25.09.2012
Amsterdam Court did not recognise Sofia City Court Decision on parallel import
The Amsterdam District Court has ruled that a Judgment of the Sofia City Court in a trademark infringement case was contrary to the Nederlands’ public policy and it could not be recognized under the Brussels I Regulation. The case in Bulgaria involved a world-leading alcohol producer, who claimed the detention of a shipment of goods that was being imported in Bulgaria. The goods were not counterfeit, but there was no consent by the trademark holder for their import in the EU – a...
Read more...24.09.2012
New Bulgarian Patent Attorneys Chamber Bill is under discussion in the Council of Ministers
With this new legislation in Bulgaria will be established for the first time a professional association of patent and trademark attorneys. The profession of industrial property representative is introduced in Bulgaria in 1993 with the adoption of the Patent Law. The Regulation on Industrial Property Representatives was also adopted in 1993 to regulate the professional qualification and entry into the register of patent and trademark attorneys. Almost twenty years have passed and the need has em...
Read more...24.09.2012
Proposed changes of the Law on Patents and Utility Model Registrations in Bulgaria
A public discussion is open for all interested parties in the amendments of the Patent Law. The main changes proposed are result of the amendments introduced with the new edition of the European Patent Convention (EPC) and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). Other amendments refer to the improvement of the process for protection of inventions and utility model registrations. One of the proposals is the change in the patent examination process, the period for filing a request for search and exa...
Read more...21.09.2012
WIPO statistics publication, IP Facts and Figures for 2012, statistic data for Bulgaria
Based on the statistic report on intellectual property activity worldwide issued by WIPO and published in the beginning of August 2012 there is growth in filing applications for patents, utility models, trademarks and industrial designs for the year of 2010 (the last year with complete information used for the report) compared to the filings in 2009. This is a good general indicator for the economic development. The same comparative figures were negative for the applications of patents and trade...
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