Intellectual property protection system in Bulgaria
Bulgaria general info
Bulgaria, officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country located in Southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the North, Serbia and Republic of North Macedonia to the West, Greece and Türkiye to the South and the Black Sea to the East. With a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi), Bulgaria is European's 14th-largest country.
IP Legal Base in Bulgaria
Act on Patents and Registration of Utility Models in Bulgaria
Trademarks and Geographical Indications Act In Bulgaria
Industrial Design Act In Bulgaria
Law of Bulgaria on Copyright and Neighboring Rights
Law of Bulgaria on the Protection of New Plant Varieties and Animal Breeds
Law of Bulgaria on Topography of Integrated Circuits
Law of Bulgaria on the Protection of Competition
International organizations/agreements
Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks
WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
WIPO Copyright Treaty
Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Locarno Agreement Establishing an International Classification for Industrial Designs
Nice Agreement Concerning the International Classification of Goods and Services for the Purposes of the Registration of Marks
Vienna Agreement Establishing the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks
Hague Agreement Concerning the International Deposit of Industrial Designs
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Micro-organisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure
Lisbon Agreement for the Protection of Appellations of Origin and their International Registration
Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Patent Office Contact Details
Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
52 b Dr. G.M.Dimitrov Blvd.
Sofia 1040
Phone: +359 2 97 01 321
Fax: +359 2 873 52 58
Email: services@bpo.bg
www.bpo.bg
IP registration costs
Fees associated with registration of IP rights in Bulgaria are available in the fee calculator.
✓ Last verified: 18 March 2026 by K TAHTADJIEV - M.SC. KONSTANTIN TAHTADJIEV - EUROPEAN AND BULGARIAN PATENT ATTORNEY.
Please contact us if the above information is not in conformity with Bulgarian IP Laws