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Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to October 27, 2020), Bulgaria

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Year of Version 2020 Dates Amended up to: October 27, 2020 Entry into force: December 15, 1999 Promulgated: September 14, 1999 Type of Text Main IP Laws   Subject Matter Industrial Designs Subject Matter (secondary) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws, IP Regulatory Body Notes This consolidated version of Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999) takes into account amendments up to the "Law on Amendments to the Law on Patents and Utility Models Registration (SG No. 92/2020)", which entered into force on October 27, 2020; except for its section 55, which entered into force on July 14, 2020 (relating to amendments to Law on Measures and Actions during the State of Emergency).

Available Texts Main text(s) Main text(s) Bulgarian Закон за промишления дизайн (ДВ. бр.81/1999г., изменена до 27.10.2020 г.) PDF HTML English Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to October 27, 2020) PDF WTO Notifications Coversheet WTO Notifications Coversheet French Loi sur les dessins et modèles industriels (SG n° 81/1999, telle que modifiée jusqu'au 27 octobre 2020) PDF Spanish Ley de Modelos Industriales (SG N° 81/1999, modificada el 27 de octubre de 2020) PDF English Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to October 27, 2020) PDF
Legislation Implements (6 text(s)) Implements (6 text(s))
Regulation (EU) No. 608/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property rights and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No. 1383/2003 (EU187)
Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community Designs (amended by Council Regulation No. 1891/2006 of 18 December 2006 amending Regulations (EC) No. 6/2002 and (EC) No. 40/94 to give effect to the Accession of the European Community to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement concerning the international registration of industrial designs) (EU063)
Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (EU053)
Council Regulation (EC) No. 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (EU051)
Directive No. 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs (EU037)
Council Regulation (EC) No. 3295/94 of 22 December 1994 laying down measures to prohibit the release for free circulation, export, re-export or entry for a suspensive procedure of counterfeit and pirated goods (EU018)
 Supersedes (5 text(s)) Supersedes (5 text(s))
Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to December 13, 2019)(BG089)
Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to July 26, 2016)(BG069)
Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to February 12, 2011)(BG048)
Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to July 20, 2007)(BG040)
Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999)(BG030)
 Is amended by (2 text(s)) Is amended by (2 text(s))
Law on Amendments to the Law on Patents and Utility Models Registration (SG No. 92/2020) (BG108)
Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (SG No. 98/2019, as amended on October 27, 2020) (BG110)

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