INDUSTRIAL DESIGN ACT
 
Prom. SG. 81/14 Sep 1999 , amend. SG. 17/21 Feb 2003 , amend. SG. 43/20 May 2005 , amend. SG. 
105/29 Dec 2005 , amend. SG. 30/11 Apr 2006 , amend. SG. 73/5 Sep 2006 , amend. SG. 59/20 Jul 2007 , ame
nd. SG. 12/13 Feb 2009 , amend. SG. 32/28 Apr 2009 , amend. SG. 35/11 May 2010 , amend. SG. 58/26 Jul 2
016, amend. SG. 85/24 Oct 2017 , amend. SG. 98/13 Dec 2019 , amend. and suppl. SG. 92/27 Oct 2020
 
Chapter one.  
GENERAL PROVISIONS  
Subject 
Art. 1. (1) (prev. text of Art. 1 - SG 17/03) This Act shall regulate the conditions and the procedure 
for registration of industrial design, the rights ensuing from it and the protection of these rights.
(2) (new, SG 17/03; revoked – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010)
 
Application Scope  
Art. 2. (1) This Act shall be applied with regard to the Bulgarian individuals and corporate bodies a
s well as with regard to foreign individuals and corporate bodies from states participating in international agr
eements to which the Republic of Bulgaria is a party.
(2) With respect to foreign individuals and corporate bodies from other states this Act shall be appli
ed under the conditions of mutuality that is to be assessed by the Patent department.
 
Industrial design  
Art. 3. (1) In the sense of this Act industrial design called hereinafter "design" shall be the visible o
uter appearance of a product or part of it determined by the peculiarities of the form, the lines, the depiction, 
the ornaments, the colour blend or a combination thereof.
(2) A product in the sense of para 1 shall be any article obtained in industrial or craft way, includin
g parts designated for assembly in a composite article, sets or composition of articles, packing, graphic symb
ols and printed fonts except software.
 
Right to authorship  
Art. 4. (1) The person created design shall have the right to authorship under this Act. This right sh
all be termless and not transferable and shall benefit protection under this Act regardless of the protection th
at it could benefit also from other laws.
(2) When the design has been created by two or more persons the right to ownership occurs for all t
he persons and they shall be co-authors. Co-authors shall not be the persons who have rendered only technic
al, material or other assistance to the author.
(3) The author or the co-authors of the design shall be pointed out in the certificate for registration a
nd in the publication about it which shall be monitored by the Paten department.
Източник: Правно-информационни системи "Сиела" 12.07.2022 г.(4) The Patent department shall enter into the State register of the industrial design the actual author 
established with a court decision entered into force about a dispute for authorship and co-authorship.
 
Representation  
Art. 5. (Amend. - SG 92/20) (1) Any person who has the right to act before the Patent Office under 
this law may do so in person, through a lawyer or through an industrial property representative.
(2) Person under para. 1, who does not reside in the Republic of Bulgaria or in another Member Sta
te of the European Union, in a state party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, or in the Swiss 
Confederation, acts before the Patent Office through a lawyer or an industrial property representative.
(3) The requirements of Chapter Eight "b" of the Act on Patents and Registration of Utility Models 
shall apply to the representatives of industrial property, including their companies or partnerships, performin
g activity of representation under this Act.
 
Rules for submission of documents and correspondence  
Art. 5a. (New - SG 92/18) (1) All documents in the proceedings before the Patent Office shall be su
bmitted in Bulgarian or with a translation into Bulgarian.
(2) Correspondence in connection with proceedings before the Patent Office shall be kept at an addr
ess in the Republic of Bulgaria, at an electronic address or through the portal for electronic services of the P
atent Office, if this is possible. In case of change of the indicated address, the party to the proceedings shall 
notify the Patent Office within 7 days from the occurrence of the change.
(3) When the party to the proceedings before the Patent Office has not indicated an address in the R
epublic of Bulgaria, a notification shall be sent to the same, which shall provide it with at least 7 days from i
ts receipt for indication of an address. Where no address is indicated, the rules for notification under the Ad
ministrative Procedure Code  shall apply, unless otherwise provided in this Act.
(4) When the party, which has initiated proceedings before the Patent Office, does not eliminate the 
irregularities within the term under para. 3, the proceedings shall be terminated.
(5) Verification of compliance with the requirements under para. 2 in the proceedings on applicatio
ns for issuance of a certificate for new varieties of plants or breeds of animals shall be carried out by the ord
er of Art. 36.
Fees 
Art. 6. (amend. – SG 73/06, i8n force from 06.10.2006; amend. and suppl. – SG 35/10, in force fro
m 12.08.2010) The Patent department shall collect fees for: declaring, expertise; priority; registration; issuin
g of certificate; renewal of the registration; entering; correction of mistakes; appealing against refusals; delet
ing of registration; extension of terms; publication of the registration and the entries, deferment of the public
ation; submitting an application for international registration; redirection of application for design to the Co
mmunity; information about declared or registered design; information or excerpts from the State register of 
industrial designs, in extent determined in a tariff approved by the Council of Ministers.
 
