Annual Technical Report on Trademark Information Activities in 2025 submitted by Bulgaria/ Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
Please provide links to your website where the requested information can be found in English, French, or Spanish. Alternately, you may provide text responses instead of URLs if desired. If the information is not available on your website in an ATR language, then please provide text.
URLs in responses should meet the following requirements:
I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADEMARK INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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https://www.bpo.bg/en/about/otcheti/godishen-otchet
II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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The use of pre-defined terms of the Nice classification is only recommended when applying for registration of marks and geographic indications.
III. SOURCES OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE
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In order to make entries on the legal status of exclusive rights protected on the territory of Bulgaria, every person should submit relevant application and pay a fee to the account of the Office. Clients, customers and/or users can also obtain excerpts from the register.
IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO TRADEMARK INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
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The system is completely internal resource, with secure user access and audit trails. It updates the data in the public registry via API’s, which helps the applicants and users see public information about the IP objects.
V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION
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On 12 December 2024, the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria signed a Memorandum of Anderstanding with the University of National and World Economy (UNWE). The agreement aims to strengthen collaboration in intellectual property education and technology transfer. It includes joint initiatives such as student training, public lectures, conferences, internships, information exchange, and collaborative projects. The partnership highlights the importance of developing young professionals in the IP field and fostering close ties between the Patent Office and academic institutions. - https://www.bpo.bg/bg/novini/2024/patentno-vedomstvo-podpisa-memorandum-za-satrudnichestvo-s-unss
VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF TRADEMARK INFORMATION
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The Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria and the Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Munich, at the European Patent Office headquarters. The agreement aims to establish a framework for regular exchange of information and best practices to support innovation, creativity, and development of national intellectual property systems.
VII. ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO STANDARDS CONCERNING TRADEMARK INFORMATION
Note: For each Standard listed below, please enter one of the following values:
- "Fully implemented"
- “Partially implemented”
- "On implementation phase"
- "Planning to implement"
- “On assessment phase”
- "No plan to implement"
Implementation Status Definitions
"Fully implemented"
The WIPO Standard has been implemented in a manner compliant or compatible with the Standard.
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Note: Please list any other WIPO Standards related to trademarks (not mentioned above) that your Office or Organization has implemented, is currently in the process of implementing, or plans to implement in the future. For each Standard, please indicate the implementation status with an option: Implemented, On implementation Phase or Planning to Implement.
VIII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS
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