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As early as October 4, 1949, Bulgaria established ambassadorial level diplomatic relations with China, becoming the second country in the world to establish diplomatic relations with the People's Republic of China. After hundreds of years of independence wars and aggression and counter aggression, Bulgaria joined NATO in 2004 and the European Union in 2007.
Bulgaria has registered multiple times to actively participate in the China International Import Expo, with an increasing number of Bulgarian agricultural products, rose products, and tourism products appearing in China. Even in 2019, Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister personally supported the country's exhibitions.
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Patent type
1. Invention patent: 20 years from the date of application
2. Utility model patent: 10 years from the date of application
3. Design patent: 25 years from the date of application -
Patent application language
Bulgarian
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Patent regulatory authority
Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
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Patent regulatory authority
Paris Convention, PCT pathway entering the national phase in Bulgaria, European entry into force (invention patents), direct application
After the Bulgarian patent application enters the public state, there is a 3-month objection period, during which anyone can submit third-party public opinions; According to the newly revised Bulgarian Patent Law, patent applications need to submit a substantive examination request at the same time as the new application, and pay the actual examination fee and publication fee; The actual review will last for 6 months to 1 year; The search report or preliminary review report of the international stage does not have binding force on the Bulgarian examiner, and the examiner will still issue an examination opinion based on their own search;
Bulgarian utility model patent applications only go through formal examination and require 12-18 months to complete registration. Inventions of the same type protected by ordinary patents can be protected as utility models, except in the field of biotechnology;
Only conduct formal review; Specific shapes, lines, contours, decorations, colors, or combinations of the above features that affect the appearance of a product can be registered as overall or partial appearance designs.
