Bojinov & Bojinov Ltd Patent Trademark & Law Offices

A granted patent gives you the exclusive right to prohibit other persons from using the invention. In today’s opportunistic and competitive environment, a patent is the most effective protection of your invention. Our attorneys can assist you in all phases of the patent process, from the conduction of preliminary patent search and the preparation of the application documentation, through the examination process, and to the enforcement and maintenance of your patent. The services we provide further include preparation of licensing and transfer agreements, filing requests for change of name and address of owner, payment of annuities, assistance with validation of European patents, and legal representation in cases of patent infringement. Trademark A trademark is what distinguishes your goods and services from those of others – a word, a symbol, a device, or other designation. Thus, the establishment and protection of a successful trademark portfolio is crucial to ensuring your business’s distinctiveness and profitability in the today’s increasingly competitive market. We have extensive experience in all aspects of trademark prosecution, from clearance and pre-filing advice to filing and prosecuting trademarks before the Bulgarian Patent Office, European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and World Intellectual Property Organization. Our services related to trademarks further include monitoring for potentially conflicting trademarks, legal representation in trademark opposition and cancellation proceedings, as well as negotiation and preparation of license agreements, assignments, and co-existence contracts. Copyright Every author who has created a work of literature, art or science, which is the result of the author’s creative activity and is manifested in whatever way, is entitled to certain enforceable moral and economic rights over their work. The author may, inter alia, require from every third party to desist from using his or her protected work, over which copyrights may be claimed. The resolution of copyrights infringement disputes usually involve active negotiations with the adverse party for the purpose of achieving amicable settlement over the occurred issues. Bojinov & Bojinov assists its clients in handling negotiations relating to copyright infringement issues in a manner that aims at prompt and cost-saving settlement, while primary importance is attributed to the client’s interest. The Office also offers legal strategies against copyright infringement that may include civil actions, administrative and criminal measures, interim injunctions and customs control measures. If a dispute is eventually brought before the competent administrative or court authorities, you may rely on the proficiency of our qualified attorneys in conducting contentious proceeding until their successful outcome. Our firm further provides services for representation in non-contentious matters including the conclusion of licensing, franchising, distribution and similar contracts on a worldwide basis. We are equally involved in the negotiations for reaching an agreement and in the drafting of licensing, franchising, distribution and copyrights transfer agreements. Industrial Design An industrial design is the visible appearance of a product or part of it, resulting from its specific features, such as shape, surface, lines, patterns, or colors. The industrial design is that aspect of a product that is ornamental an aesthetic and determines the visual appeal of a product. In recent times, when consumers increasingly take the technical functions of products for granted, it is the design that often determines the consumer’s choice between similar products. In order to be protected for the territory of Bulgaria, an industrial design must be registered by the Bulgarian Patent Office. Our experienced attorneys can advise you and proceed with all the actions before the Patent Office related to the protection of the design for new products – from the preliminary search for novelty to the filing and registration of the design. In order to file an industrial design application, it is sufficient to send us images of the design – a basic one, and additional ones, if necessary, as well as a simply signed power of attorney form. The services we provide further include monitoring and renewal of national industrial designs, negotiations and record of assignments and license agreements, filing of requests for changes relating to a registered design with the Bulgarian Patent Office, etc. We are also fully qualified to assist clients with the necessary actions if their registered industrial designs are infringed by third parties. In many cases, clients are interested in registering the design for their product in more than one country. We can consult you in regard to the protection of a design for a new product in other countries, prepare the necessary documentation, file the international design application and prosecute it up to the registration. Bulgaria is a participant to the Hague system of design registration. IP Investigation