Everything about patents and utility models

The patent is a document issued for patentable inventions in all fields of industry. The invention is a technical solution to a technical problem. For an invention to be patentable, it must be new worldwide, industrially applicable and to involve an inventive step. Technical solutions (inventions) can be protected by utility models. The utility models are often called  “small patent”  or  “small invention”. Although inventions can be protected by patents and utility models, the two forms of protection have their own features. Unlike patents for inventions, utility models come at a much lower price and the procedure for their protection is shorter. This form of protection of an invention is granted by means of a certificate for registration. To be registered, the utility model must be new, involve an inventive step, and be industrially applicable.

We have prepared detailed information on patent and utility models, which will acquaint you in detail with these objects of industrial property. You can find out what the differences in protection are, which option is applicable to your case and what actions to take to protect your rights.

Engineering patent law office “BV & Ko” has industrial property representatives in the field of patents and utility models with extensive experience and deep knowledge. Each of our patent attorneys provides consultations and represents the clients of BV & Ko before the official organizations (Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria, World Intellectual Property Organization, European patent office etc.) on all issues related to Bulgarian and European patents. They have the right to act before the Bulgarian Patent Office ( BPO ) and the International Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ), but they can also assist in the procedures for issuing and validating a European patent.

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