File 
Art. 7. (Amend. - SG 98/19) (1) (Amend. - SG 92/20) The Patent Office maintains, for each industr
ial design, a paper or electronic file, which includes all the registration documentation and subsequent entrie
s. In the cases under Art. 50 - 53 the file shall include all documentation regarding the actions provided for i
n this Act.
Източник: Правно-информационни системи "Сиела" 12.07.2022 г.(2) The right of access to the file of the industrial design have the applicant, the holder, the industri
al property representative, legal adviser from the administration of the applicant or holder, as well as a lawye
r authorized in writing by the applicant or holder. Access to the file is also available to a person who is expre
ssly authorized by a notarized power of attorney from the applicant or holder.
(3) Right of access to the administrative file in proceedings in disputes have the parties involved the
rein, their industrial property representatives, legal adviser from the administration of the applicant, the hold
er of the industrial design or the claimant, the lawyer authorized in writing by the applicant, the holder of the 
industrial design or the claimant, as well as a person expressly authorized by a notarized power of attorney fr
om them.
(4) Everyone has the right to information about the data contained in the file of the industrial design
, which are subject to entering.
(5) Third parties, in respect of whom circumstances admissible by law have been entered, have the 
right of access only to the documentation on the basis of which the entry was made.
(6) The right of access to a file includes the right of persons authorized under this Act to familiarize 
themselves with and to obtain copies of all material and documents entered in the relevant file with the exce
ption of internal documents within the meaning of § 1, item 1  of the additional provisions of the Trademarks 
and Geographical Indications Act.
(7) The procedure for granting access to files and for obtaining references or extracts from State Re
gister of Industrial Designs shall be determined by an instruction of the President of the Patent Office.
 
State register of the industrial designs  
Art. 8. (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The State register of the industrial designs s
hall be kept and maintained by the Patent Office and shall contain the following data:
1. number and filing date of the application for registration of industrial design;
2. image of the industrial design;
3. list of the products and their names, preceded by the number of the classes and subclasses accord
ing to the International Classification for Industrial Designs under the Locarno Agreement and grouped in an 
appropriate way;
4. number of designs;
5. registry number and date of registration;
6. number of the official bulletin of the Patent Office and date of publication of the application;
7. information about deferment of the publication;
8. information for claimed priority – number, date and country of the priority application, if claime
d;
9. name and address of the applicant, respectively of the holder of the design;
10. name of the author of the deisgn;
11. (amend. - SG 92/20) name and address of the industrial property representative or the lawyer, if 
authorized;
12. term of validity of the registration;
13. renewal of the registration;
14. legal status of the registration;
15. information of pending procedures for cancellation of the registration of the design – the date of 
filing, applicant, decision in force;
16. other information – change of name/address of the holder of the design, transfer of the right in t
he design, contractual licenses, securities, registered pledges, bankruptcy.
 
Източник: Правно-информационни системи "Сиела" 12.07.2022 г.Access to the State register if the industrial designs  
Art. 9. (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011, amend. - SG 92/20) The State Register of In
dustrial Designs is electronic and public and is available on the website of the Patent Office.
 
Chapter two.  
LEGAL PROTECTION  
Section I.  
Registration  
Acquiring of right over a design  
Art. 10. (1) Right over a design shall be acquired through its registration at the Patent department as
sumed from the date of submitting the application for registration.
(2) The right over a design shall be exclusive.
 
Grounds for registration  
Art. 11. (1) Registered shall be a design that is new and original.
(2) Not registered shall be:
1. a design contradicting with the public order or the good ethics;
2. (amend. SG 43/05) a design which peculiarities are grounded only on the technical function of th
e product;
3. a design which peculiarities are grounded on the need the product in which is included or to whic
h has been applied the design to be mechanically connected or put into, around or opposite to another produc
t so that both the products to implement their functions, except a design which objective is to make possible 
multiple assembling or connecting of mutually substitutable products in a modular system.
(3) (new, SG 17/03; amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; revoked – SG 35/10, in force fr
om 12.08.2010)
 
Novelty 
Art. 12. (1) The design shall be new if before the date of submitting the application, respectively be
fore the date of priority another identical design is not known to have become accessible through publication
s, registrations or announcement in any other way wherever in the world.
(2) (amend. SG 43/05) The designs shall be considered identical if their peculiarities differ only in i
nsignificant elements.
 
