What are the requirements for the Bulgarian industrial design application documents

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Filing Language: Bulgarian

Necessary documents:

  1. Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
  2. A Brief Description

Attachments (if any):

  1. Power of Attorney
  2. Certified Priority Document
  3. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
  4. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  5. Application fee payment certificate

专利申请流程

BG Bulgaria

  • Is it possible to apply for a combined appearance for a Bulgarian industrial design application

    yes. Designs in the same category, or belonging to the same set or combination of articles, may contain several designs in one design (this condition does not apply when the product containing or attached to the design is an ornament).

  • Is a Bulgarian utility model application convertible?

    no

  • Can the priority right of Bulgarian invention patent application be restored?

    Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" and "unintentional/due care" accepted.

  • Novelty grace period for industrial design applications in Bulgaria

    A 12-month novelty grace period is available if:

    • The designer, his legal successor, or a third party arising from the information or activities of the designer or his legal successor
    • Third party that harms the interests of the designer

  • Bulgarian utility model application authorization and annual fee instructions

    • Grant fee: It must be paid together with the granted announcement fee within one month from the receipt of the granted notice.
    • Annuity: pay year by year from the first year of the application date, and should be paid before the last day of the month of the application date at the latest, not exceeding one patent year, and the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if it is overdue, and paid at the same time 200% late fee.

  • Features of the Bulgarian invention patent application process

    The BPO conducts formal and substantive examinations of invention patent applications. The BPO will complete the formality examination within 1 month from the filing date, and then the BPO will verify the Certified Priority Document and its related fees, and will conduct a preliminary substantive examination and unity examination of the patent application within 3 months after the end of the preliminary examination. A patent application that has paid the search fee and publication fee is published within 18 months from the filing date/priority date, and the opposition period is 3 months from the publication date. Search reports, written opinions on patentability and third-party opinions will be conveyed to the applicant no later than 6 months after the expiration of the 3-month opposition period. Can be authorized.

  • How many years is the protection period of Bulgarian invention patent application

    20 years

  • Instructions for Authorization of Industrial Design and Annual Fees in Bulgaria

    • Grant fee: It will be paid together with the granted announcement fee one month after receiving the granted notice, and the payment will be doubled if it is overdue.
    • Annuity: The renewal fee payment period is the corresponding date of the application date in the year, and can be paid within the last year of the current validity period. Payment can still be made within 6 months from the overdue date, subject to a penalty.

  • Features of Bulgarian Utility Model Patent Application Process

    The BPO only conducts formality examination of utility model patent applications. The formality examination takes 3 months, and the content of the examination includes whether the applied for utility model patent application belongs to the object of protection, the issue of unity, etc. If the granted conditions are met, the patent is authorized.

  • How long is the application period for industrial design in Bulgaria?

    • via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
    • The way of the Hague Agreement: The Hague Agreement will automatically take effect in Bulgaria after 6 months from the registration of the Hague Agreement.
    • EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.