WIPO Lex, Member Profile, Bulgaria

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
Constitution/Basic Law	Constitution of the Republic of Bulgaria	2015	Amended up to : December 18, 2015 Entry into force : July 13, 1991 Promulgated : July 13, 1991	Other

Laws/Regulations (36 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
IP-related Laws	Code of Civil Procedure (SG No. 59/2007, as amended up to February 2, 2023)	2023	Amended up to : February 2, 2023 Entry into force : March 1, 2008 Promulgated : July 20, 2007	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Administrative Violations and Penalties Act (SG 92/1969, as amended up to July 1, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : July 1, 2022 Entry into force : November 28, 1969 Promulgated : November 28, 1969	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Criminal Code (SG No. 26/1968, as amended up to July 8, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : July 8, 2022 Entry into force : May 1, 1968 Promulgated : April 2, 1968	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Criminal Procedure Code (SG No. 86/2005, as amended up to August 5, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : August 5, 2022 Entry into force : April 29, 2006 Promulgated : October 28, 2005	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Judiciary System Act (SG No. 64/2007, as amended up to August 5, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : August 5, 2022 Promulgated : August 7, 2007	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Main IP Laws	Law on Patents and Utility Models Registration (SG No. 27/1993, as amended up to December 23, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : December 23, 2022 Entry into force : June 1, 1993 Promulgated : April 2, 1993	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models
Main IP Laws	Law on the Protection of New Plant Varieties and Animal Breeds (SG No. 84/1996, as amended up to December 23, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : December 23, 2022 Entry into force : January 5, 1997 Promulgated : October 4, 1996	Plant Variety Protection
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation of the Council of Ministers No. 102 of May 30, 2022, on the Repeal of Regulatory Acts of the Council of Ministers (SG No. 41/ 2022)	2022	Entry into force : June 3, 2022 Issued : May 30, 2022	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation of the Council of Ministers No. 120 of March 25, 1997, on the Establishment of a Council for Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Protection (SG No. 27/1997, as amended on July 8, 2022)	2022	Amended up to : July 8, 2022 Entry into force : April 1, 1997 Issued : March 25, 1997	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Administrative Procedure Code (SG No. 30/2006, as amended up to February 19, 2021)	2021	Amended up to : February 19, 2021 Entry into force : July 12, 2006 Promulgated : April 11, 2006	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
IP-related Laws	Protection of Competition Act (SG No. 102/2008 as amended up to February 26, 2021)	2021	Amended up to : February 26, 2021 Entry into force : December 2, 2008 Promulgated : November 28, 2008	Competition
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation of the Council of Ministers No. 242 of December 27, 1999, on Approval of the Tariff of Fees Collected by the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (SG No. 114/1999, as amended up to March 2, 2021)	2021	Amended up to : March 2, 2021 Entry into force : December 30, 1999 Issued : December 27, 1999	Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law on Consumer Protection (SG No. 99/2005, as amended up to February 14, 2020)	2020	Amended up to : February 14, 2020 Entry into force : June 10, 2006 Adopted : September 12, 2005	Trademarks Trade Names Competition Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other Industrial Property
Main IP Laws	Law on Industrial Designs (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to October 27, 2020)	2020	Amended up to : October 27, 2020 Entry into force : December 15, 1999 Promulgated : September 14, 1999	Industrial Designs
Main IP Laws	Law on Topography of Integrated Circuits (SG No. 81/1999, as amended up to October 27, 2020)	2020	Amended up to : October 27, 2020 Entry into force : December 15, 1999 Promulgated : September 14, 1999	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits
Main IP Laws	Law on Trademarks and Geographical Indications (SG No. 98/2019, as amended on October 27, 2020)	2020	Amended : October 27, 2020 Entry into force : December 17, 2019 Promulgated : December 13, 2019	Trademarks Geographical Indications
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Tariff of Fees Collected by the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (as amended up to April 14, 2020)	2020	Amended up to : April 14, 2020 Entry into force : December 30, 1999 Issued : December 27, 1999	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Trademarks Industrial Designs Geographical Indications Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits Plant Variety Protection Industrial Property IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Code of Civil Procedure (SG No. 59/2007, as amended up to December 20, 2019)	2019	Amended up to : December 20, 2019 Promulgated : July 20, 2007	Enforcement of IP and Related Laws