Originality  
Art. 13. (1) (amend. SG 43/05; prev. text of Art. 13 – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) The desi
gn shall be considered original if the overall impression it creates for the informed user differs from the over
all impression created by a design that has become publicly accessible before the date of submitting he appli
cation for registration or when a priority is claimed before the date of priority.
Източник: Правно-информационни системи "Сиела" 12.07.2022 г.(2) (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) At assessment of the originality shall be taken into 
account the designer’s extent of freedom at creation of the design.
 
Novelty and Originality of a Design of a Product that is Part of a Complex Product  
Art. 13a. (new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) When the design is applied to or included in 
a product that is component of a complex product, it shall be deemed novel and original if:
1. the component of the complex product remains visible during the normal use of the said product, 
and
2. the visible features of the component meet the novelty and originality requirements.
 
Announcement not affecting the novelty  
Art. 14. (amend. SG 43/05) The announcement of a design - subject to application for registration, s
hall not affect its novelty when this announcement is made in 12 months term before the date of submitting t
he application, respectively the priority, by:
1. the author, his legal successor or a third person as a result of information or activity of the author 
or of his legal successor;
2. third person damaging the author
 
Term of effect of the registration  
Art. 15. (1) The term of effect of the registration of a design shall be 10 years after the date of subm
itting the application.
(2) The registration shall be possible to be renewed for three subsequent periods of 5 years.
 
Right to declaration and right to registration  
Art. 16. (1) (suppl. SG 43/05) The right to declaring a design shall belong to the author or his legal 
successor. When the right to declaring belongs to several persons it shall be exercised jointly. The refusal of 
one person or several of the persons to participate in the declaring shall not be impediment for the others. Th
e refusal has to be explicit and in writing.
(2) When the design is official according to Art. 17, para 1  the right to declaring shall belong to th
e employer or to the one made the order.
(3) The right to declaring in the case of para 2 shall pass to the author if in 3 months term after the 
notification in writing about the created design the employer, respectively the orderer, does not submit an ap
plication unless between them other has been agreed.
(4) The right to declaring shall be possible to belong jointly to the employer, respectively the ordere
r, and the author if this has been agreed.
(5) It shall be considered that the applicant has right to declaring until other is established by judici
al order.
(2) The right to registration shall belong to the first declarer.
 
Official design  
Art. 17. (1) The design shall be official when it has been created in implementation of obligations i
Източник: Правно-информационни системи "Сиела" 12.07.2022 г.n employment legal relation or as order unless in the contracts other has been agreed.
(2) The author who has created official design shall have the right to additional remuneration.
(3) The remuneration of the author shall be possible to be determined as part of the incomes receive
d from the use of the design as one time sum or in another way.
(4) When the remuneration determined as one time sum occurs obviously disproportional to the inc
omes received from the use of the design the author shall be able to require increase of the remuneration. If a
greement is not reached between the parties the dispute shall be resolved by the court as it is fair.
 
Scope of the legal protection  
Art. 18. (amend. SG 43/05; suppl. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; amend. – SG 35/10, in for
ce from 12.08.2010) The scope of the legal protection shall be determined by the image, respectively the im
ages of the registered design and shall cover every design that does not produce on the informed user a differ
ent overall impression.
 
Contents of the right over a design  
Art. 19. (1) The right over a design shall include the right of its owner to use the design, to dispose 
with it as well as to prohibit to third parties without his consent to copy or to use in the commercial activity 
a design included in the scope of protection.
(2) The use of the design of para 1 shall include the production, the offering and the exhibiting on t
he market or the use of a product in which is included or to which has been attached design of the scope of p
rotection as well as import, export or preservation of the same product for these purposes.
(3) (amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) The right shall have effect with regard to third g
ood faith persons from the date of publishing the registration of the design.
 
Restrictions of the rights over a design  
Art. 20. The right of Art. 19 shall not cover:
1. the use of design when it is implemented for personal needs or with experimental objective;
2. the use of design with objective citing or training if this use is compatible with the good faith co
mmercial practice and does not damage without grounds the normal use of the design and under the conditio
n that the source is pointed out;
3. the use of the design in foreign land, sea or air vehicles which temporary or occasionally enter th
e territory of the country and in which it is applied exclusively for their needs as well as at the import of spar
e parts and auxiliary devices with objective their use at repair of these vehicles.
 
Depletion of the right over a design  
Art. 21. (1) (suppl. – SG 73/06, in force from the date of coming into effect of the Treaty of Accessi
on of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union) The owner of the right over a design cannot prohibit t
he use of products pointed out in the registration in which is included or to which has been applied the regist
ered design when the products are released on the market on the territory of the Member States of the Europ
ean Union, respectively of the European Economic Area by him or with his consent.
(2) The provision of para 1 shall not be applied when the owner of the right over a design is able to 
obstruct following sales when the products are changed or falsified.
 
