Intellectual Property

The team at Filipov & Beleva Law Firm possesses in-depth knowledge and extensive professional experience in protecting intellectual-property rights.

Our services

We offer our clients a wide range of services, advice and assistance in the field of intellectual property:

• Filing and registration of trademarks with the Bulgarian Patent Office;
• Filing and registration of European Union trademarks (EU marks) with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO);
• Domain-name registration;
• Monitoring of applications to register trademarks identical or similar to those owned by the client;
• Legal advice in proceedings for challenging trademark and design registrations—cancellation, revocation and oppositions;
• Preparation and filing of oppositions against trademark applications;
• Clearance searches and legal advice prior to filing trademark applications;
• Recordation of assignments, licence agreements, renewals and other changes concerning trademarks at the Patent Office and the EUIPO;
• Drafting agreements for the grant of exclusive or non-exclusive rights to use copyrighted works or patented products;
• Drafting licensing agreements, assignment agreements and franchise agreements;
• Legal advice on copyright and neighbouring rights, as well as rights in databases and software products;
• Guidance on incorporating copyright clauses into employment contracts, service contracts and licence agreements;
• Advice and preparation of the documentation required to protect know-how and trade secrets;
• Legal services for music bands, solo performers and artists, as well as software companies;
• Advising and representing authors in negotiations and the conclusion of publishing contracts;
• Litigation to enforce intellectual-property rights;
• Comprehensive legal services for the overall protection of intellectual-property assets.