Forms and instructions

The information services that the Patent Office provides to its clients are not only part of its main functions, but also an important element of its activity as a state institution for protection of industrial property (IP). They are an integral part of the program of the Office for informing the public and include a wide range of activities, including the maintenance of rich collections of information sources, studies and inquiries about the various IP objects.

Additional services provided by the Patent Office to the public for European patents with effect on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria

• Entry of changes in the legal status of issued European patents for which an enforcement procedure has been opened or those that are already in force in Bulgaria, change of name and / or address of the applicant, holder of the rights; transfer of rights; granting a license; request for waiver; maintaining the validity of issued patents for inventions; other changes in legal status;
• References and extracts from the State Register;
• Methodological assistance and cooperation with regard to studies, references and other services for European patents ;
• Consultations on common issues of industrial property protection;
• Duplicates of protective documents;