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 in connection with patent, trademark, copyright litigation cases and in connection with enforcement cases; Representation before the Commission on unfair competition and before the Commission on Consumer protection; representation before the Bulgarian customs in connection with border control for protection of IP rights; representation before the Investigation authorities namely, prosecution and police in connection with criminal cases for infringement of intellectual property rights.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 in connection with patent, trademark, copyright litigation cases and in connection with enforcement cases;
Year joined: 2004
Education: Masters Degree in Law (University of National and World Economy), Specialisation in Patent Law (Technical University Sofia),
Participant in INTERNATIONAL VISITOR LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (IVLP) – Protection of Intellectual Property Rights 2011– UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE, BUREAU OF EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS
Graduate from the first EUIPO Trade Mark and Design Education Programme (ETMD EP) 2018 – 2019
Current and previous positions: Partner in IP Consulting, Executive Secretary of the Association of Trade Mark Owners in Bulgaria, Consultant of the specialised site for copyright www.copyrights.bg, consultant of the National Portal of Intellectual Property www.ipbulgaria.bg
Areas of specialisation: intellectual property, competition law, consumer protection
Languages: Bulgarian, English, Russian, German
Author and co-author of the following publications:
- Ivanova, А.& Ivanov, I; “Building and Enforcing Intellectual property in Bulgaria”; IP Value, WhiteHouse publication, 2006;
- Ivanovа, А. “Intellectual property in Bulgaria”; IP Overview 2006, IP Bulgaria publication, 2006;
- Ivanova, A. „Successful implementation of administrative measures for protection of IP rights” IPBulgaria IP Overview 2007, IP Bulgaria publication, 2008;
- Burrows,R.; Overdijk T.; Ivanova,A. “Customs seizures: An understood weapon in your armory?" FloraCultura; January 2010;
- consultant of the first Bulgarian edition of the book “Intellectual Property – a Power Tool for economic growth” with author Dr. Kamil Idris, former General Director of WIPO World Intellectual Property Organization);
- Ivanova,A & Ivanov, I. "Bulgaria’s opposition system - the devil’s in the detail", World Trademark Review, 2014;
- Ivanova,A & Ivanov, I. “Trade marks (opposition in Bulgaria and the OHIM)”; IP Bulgaria publishing house, 2015;
