BULGARIA
COUNTRY : REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
CAPITAL : SOFIA
LANGUAGE : BULGARIAN
The Intellectual Property Rights Office of Bulgaria is known as the Bulgarian Patent Office-BPO.
International Treaties to which Bulgaria is signatory:
- Paris Convention for the protection of industrial property
- Agreement on Trade Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights –TRIPS.
- Madrid Protocol for International filing of trademark
- European Union Trademarks
- NICE Classification of Goods & Services
- Berne Convention
PROTECTION OF TRADEMARKS IN BULGARIA:
- National Registration – Direct Filing with National Trademark Office
- International Registration – Through Madrid System
- Community Trademarks – Through ‘OHIM’
Therefore, to obtain protection in Bulgaria, there are three options from which the applicant can choose.
Please refer our TREATIES section on International protection under Madrid Protocol and Community Trademark Registration.
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Kinds of Trademarks registrable in BULGARIA
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Requisites for a Trademark to be registrable in BULGARIA
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Kinds of Trademarks not registrable in BULGARIA
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Trademark Search in BULGARIA
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Trademark Filing in BULGARIA
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Trademark Examination in BULGARIA
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Trademark Publication & Opposition in BULGARIA
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Trademark Registration in BULGARIA
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Trademark Usage in BULGARIA
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Trademark Cost of Registration in BULGARIA
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