Industrial Property
How is industrial property protected?
Industrial property protection covers patents for inventions, utility models, trademarks, service marks, industrial designs, appellations of origin and geographical indications, and protection against unfair competition.
The term “industrial property” is understood in the broadest sense and applies not only to industry and trade, in the narrow sense of the word, but also to activities in the field of agriculture, fossils, and all industrial or natural products, for example: wines, cereals, tobacco leaves, fruits, animals, minerals, mineral waters, beer drinks, flowers, flours, etc. The protection of industrial property is established with the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. It established a Union for the Protection of Industrial Property – the so-called Paris Union.
With the help of our long-standing experience, we have prepared detailed information about the objects of industrial property and the procedures for their protection. The information can be useful for you to learn all about patents for inventions, utility models, trademarks and industrial designs. You can also learn how to protect yourself from unfair competition by protecting your rights.
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UTILITY MODEL
Option to obtain fast and cheap protection of a technical solution in a shorter period of time.
PRELIMINARY PATENT SEARCH
What are the different options for preliminary analysis of the invention?
BULGARIAN (NATIONAL) PATENT
Drafting and filing a national patent application for an invention.
PCT APPLICATION
One application – many ways to protect the invention in over 150 countries around the world.
EUROPEAN PATENT
Patent for invention with option for protection in 38 countries.
EUROPEAN PATENT VALIDATION
Validation of a European patent in Bulgaria.
PATENT ANNUITY PAYMENTS
Maintainance a granted patent in force in Bulgaria
TRADEMARKS
Or how to protect a company name, logo or brand for an unlimited period of time.
TRADEMARK SEARCH
Preliminary assessment of the freedom to use.
BULGARIAN TRADEMARK
Trademark protection for the territory of Bulgaria.
INTERNATIONAL TRADEMARK
With one application – more than 100 countries around the world.
EUROPEAN TRADEMARK
One trademark registration – protection throughout the European Union.
TRADEMARK MAINTENANCE
How to maintain the protection of the trademark to ensure the effectiveness of the registration.
TRADEMARK MONITORING
Monitoring for infringements of the registered trademark.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Or protection of the appearance of products and articles.
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN SEARCH
Is a design new?
BULGARIAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Protection of industrial design for the territory of Bulgaria.
INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
With one application for industrial design – more than 60 countries around the world.
EUROPEAN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
One industrial design registration – protection throughout the European Union.
RENEWAL OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN REGISTRATION
Maintaining the registration of an industrial design.
OUR SERVICES
Industrial property protection services
Engineering patent law office “BV & Ko” offers services at a high professional level in various fields of industrial property protection. We provide individual and corporate solutions according to the needs of our customers. Our team of experienced industrial property representatives provides consultations on issues in this area, assists in the preparation of documents and drafting of applications for protection of industrial property and represents the clients of BV & Ko before national and international organizations. Depending on the assigned task, BV & Ko will provide the necessary expert – patent attorney, trademark and industrial design representative, copyright lawyer, etc. We have registered industrial property representatives before the Bulgarian Patent Office (BPO), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the European patent office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). BV & Ko works in collaboration with the best copyright and industrial property lawyers who have proven experience in the field.