Източник: Правно-информационни системи "Сиела" 12.07.2022 г.Possession of the right over a design  
Art. 22. (1) The right over a design shall be possible to belong to one or more persons.
(2) When the right over a design belongs to two or more persons any co-owner shall be able to use i
t without the consent of the other and without accounting for this before them unless other has been agree a
mong them in writing.
 
Previous use  
Art. 23. A person who till the date of submitting an application for registration of a design has use i
n good faith the design on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria or who has implemented the necessary pr
eparation for this shall have the right to use it in the same extent also after this date.
 
Section II.  
Disposition  
Transfer  
Art. 24. (1) All the rights under this Act as far as other is not provided in it can be transferred.
(2) If the right over a design is owned by two or more persons it shall be transferred with the conse
nt of all co-owners.
(3) (new – SG 43/05) At multiple application shall be admitted transfer of the right over all designs 
or over some of them
(4) (prev. (3 – SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The transfer shall be entere
d in the State register of industrial design upon application by one of the parties to which shall be attached th
e document for transfer and it shall have effect with regard to third parties from the date of entering.
 
Transfer of the right ensuing from the previous use  
Art. 25. The right ensuing from the previous use shall be possible to be transferred only with the co
mmercial enterprise where it has emerged.
 
License contract  
Art. 26. (1) (suppl. SG 43/05) The owner of the right over a design shall be able to permit the use of 
the design with a license contract. A permission for the use of a design which is joint ownership of two or m
ore persons shall be given with written consent of all the co-owners unless other has been agreed among the
m. At multiple application the right to use can be conceded with regard to all designs or some of them.
(2) The license can be exclusive or not exclusive. When other has not been agreed the license shall 
be considered not exclusive.
(3) The grantor of the license shall not have right to concede licenses with the same subject to other 
persons. He shall have right to use the license himself only if this is explicitly agreed.
(4) (amend. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The license contract shall be 
entered in the State register of the industrial designs upon application by one of the parties. To the applicatio
n shall be attached an excerpt of the contract. The patent department shall issue certificate for the entering.
(5) The excerpt of the license contract shall contain the identification data of the license grantor and 
Източник: Правно-информационни системи "Сиела" 12.07.2022 г.of the licensed person, the registration number of the design, the term of the contract, the signatures and/or t
he stamps of the parties.
(6) The license contract shall have effect with regard to third parties from the entering in the State r
egister of the industrial designs.
 
Right over industrial design as subject of security  
Art. 26a. (new – SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) (1) The right in industria
l design can be subject, without notifying the defendant party, shall admit also any of the following security 
measures:
1. prohibition to use the rights in the design by the owner or a licensee;
2. prohibition to dispose of the rights in the design by the owner or by the licensee of an exclusive l
icense.
(2) The imposition of the security measure shall be effected immediately by the bailiff pursuant to t
he security order of the court.
(3) The bailiff shall impose the security measure under Para 1 by filing the imposition notification 
with the owner of the design.
(4) The security admitted by the court shall be entered in the State designs upon application by any 
of the parties to the claim. The application must contain data about the owner of the design and the person in 
whose favour the security has been admitted, and data about the security measure. To the application shall b
e attached the document for admission of the security.
(5) The security under Para 1 – 4 shall have effect with regard to the owner of the design or the excl
usive licensee from the date of receipt of the notification for imposition of the security measure, and in respe
ct of third parties – from the date of entry of the security into the State Register of the Industrial Designs.
 
Right over industrial design as subject of special pledge  
Art. 26b. (new – SG 43/05) (1) (suppl. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) The right over registe
red industrial design can be subject to special pledge. At multiple application as subject to special pledge ca
n be conceded the right over all or over some of the designs
(2) For entering the special pledge in the State register of the industrial designs shall be applied the 
provisions of Art. 26 – 31 of the Registered Pledges Act. To the pledger a certificate shall be issued.
(3) The pledge shall have effect with regard to third persons from the publication in the official bull
etin of the Patent department.
 
Right over industrial design in the bankruptcy estate.  
Art. 26c. (new – SG 43/05) (1) (suppl. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) The right over registe
red industrial design shall be included in the bankruptcy estate at formed procedure for insolvency of his ow
ner.
(2) At common industrial design in the property of the debtor shall be included only the rights acco
rding to his share.
(3) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) When the rights over the industrial design are in
cluded in the bankruptcy estate this fact shall be entered in the State register of the industrial designs upon a
pplication by one of the parties in the case and it shall be published in the official bulletin of the Patent depar
tment.
 
