Trademarks

“Trademarks are signs capable of distinguishing goods or services of one person from the ones of other persons and can be graphically represented”. This is the trademark definition according to the Bulgarian Law on trademarks and geographical indications. In business circles trademarks are also known as “brand” or “brand name”. Of course, product or corporate…

European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) The regional system for the protection of European Union trade mark (EUTM), is the best way to protect your trade mark in the European union. Once registered as EUTM the trade mark gains protection on the territory of all member states of EU (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Republic of Cyprus,…

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…

AGLIKA IVANOVA Attorney-at-Law European Trademark & Design Attorney, Bulgarian Trademark & Design and Patent Attorney E-mail: aivanova@ipconsulting.eu Aglika Ivanova has specialised in legal advice and consultations with specialization in Intellectual and Industrial property (namelly trademarks, patents, plant varieties, industrial design, copyright). Representation of clients (bulgarian and foreign companies) before the Bulgarian courts – all instances…

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…