Intellectual Property

Our firm offers comprehensive legal services in the field of intellectual property, including registration, management and protection of rights on trademarks, industrial designs, inventions, utility models, copyright and related rights, domain names, know-how and plant varieties.

We assist Bulgarian and foreign clients in all stages of building and establishing their brand and growing their innovation potential — from preliminary research and filing applications to protection against infringements and strategic asset management.

Our team combines expert knowledge with an individual approach to provide reliable protection and strategic solutions in IP protection and management, tailored to the needs of each individual client.

Main areas of legal services:

Trademarks

  • Preliminary searches for identical and similar trademarks and analysis of registration possibilities prior to filing an application;
  • Consultations on trademark selection and protection strategy in Bulgaria, in the EU and internationally;
  • Preparation, filing of applications and handling of the entire trademark registration procedure at national and international level - before the Patent Office, EUIPO and WIPO;
  • Preparation and filing of objections and oppositions before the Bulgarian Patent Office and the EUIPO and conducting negotiations;
  • Conducting cancellation and revocation proceedings of trademarks before the Bulgarian Patent Office and the EUIPO;
  • Monitoring of trademarks for timely detection of potential infringements and conflict prevention;
  • Tracking deadlines and renewing trademark registrations;
  • Licensing and contractual relations – conducting negotiations and preparing license, franchising and trademark rights transfer agreements;
  • Representation in court disputes involving infringements and unlawful use of trademarks, including claims for damages and unfair competition protection;
  • Customs control

Industrial designs

  • Consultations on industrial design protection strategies in Bulgaria, in the EU and internationally;
  • Preparation, filing of applications and handling of the entire procedure for registration of industrial designs at national and international level - before the Patent Office, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO);
  • Monitoring of deadlines and renewal of the term of protection of industrial designs;
  • Conducting cancellation proceedings of industrial designs at national and European level;
  • Licensing and contractual services – preparation of contracts for licensing and transfer of rights to industrial designs;
  • Legal protection and representation in disputes concerning unlawful use and infringement of industrial designs.

Inventions and utility models (UM)

  • Consultations on patentability and selection of the appropriate form of protection – invention and/or utility model;
  • Conducting patent searches for novelty, inventive step, patent purity and prior art;
  • Preparation, filing of applications and handling of the entire procedure for protection of inventions/utility models at national and international level – before the Bulgarian Patent Office, the European Patent Office and the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (PCT applications);
  • Monitoring of deadlines and payment of annual patent fees and fees for extending the term of protection of utility models;
  • Validation of European patents for the territory of Bulgaria;
  • Licensing and contractual services – preparation of contracts for licensing and transfer of rights to inventions/utility models;
  • Legal protection and representation in disputes involving unlawful use and infringement of foreign patent rights.

Copyright and related rights

  • Consultations on the protection of different works subject to copyright, including software;
  • Copyright assignment agreements, license agreements, agreements with performers, etc.;
  • Representation in negotiations with publishers, producers, media and digital platforms;
  • Legal protection and representation in disputes involving infringement and unlawful use of works subject to intellectual property rights;
  • Consultations on digital rights—software, databases, multimedia products, Internet content.

Trade secrets and know-how

  • Consultations on identifying and protecting trade secrets and confidential information;
  • Preparation of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) and clauses for protecting know-how;
  • Drafting internal rules and policies for the protection of confidential information in companies;
  • Know-how licensing agreements tailored to the client's business objectives;
  • Assistance in disputes over the unlawful acquisition or use of trade secrets.

Domain names

  • Consultations on choosing a domain name and strategy for compliance with the company's trademarks and business objectives;
  • Assistance with registering and renewing domain names;
  • Monitoring and protection against unfair registrations;
  • Drafting of contracts for the use and management of domain names;
  • Negotiations and assistance in the transfer of domain names or acquisition from third parties;
  • Representation in disputes and arbitration.

Todorov LLP offers as well as individual consultations as well as continuing long-term legal services in managing industrial and intellectual property rights portfolios, with the aim of building effective protection and market value for the client's intangible assets.