Източник: Правно-информационни системи "Сиела" 12.07.2022 г.Section III.  
Termination of the effect and deleting of the registration  
Termination of the effect of the registration  
Art. 27. (1) The effect of the registration shall be terminated with:
1. the elapse of the term of Art. 15;
2. the refusal of the owner;
3. the termination of the corporate body - owner of the design without legal succession.
(2) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The termination of para 1, item 3 shall be imple
mented at request by any person.
(3) With the termination of the effect of the registration the right over the design shall be extinguish
ed.
 
Refusal of right over a design  
Art. 28. (1) The owner of the right over a design shall be able to refuse his right over it.
(2) The refusal of one or several of the co-owners shall not lead to termination of the legal protectio
n.
(3) The refusal of right shall be able to be implemented with regard to all designs or some of them f
or which the registration has been implemented.
(4) When there is an entered license contract the refusal of right over a design shall be entered only 
after the owner of the right over the design presents a proof that he has notified the licensed person about his 
intention to refuse his right over a design. In this case the entering shall be implemented after the elapse of t
wo months term after presenting the proof.
(5) The refusal of right over a design shall be made with a written declaration to the chairman of the 
Patent department.
(6) The refusal shall have effect from the date of entering in the State register of the industrial desig
ns.
 
Deleting of the registration  
Art. 29. (1) The registration shall be deleted at request by any person when the design:
1. has been registered in contradiction with Art. 3 or Art. 11, para 1 ;
2. has been excluded from protection according to Art. 11, para 2 ;
3. (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) is identical in the sense of Art. 12, para 2  to a de
sign that has become generally available in any way before the date of submission of the application, respect
ively before the priority date, anywhere in the world, or is identical to a design in an application preceding th
e date of the application for registration, respectively the priority date, that has been registered nationally or i
nternationally or as a Community Design;
4. (revoked – SG 43/05)
5. has been registered not observing the requirements of Art. 2.
(2) (new – SG 43/05) Registration shall be deleted upon request of a person with legal interest whe
n the use if the design can be prohibited pursuant to:
1. earlier copyright of this person under the Copyright and Related Rights Act ;
2. earlier right to industrial property of this person who uses the protection under other Act.
(3) (prev. (2) – SG 43/05) When the grounds for deleting refer to part of the designs included in a m
Източник: Правно-информационни системи "Сиела" 12.07.2022 г.ultiple application the registration shall be deleted for only this part.
(4) (prev. (3) – SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010)The registration shall also 
be deleted when by a claim order has been established that the entered owner is not one of the persons point
ed out in Art. 16, and in one month term after the court decision enters into force no application has been re
ceived for entering the actual owner.
(5) (prev. (3), amend. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011) The registration ma
y be deleted also by the Patent Office ex officio, if the registered design does not meet the requirements of A
rt. 3 and Art. 11, Para 2, Item 1 .
 
Legal consequences of the deleting  
Art. 30. (1) The deleting of the registration shall have effect from the date of submitting the applica
tion.
(2) The deleting of the registration shall not affect:
1. the decision about claims for breach that have entered into force as far as they have been implem
ented before the deleting;
2. the license contracts as far as they have been fulfilled before the deleting unless other has been a
greed.
 
Chapter three.  
PROCEDURES AT THE PATENT DEPARTMENT  
Submitting an application  
Art. 31. (1) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011, amend. - SG 85/17, amend. - SG 92/20) 
The application for registration of an industrial design shall be submitted to the Patent Office by mail, by fax 
or electronically. When the application is filed through the electronic services portal of the Patent Office, ide
ntification by a unique identifier of the applicant, the industrial property representative or the lawyer represe
nting him, as well as an electronic signature are not obligatory.
(2) For the date of submitting the application shall be considered the date on which at the Patent de
partment have been received:
1. the application for registration;
2. the name and the address of the applicant;
3. one or several graphic or photographic images revealing clearly and comprehensively the design 
for which protection is required.
 
Contents of the application  
Art. 32. (1) The application shall apart from the data of Art. 31, para 2  contain also:
1. (amend. – SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) the name of the state which 
citizen is the applicant where he has permanent address or a seat.
2. (amend. - SG 92/20) the name and the address of the representative of industrial property or the l
awyer, if authorized, and the power of attorney;
3. claims for priority when there is reference to such;
4. copy of the image of the design;
5. the number of the designs for which protection is required;
6. pointing out of the products where it is included or to which the design has been applied;
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roducts according to the International Classification of the Industrial Designs according to the Agreement of 
Leghorn.
8. description of the presented images;
9. name and address of the author;
10. a document for paid fees for application, expertise and priority;
11. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010)
12. (new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2010) application for deferment of the publication of the 
registration according to Art. 48a.
(2) In the application shall be possible to be included on initiative of the applicant also a short descr
iption of the peculiarities of the design.
(3) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2010) The documents and the data shall be presented i
n Bulgarian language. When they are presented in another language the date of submitting shall be preserved 
if in two months after this date they are presented in Bulgarian language.
 
