Trademark watching

Entirely opposition system for the registration of trademarks was implemented on the territory of Bulgaria after 01.03.2011 with the entry into force of amendments to the Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications. In order to meet its clients’ needs IP Consulting® develops and provides the service of “trademark watching”. The watching we offer is performed by…

The term “geographical indications”, in its broad sense, includes a variety of concepts used in international treaties and national/regional jurisdictions, such as: appellation of origin (AO), protected designation of origin (PDO) and protected geographical indication (PGI). For instance: Geographical indication” is defined in the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) and in…

Copyright protects any work of literature, art and science, which is a result of creative activity and is expressed by any means or in any objective form. Among the objects of copyright protection are: literary works, including works of scientific and technical literature, publicism and computer programs; musical compositions; stage works – dramatic, musical-dramatic, pantomimes,…

The domain name (domain) is a unique name that directs to a certain website. In today’s reality, characterized by the more and more active use of internet, the registration and proper maintenance and managing of the domain is essential for every business. IP Consulting® offers the following services in the field of domain names: search of…

According to the Law on industrial designs a design is the evident outlook of a product or part of it, defined by the characteristics of the shape, contours, ornaments, color or combination thereof. If you have created a new, original product tor packing, or font size, or composition of products, IP Consulting® is available to…

The regional system for the protection of Community design or as it is known by the abbreviation “RCD (registered community design)” is a system by which the industrial design is protected at European union level. The design (the outlook of the device) gains protection on the territory of all 28 member states of European Union…

IP Consulting® provides specialized services related to competition protection the field of unfair competition. We help our clients in connection with cases related to „Damage to competitors’ reputation“, „Misleading“, „Misleading and comparative advertising“, „Imitation“, „Unfair consumer attraction“, „Prohibition on disclosure of production or trade secrets“, “Dominant position on the market”. We provide the following services: consultations…

According to the current Bulgarian legislation, the proprietor of a registered trade mark, geographical indication, industrial design, patent for invention as well as the holder of copyrights or related rights and the proprietor of a new plant variety, may ask the customs authorities to implement border control for preventing infringements of their Intellectual Property rights….

IP Consulting® provides specialized services in the field of consumers protection. The team is with wide and broad experience in the area of consumer protection legislation and all of its aspects including dangerous products, requirements for the products, requirements for the packages, custom guarantees, false advertising and product representation, product recalls. We provide the following services:…

IP Consulting has developed a trained and experienced team of attorneys-at-law who are specialized in the area of intellectual property, consumer protection, competition law, criminal law, trade law, customs law. IP Consulting offers its client and partners representation before the competent national courts for any case related to intellectual property, competition, consumer protection, which include…