Patent Office of Republic of Bulgaria
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The Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria is a national state body whose mission is the legal protection of industrial property. It is based in Sofia and forms part of the Ministry of Economy.
The Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria :
- performs expertise and makes decisions on the protection of industrial property objects;
- grants patents for inventions and certificates for registration of utility models; certificates for industrial designs, trademarks, service marks, appellations of origin and other protective documents for the protection of industrial property;
- resolves disputes;
- represents the country in certain international industrial property organizations and carries out international cooperation in this field, including for conducting research and expertise for industrial property objects;
- carries out the publications and issues a bulletin and carries out international exchange of patent documents, creates and maintains information systems for the objects of industrial property and provides information services for these objects;
- issues ordinances and instructions within the competence of the Patent Office and proposes tariffs for the activities and services performed by the Office;
- keeps the state registers for the protected objects of industrial property;
- provides training and education in the field of industrial property;
- informs the public in the field of industrial property and promotes the legal protection of industrial property and innovation.
Sofia - Bulgaria
Dr. G. M. Dimitrov Blvd. 52B
1040
00 359 2 9701321
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