Multiple application  
Art. 33. (1) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) Several designs shall be possible to be i
ncluded in a multiple application under the condition that the products they are included in or to which the d
esigns have been applied to the designs belonging to one class of the International Classification of the Indus
trial Designs according to the Agreement of Leghorn or to one and the same set or composition of articles.
(2) (new – SG 43/05)When the multiple application refers to ornaments for the products in which ar
e included or applied the designs the conditions of para 1 shall not be applied.
(3) (prev. (2) – SG 43/05 For each following design after the first one included in the multiple appli
cation additional, fees shall be paid.
 
Partition of the application  
Art. 34. (1) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011) The applicant shall have the right to sep
arate the application till the decision about t. The independent applications shall have priority of the initially 
submitted application if they have been received in two months term after the separation.
(2) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011) The Patent department shall propose to the appli
cant in two months term to separate an application submitted in a national way if it does not comply with the 
conditions of Art. 33. The independent applications for the different parts shall have priority of the initially s
ubmitted application if they have been received in this term.
 
Right to priority  
Art. 35. (1) From the date of submitting the application according to Art. 31, para 2  to the applican
t shall be recognised the right of priority in comparison with later submitted applications for registration of i
dentical designs.
(2) Right to priority of the applicant shall be recognised from the date of the previous application u
nder the condition that:
1. the previous application has been regularly submitted in the Republic of Bulgaria, in a member c
ountry of the Paris convention or of the World Trade Organisation;
2. the previous application is first application is first application in the sense of Art. 4 of the Paris c
onvention and in it the same design has been found;
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ubmitting the previous application;
4. the claim for priority has been made at latest in 2 - months term from the date of submitting the a
pplication according to Art. 31, para 2  pointing out the date and the country of the previous application; an
d
5. in three months term after the date of submitting the application the applicant pays fee for priorit
y and presents priority certificate issued by the competent body of the country where the previous applicatio
n has bee submitted.
(3) Regularly submitted application of para 2, item 1 shall be an application with established date o
f submitting regardless of its further development.
(4) At multiple application shall be possible to be claimed right to priority on the basis of more than 
one previous application if the conditions of para 2 have been fulfilled.
 
Formal expertise  
Art. 36. (1) (amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08
.2010) For each application shall be checked whether the requirements of Art. 31, para 2  for establishing da
te of submission have been met. When these requirements have not been met the application shall be deeme
d, as if it has not been submitted.
(2) (new – SG 43/05; amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; amend. – SG 35/10, in force fr
om 12.02.2011) For each application with establish date of submitting shall be checked whether is attached t
o document for paid fees for applying, expertise and deferment of the publication of the registration, if reque
sted. When such document is not attached to the applicant shall be given one-month term for removing this 
defect. The fees can be paid in double amounts within two months from expiration of this term. If in this ter
m the fees are not paid the application shall be considered withdrawn.
(3) (prev. (2), amend. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; amend. – SG 35/10, 
in force from 12.02.2011) In two months term after presenting the document for paid fees formal expertise s
hall be implemented at which shall be checked whether the requirements of Art. 32, para 1, item 1 – 9 , Art. 
33, Art. 34 are met. In case defects are found, the applicant shall be provided with two-month term for remo
ving them.
(4) (prev. (3), amend. SG 43/05) When within the term of para 3 the applicant does not remove the 
shortcomings the production activities shall be terminated.
(5) (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) With respect to each application, for which a priorit
y is claimed, shall be checked whether the requirements under Art. 35, para 2  are satisfied. In case it is asce
rtained that the claim for priority is not implemented according to these requirements, it shall not be conside
red favourably and the applicant shall be informed thereof.
 
Publication of the application  
Art. 36a. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; revoked – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.201
1)
 
Objection against the registration of the design  
Art. 36b (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; revoked – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011
)
 