Main IP Laws	Law on Copyright and Neighboring Rights (SG No. 56/1993, as amended up to December 13, 2019)	2019	Amended up to : December 13, 2019 Entry into force : August 1, 1993 Promulgated : June 29, 1993	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Rules on Amendments to the Rules on the Organization of the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (SG No. 87/2019)	2019	Entry into force : November 5, 2019 Published : November 5, 2019	Industrial Property IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Rules on the Organization of the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (as amended up to November 5, 2019)	2019	Amended up to : November 5, 2019 Entry into force : August 1, 2018 Issued : July 24, 2018 Published : July 24, 2018	IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Instruction on the Establishment, Submission and Formal Expertise of the Applications for Topology of the Integrated Circuits	2018	Issued : March 27, 2018	Layout Designs of Integrated Circuits IP Regulatory Body
IP-related Laws	Law on Biological Diversity (SG No. 77/2002, as amended up to January 1, 2019)	2018	Amended up to : January 1, 2019 Promulgated : August 9, 2002 Adopted : July 10, 2002	Genetic Resources Other Patents (Inventions)
IP-related Laws	Law on the Commerce (SG No. 48/1991, as amended up to August 1, 2017)	2017	Amended up to : August 1, 2017 Entry into force : July 1, 1991 Adopted : June 18, 1991 Promulgated : June 18, 1991	Trade Names Other Trademarks Undisclosed Information (Trade Secrets) Industrial Property
IP-related Laws	Law on the Administrative Regulation of the Production and Trade with Optic Discs, Matrixes and Other Media Containing Objects of Copyright and Related Rights (SG No. 74/2005, as amended up to February 20, 2015)	2015	Amended up to : February 20, 2015 Entry into force : October 14, 2005 Promulgated : September 13, 2005 Adopted : September 1, 2005	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Other
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Secret Patents (as amended on February 1, 2014)	2014	Amended : February 1, 2014 Published : January 9, 2009 Issued : December 20, 2008	Patents (Inventions) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Utility Models
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Disputes Procedure for Claims under the Law on Patents and Utility Models Registration	2011	Adopted : March 9, 2011 Entry into force : January 1, 2011	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Drafting, Filing and Examination of Applications for the Registration of Marks and Geographical Indications (as amended on September 9, 2011)	2011	Entry into force : February 5, 2000 Issued : February 1, 2000	Trademarks Geographical Indications Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulations on the Drafting, Filing and Examination of Applications for the Registration of Industrial Designs	2011	Adopted : February 1, 2000	Industrial Designs Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Drafting, Filing and Examination of Applications for the Registration of Patents	2008	Entry into force : April 1, 2008 Promulgated : March 28, 2008 Adopted : March 19, 2008	Patents (Inventions) Utility Models IP Regulatory Body
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation of the Council of Ministers No. 242 of December 27, 1999, on Approval of the Tariff of Fees Collected by the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria (SG No. 114/1999, as amended up to April 27, 2007)	2007	Amended up to : April 27, 2007 Entry into force : December 30, 1999 Issued : December 27, 1999	Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on the Filing of Applications and the Issuance of Certificates for Supplementary Protection on Medicinal Products and Products for Plant Protection	2007	Adopted : February 19, 2007 Entry into force : January 1, 2007	Patents (Inventions) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation the Council of Ministers No. 15 of January 31, 2006, on Amendments to Regulatory Acts of the Council of Ministers (SG No. 15/2006)	2006	Entry into force : February 14, 2006 Issued : January 31, 2006	IP Regulatory Body Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation of the Council of Ministers No. 233 of November 8, 2000, on the Foreign Trade Regime of the Republic of Bulgaria (SG No. 14/2000, as amended up to September 30, 2005)	2005	Amended up to : September 30, 2005 Entry into force : January 1, 2001 Issued : November 8, 2000	Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights)
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation on Border Measures for Protection of Intellectual Property Rights	2003	Entry into force : December 4, 2000 Adopted : November 27, 2000	Industrial Designs Trademarks Geographical Indications Copyright and Related Rights (Neighboring Rights) Enforcement of IP and Related Laws Industrial Property
Implementing Rules/Regulations	Regulation of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Industry No. 31 of 1996 on Intellectual Property Representatives	1996	Entry into force : December 24, 1996 Adopted : December 10, 1996	Plant Variety Protection Enforcement of IP and Related Laws IP Regulatory Body

IP Legal Literature (2 texts)

Type of Text	Title	Version	Dates	Subject Matter
IP Legal Literature	Guidelines for the Application of Art. 11 of the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications	2011	Adopted : April 18, 2011	Trademarks Geographical Indications
IP Legal Literature	Guidelines for the Application of Art. 12 of the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications	2011	Adopted : April 18, 2011 Entry into force : January 1, 2011	Trademarks Geographical Indications

Bulgaria

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Constitution/Basic Law (1 text)

Laws/Regulations (36 texts)

IP Legal Literature (2 texts)