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Feb 23, 2011
Tsvetomira Vasileva, Zivko Mijatovic & Partners, Bulgaria

Amendments of Bulgarian Trademark Law


Tsvetomira Vasileva, Zivko Mijatovic & Partners, BulgariaAs of 10 March 2011 some important amendments to the Bulgarian Law on Marks and Geographical Indications (LMGI) will enter into force. The amendments aim to approximate the Bulgarian trademark legislation to the one related to Community Trademarks. The most important amendments are related to the withdrawal of the ex-officio examination on relative grounds. As of 10 March 2011, the Bulgaria Patent Office (BPO) will perform only formality and absolute grounds examination.  read more