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Art. 37. (1) (amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02
.2011) In two-month term from the expiry of the term under Art. 36, para 3 , an expertise shall be carried ou
t whether the declared design:
1. is a design in the sense of Art. 3;
2. is not excluded from protection according to Art. 11, Para 2, Item 1 .
(2) (new – SG 43/05; revoked – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011)
(3) (prev. (2), amend. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011) When there is grou
nd for refusal of registration of the declared design the applicant shall be notified about this all the motives b
eing pointed out and giving two-month term for appeal.
(4) (prev. (3), amend. SG 43/05) When within the term of para 3 the applicant does not make groun
ded objections decision for refusal of registration shall be taken.
(5) (prev. (4), amend. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; suppl. – SG 35/10, i
n force from 12.02.2011) When it is established that the declared design could be registered, a notification s
hall be sent to the applicant, and he/she shall be given one month term for payment of the fees for registratio
n, issue of a certificate for registration and publication. Within one month from expiration of this term the fe
es can be paid double the amount.
(6) (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) When the fees under para 5 are paid, a decision for 
registration of the design shall be taken and in one-month term a certificate for registration shall be issued. If 
the fees are not paid, the application shall be considered withdrawn.
(7) (new – SG 43/05; prev. text of para 6 - SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; amend. – SG 35/10, 
in force from 12.02.2011) When there is ground for refusal of the registration of part of the declared designs, 
included in multiple application the applicant shall be notified about this pointing out all motives and giving 
him two months for answer. If in this term the applicant does not answer decision shall be taken for full or p
artial refusal of the registration.
(8) (new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011) A state expert who shall also carry out the correspo
ndence regarding the application shall take decisions regarding design registration applications.
 
Withdrawal, restriction and changes of the application  
Art. 38. (1) Till the decision about the application is taken the applicant shall be able to withdraw it 
with regard to all the designs or part of them.
(2) In the application shall not be possible to be entered changes except when there is change in the 
name or the address of the applicant or it is necessary admitted mistakes in the name or the address of the ap
plicant and obvious mistakes to be corrected under the condition that these corrections do not affect the desi
gn.
(3) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The changes of para 2 shall be implemented at r
equest by the applicant.
 
Renewal of the registration  
Art. 39. (1) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The registration of a design shall be ren
ewed at application by the owner of the right over the design containing the registration number and accomp
anied with a document for paid fee.
(2) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The application for renewal shall be possible to 
be submitted in the last year of the term of Art. 15, para 1  or against payment of additional fee up to 6 mont
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(3) When the requirements of para 2 are not met the renewal of the registration shall be refused wit
h a decision of the chairman of the Patent department.
(4) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) When the owner requires renewal of the registra
tion of only some of the designs, in the application there designs shall be pointed out.
(5) The renewal shall have effect from the day following the date on which the term of the previous 
registration expires.
 
Changes of the name and the address of the owner  
Art. 40. (1) The owner of the right over a design shall be obliged to notify on time the Patent depart
ment in writing about each change in the name or the address.
(2) The change shall be entered in the State register of the industrial designs at request by the owner
.
(3) All the documents about which the owner of the right over a design has to be notified shall be se
nt to the address entered last in the State register of the industrial designs.
 
Considering of disputes  
Art. 41. (1) The division for disputes of the Patent department shall consider:
1. (amend. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) appeals against decisions of A
rt. 37, para 4 and 7  for refusal of the registration;
2. (amend. SG 43/05) appeals against decisions of Art. 36, para 4  for termination of the procedure;
3. claims for deleting the registration.
(2) (suppl. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) The members of the boards of 
the division for disputes at the Patent department for considering the appeals shall consist of two state expert
s and lawyer and the members of the boards for considering the claims - of three state experts and two lawye
rs. The members shall be appointed by the chairman of the Patent department.
(3) (amend. SG 43/05) The members of para 2 shall prepare statements for taking decisions under 
Art. 44 and 45.
(4) (new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011) The dispute procedure shall be regulated in an ordi
nance of the Council of Ministers.
 
Terms 
Art. 42. (1) The appeal shall be submitted in 3 - months term after the announcement of the decisio
n.
(2) The claim can be submitted during the whole term of effect of the registration and after it - only 
by the defendant of a claim for breached rights.
(3) (revoked – SG 43/05)
 
Contents of the appeals and the claims  
Art. 43. (1) The appeal shall contain data about the appealing person, data about the application and 
objections against the decision for refusal.
(2) (amend. SG 43/05) The claim shall be in two copies and shall contain data about the claimant, d
ata about the legal interest of the claimant when this is required a swell as proofs when this is necessary.
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Check for admissibility and formal regularity of the appeals and the requests  
Art. 43a. (new – SG 43/05) (1) Foe each appeal shall be checked whether the term of Art. 42, para 
1 has been observed and whether document for paid fee under Art. 43, para 3  has been presented.
(2) For each claim shall be checked whether document for paid fee of Art. 43, para 3  has been pres
ented and whether these is legal interest when this is required.
(3)When to the appeal or the claim at not attached document for paid fee or in the claim the legal in
terest is not explained to the applicant or to the claimant shall be given one month for removal of the defects.
(4) Appeals which are not submitted in the term of Art. 42, para 1  and/or for which fee has not bee
n paid and/or legal interest has not been proven shall be not admissible and procedures for them shall not be 
formed.
(5) For each admissible appeal or claim shall be checked whether it meets the remaining requireme
nts of Art. 43. When defects are established the appellant, respectively the claimant shall respectively be not
ified and he will be given one month for removing them. The procedures for appeals and claims in which the 
defects are not removed in this term the procedure shall be terminated.
 
