Trademark registration in Bulgaria with the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
attorney at law Margarita Balabanova
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A trademark is a mark that is able to distinguish the goods or services of one person from those of others and can be represented graphically. Such signs may take words, including the names of persons, letters, numbers, drawings, figures, the shape of the goods or their packaging, a combination of flowers, sound signs or any combination of these signs.
The right to a trademark is acquired through registration, as of the date of filing the application. The right of registration belongs to the first applicant and is an exclusive right. The exclusive right to the mark may be conferred on bona fide third parties from the date of publication of the registration in the Official Gazette of the Patent Office.
The validity of the registration is 10 years from the date of submission of the application. The registration can be renewed indefinitely for further periods of 10 years.
The registration of a national trademark is a long administrative procedure, which usually lasts about 6 months, if it does not go through optional stages. However, the protection is received from the date of filing the application for registration with the Patent Office.
Balabanova Law Firm provides assistance from researching to trademark registration in Bulgaria and obtaining the registration certificate. The law firm works with logo designers to help invent a new brand or make changes to an existing one.
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