. 1 of 30 January 2013 for the minimum level of technical and organizational measures and the allowed type of personal data protection
According to the Personal Data Protection Act, the personal data controller shall take appropriate technical and organizational measures to protect data against accidental or unlawful destruction, or against accidental loss, unauthorized access, alteration or dissemination, as well as against other unlawful forms[…]
Useful tools for protection of intellectual property rights
This article will present several useful databases for owners of intellectual property in order to decrease the chance for infringements of their intellectual property rights. ANTI-COUNTERFEITING RAPID INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM (ACRIS) The first database is called ACRIS, which is the abbreviation of the[…]
Industrial design
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[…]