intellektus.com trademark registration

International legislation

English:

Law on Marks and Geographical Indications, as consolidated 2007

Law on Marks and Geographical Indications, as consolidated 2006

Law on Marks and Geographical Indications, 1999

Law on Trademarks and Industrial Designs (No. 95 of December 5, 1967)

Regulation on the Drafting, Filing and Examination of Applications for the Registration of Marks and Geographical Indications, 2000, as amended and consolidated 11 September 2007

Tariff of fees collected by the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (State gazette No. 42/29 May 2007)

French:

Loi sur les marques et les indications géographiques 1999

Loi sur les marques de fabrique et de commerce et les dessins et modèles industriels (N° 95, du 5 décembre 1967)
 

International legislation

Bulgaria is membership of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) treaties as part of:
- WIPO Convention since May 19, 1970;
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of March 20, 1883;
- Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks of April 14, 1891;
- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks, adopted at Madrid on June 27, 1989;
- Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks of June 15, 1957;
- Vienna Agreement Establishing an International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks, adopted at Vienna on June 12, 1973;
- Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol, adopted at Nairobi on September 26, 1981.

Bulgaria is also member of World Trade Organization (WTO) - TRIPS Agreement as part of Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement) (1994).

Bulgaria is on the List of member Countries on OHIM Regulations and International Treaties.