Intellectual Property
Assistance in the protection of intellectual property rights and the resolution of disputes related to them
Your unique brand or product is a valuable asset to your business and needs adequate protection. At LVLaw&Mediation, we help you identify your intellectual property rights, build and implement a comprehensive strategy to protect them, and resolve disputes related to them.
We provide representation in proceedings before the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria and the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), as well as before the competent courts.
We act as a local intellectual property representative of companies based abroad in connection with the registration and protection of their rights to trademarks, designs, etc. on the territory of Bulgaria or the European Union.
Adv. Lyubka Vasileva - Karapanova is a Bulgarian and European industrial property attorney in the field of trademarks, geographical indications, and industrial designs, registered as an intellectual property representative in the registers of the Bulgarian Patent Office and the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). She is also a mediator in intellectual property disputes, listed in the Mediation and Arbitration Center of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
We also partner with colleagues from different jurisdictions and, where necessary, may include colleagues with specific expertise or territories of operation to cooperate on specific cases.
The office proposes:
• Assistance in developing a brand protection strategy;
• Consultations and assistance on available forms of intellectual property rights protection for a complex product;
• Registration and protection of national and European trademarks and designs;
• Preparation of applications and representation in trademark opposition, revocation, and cancellation proceedings;
• Advising and assisting in the protection of trademarks, designs, domain names, and other intellectual property rights;
• Drafting contracts for licensing and transfer of intellectual property rights, etc.;
• Representation in intellectual property litigation;
• Representation in arbitration proceedings concerning domain names;
• Mediation in intellectual property disputes;
• Defense against unfair competition.
Examples from our practice:
Advising and assisting a client - producer of a dance performance to settle and protect the rights arising in connection with the creation and delivery of the performance;
successfully defending a client in several cases relating to infringement of its trademarks.
This article explains what you need to know before registering a trademark, the most common mistakes businesses make when registering a trademark, and how to avoid them.
