Protect your business by registering your brands officially with the local trademark office of Bulgaria. Once registered, you can enforce your legal rights over the trademark and prevent others from using it in Bulgaria.
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Search prices
First class $110 - Each additional class $80
Searches for a trademark’s figurative elements (logo) are not available. The search will only be for the trademark’s verbal elements.
Application prices
First class $690 - Each additional class $90
The price for the "First Class" includes 3 classes. The price for "additional class" applies starting with the 4th class.
Final fee for registration
First class $740 - Each additional class $0
This payment will only be due in case of successful registration.
The average application process takes 18 months.
This is an estimated process time for straightforward cases based on current timeframes for applications. It may vary considerably.
An original signed power of attorney document.
In Bulgaria, trademark registration is mandatory to be granted rights over a trademark, as it is a "first to file" jurisdiction.
To obtain trademark protection in Bulgaria, one can register either locally via the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (BPO), or regionally by filing a European Union Trademarks (EUTM) which grants protection in the whole European Union.
Bulgaria is also a member state to the Madrid Protocol. Thus, the extension of an international registration of a trademark via the Madrid System is possible for this country. We offer services for trademark filing through the Madrid System.
If you register a combined trademark (which includes both word elements and figurative elements) in Bulgaria, the exclusive right to use the trademark is limited to a use of the trademark in the exact configuration or way in which it was filed and registered. If you wish to use the word element of your trademark separately from the logo (or vice versa), it is recommended you register for another trademark including only the word or figurative elements you wish to use and protect separately.
Nevertheless, if a third party eventually intends to register or use a trademark for similar goods or services that includes a primary or distinct part or portion of your trademark, you will have the right to oppose the application based on confusing similarity. The probabilities of success for an opposition will vary in each case depending on the circumstances.
In Bulgaria, trademark oppositions against an application can be filed by third parties during the period of three (3) months that follows its publication in the Official Bulletin. In the case of international applications filed via the Madrid system, oppositions may be filed between the sixth and ninth months after the publication in the Official Bulletin of the BPO.
Although prior use of a trademark is not a requirement for registration, if a registered trademark is not used in Bulgaria during a period of five (5) years, it will become vulnerable to cancellation actions for non-use.
Registered trademarks in Bulgaria have a validity of ten (10) years from the application date. They can then be renewed indefinitely for successive periods of ten (10) years. The trademark renewal can be requested during a grace period of six (6) months after the expiration date of the trademark, upon payment of additional fees for late renewal.
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