Intellectual Property Blog

Brand strategy

23 May 2024

What is an industrial design and how can it be protected?

What is an industrial design? An industrial design protects elements of the appearance of a product or part of it. To be protected, the design must be distinguished by particular external characteristics,...

Contracts

May 14, 2024

Know-how Protection: How to Preserve Our Knowledge and Experience

"Know-how" is a term denoting practical knowledge, skills and experience that are not subject to formal registration, but are critical to the success of a business. These can be unique production...

Copyright

7 May 2024

What can I do if my copyrighted work has been used without permission?

The Copyright and Related Rights Act (CRA) in Bulgaria provides a legal framework for the protection of works in areas such as music, literature, photography, the film industry and others ...

Brand strategy Trademark registration

April 25, 2024

New regulation on geographical indications of certain food industry sites

On 23.04.2024, Regulation (EU) 2024/1143 of the European Parliament and of the Council on geographical indications for wines, spirit drinks and agricultural products was published in the Official Journal of the EU, ...

Brand strategy

April 22, 2024

Industrial design and its legal protection

Industrial design is an essential element in the development of innovative products because it refers to the aesthetic characteristics that make a product visually appealing and distinguishable. This design can...

Trademark registration

April 19, 2024

Can anyone own a trademark?

Source: AndreyPopov, Getty Images What does it mean to be a "creator", "owner", "applicant" or "representative" of a trademark? Do entrepreneurs and non-profit legal entities have the right to ...

Contracts Trademark registration

April 18, 2024

Counterfeit goods and services – how many are bought and why?

Photo: EUIPO Data from customs seizures in the EU show that around 54% of imported counterfeit and pirated products between 2017 and 2019 were sold to consumers who were aware of their origin. D...

Contracts Trademark registration

April 9, 2024

Comparative advertising as an unfair commercial practice

Source: https://www.adsoftheworld.com/campaigns/tastes-ok Earlier this year, Pepsi ran an ad in Australia showing a burger with a can of ...

Copyright Trademark registration

March 27, 2024

Why is it important to protect our intellectual property rights in 2024? How is the EU helping us?

Directions in the development of the policy and practice of the European Union in the field of intellectual property rights protection

Trademark registration

March 19, 2024

Trademark Protection: Why Monitoring Is Important and What We Need to Know About It

After a long legal battle over trademark similarity, the well-known owners of Gucci and Guess have reached an agreement. The first legal dispute between the two brands...

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