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IP Services for Bulgaria


Utility



Summary

Patent for utility models are granted for inventions, which are:

1.  New - the invention will be considered novel when it is not found in the state of the art.

2.  Have an industrial application

 

 

 



Requirements

 

BULGARIAN PATENT APPLICATIONS (INVENTIONS AND UTILITY MODELS)

 

Documents or information:

1         The name and the address of the applicant/applicants.

2         The name and the address of the inventor/inventors.

3         Specification and drawings in any language (by e-mail).

4         Claims and abstract in any language (by e-mail).

5         Translation of the specification, drawings, claims and abstract into Bulgarian.

6         Convention priority - 12 months; state, date and number of the previous application.

7         Priority document - Certificate issued by the relevant Patent Office (by post).

8         Translation of the priority document - only if the Bulgarian Patent Office requires the applicant to submit it.

9         Power of attorney <POWER OF ATTORNEY.doc> - must be sealed and signed by the applicant (only the English text); you have to provide the name of the signatory and his position in the company (by post, fax or e-mail).

10     CHARGES: 1. Filing fee. 2. Examination fee. 3. Priority fee (if claimed priority). 4. Publication fee. 5. Translation fee for specification, claims, abstract and drawings.

 

 

1.        An order letter, containing information for:

1          Applicant's name, citizenship and address/domicile

2         Inventor's name, citizenship and address/domicile

3         Conventional priority data (if any)

1.         Description of the utility model

2.         Drawings and other illustrative materials

3.         Abstract

4.        Certified copy of the priority application, filed in a member state of the Paris Convention (if any priority claimed)

5.        In case of national phase of an PCT application

1         Copy of title page of the PCT publication

2         Copy of search report

3         Copy of report for preliminary international examination

1.        Signed and sealed form of power of attorney