PATENT AND TRADE MARK ATTORNEYS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW  

PATENTS * TRADE MARKS * UTILITY MODELS * INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS * APPELLATION OF ORIGIN  
COPYRIGHT * KNOW-HOW * LICENSES * PLANT VARIETY PROTECTION * SEARCH * TRADE SECRETS * LEGAL SERVICES  


DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR FILING

FOR PATENTS AND UTILITY MODELS
 
1.
Full name, nationality and address of the applicant and inventor.
2.
Specification and claims (in English, French or German) - 2 copies.
3.
Formal drawings (if any) on A4 size paper.
4.
Power of Attorney.
5.
Certified copy of the basic foreign application, if priority is claimed (in English, French or German or translated into one of these languages).
 
NOTE: The maximum duration of the protection for the patent is 20 years and for the utility models is 10 years from the filing date.
 
FOR A TRADE MARK
 
1.
Full name and address of the applicant.
2.
Five prints (8 x 8 cm).
3.
List of goods or services.
4.
Power of Attorney.
5.
Priority document, if priority is clamed.
 
NOTE: The duration of the protection for the mark is 10 years and is renewable.
 
FOR A DESIGN
 
1.
Full name and address of the applicant and author of the design.
2.
Photographs or drawings - 5 copies of the basic position of the design (8x8 cm).
3.
Photographs or drawings - 5 copies of each of the other views of the design (8x8).
4.
Certified copy of the national application, if priority is claimed.
5.
Power of Attorney.
 
NOTE: The maximum duration of the protection for the design is 10 years from the filing date and is renewable three times for five years.
 
FOR NEW PLANT VARIETIES AND ANIMAL BREEDS
 
1.
Full name and address of the applicant and breeder.
2.
Filled in technical questionnaire for the species (as for the new plant varieties - in accordance with the UPOV standards).
3.
Description of the species with the technical requirements (as for the new plant varieties - in accordance with the UPOV standards).
4.
Three color pictures for the species in different stages of growth.
5.
Power of Attorney.
 
NOTE: The legal protection is provided by a certificate which has a duration of 30 years for tree and vine varieties and animal breeds and 25 years for all other varieties from the date of its grant.
 
FOR TOPOLOGY OF INTEGRATED CIRCUITS
 
1.
Full name and address of the applicant and author of the topology.
2.
Sample of the integrated circuit where the declared topology is realised.
3.
Declaration about the date of the first commercial use, implemented by the applicant, if in two years term after this date is submitted an application in Bulgarian Patent office.
4.
Material permitting identification of the topology.
5.
Power of Attorney.
 
NOTE: The legal protection has a duration of 10 years from the filing date or 10 years after the end of the calendar year when the commercial use has started.

ABOUT US | INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND AGREEMENTS
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR FILING
| POWER OF ATTORNEY FILE TO DOWNLOAD | CONTACTS