Decisions about the appeals  
Art. 44. (1) (amend. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) When the appeal is u
ngrounded decision for confirmation of the decision for refusal of registration or for termination of the proce
dure shall be taken.
(2) (suppl. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) When the appeal is grounded t
he decision for refusal shall be repealed and a decision about registration or returning of the application for s
econd consideration or for renewal of the procedure shall be taken.
(3) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) When a decision for refusal at second consideri
ng of the application is repealed, a decision in essence shall be taken.
(4) (new – SG 43/05) The decision on the appeal shall be taken in three months term after its submi
tting or the removal of the defects in case such have been established.
(5) (new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The decisions under Para 1 - 3 shall be taken by the 
chairman of the Patent Office or by the deputy-chairman, authorised by an order in writing.
 
Procedure about the claims  
Art. 45. (1) (amend. SG 43/05) The one copy of the claim shall be sent to the owner of a right over 
the design and 3 months term shall be given to him for objection.
(2) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) When the claim is ungrounded a decision for rej
ecting it shall be taken.
(3) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) When the claim is grounded a decision for full o
r partial deleting of the registration shall be taken.
(4) In the cases of partial deleting the issued certificate for registration shall be substituted by a new 
one.
(5) (new – SG 43/05) The members of Art. 41, para 2  may require from the parties additional proo
fs and materials when necessary. They shall be presented to the other party for written statement in one mont
h term.
(6) (new – SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The decisions on the request f
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(7) (new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The decisions under Para 2 and 3 shall be taken by 
the chairman of the Patent Office or by the deputy-chairman, authorised by an order in writing.
 
Extension of terms  
Art. 46. (amend. SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The terms of Art. 36, pa
ra 3, Art. 37, para 3  and Art. 45, para 1  shall be possible to be extended once for the same term but not mo
re than two times upon request by the applicant or the owner submitted before their elapse. The request shall 
not be respected if to it document for paid fee is not attached.
 
Restoration of terms  
Art. 47. (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) Terms missed due to special and unpredicte
d circumstances shall be possible to be restored at request by the applicant or the owner of a right over a desi
gn. The application shall be submitted in 3 months after the reason for missing the term is not valid any mor
e but not later than one year after the elapse of the missed term. The decision for restoration of the term shall 
be taken by the chairman of the Patent department.
 
Publication in the official bulletin  
Art. 48. In the Official bulletin of the Patent department shall be published all the registered designs 
and the subsequent changes thereof.
 
Deferment of the publication of the registration  
Art. 48a. (new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011) (1) The applicant for a design may request, w
hen filing the application, that the publication of the design, if registered, be deferred for a period of 30 mont
hs from the date of filing the application or from the date of priority. The application for deferment of the pu
blication of the registration shall be accompanied by proof for payment of fees.
(2) In the event of a multiple application the request for deferment of the publication may concern o
nly some of the designs.
(3) When a decision for registration of the design is taken, it shall be entered into the State Register 
of the Industrial Designs, but no public access to the registered design or its file shall be granted.
(4) A notification for deferment of the publication of the registered design shall be published in the 
official bulletin of the Patent Office, containing identity data of the owner of the design, filing date of the ap
plication or priority date and registry number of the design.
(5) Information about the registered design and access to its file shall be provided with the consent i
n writing of the holder or if the interested person proves that court proceedings have been initiated against hi
m for infringement of the design.
 
Request for publication  
Art. 48b. (new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011) (1) Requests for publication of registration sh
all be filed by the holder of the design before the 27th month from the filing date of the application and shall 
be accompanied by proof for payment of fees for publication, and in the event of a multiple application – pr
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(2) Where no proof for payment of fees accompanies the request, the holder shall be given one mon
th for their payment within the time limit under Art. 48a, Para 1 .
(3) Where no request for publication and/or no fees have been paid within the time limit specified i
n Para 1, the design application shall be deemed withdrawn.
 
Publication after expiration of the deferment period  
Art. 48c. (new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.02.2011) Where the request for publication has been fil
ed within the term under Art. 48b, Para 1  and the fee for publication has been paid, publication of the regist
ration of the design shall be made in the official bulletin of the Patent Office immediately after the expiratio
n of the 30-month time limit. The publication shall contain mandatory indication that the application contain
s a request for deferment of the publication.
 
Court control  
Art. 49. (amend. - SG 30/06, in force from 01.03.2007) The decisions of the chairman of the Patent 
department of Art. 44, para 1 and 3  and Art. 45, para 2 and 3  shall be possible to be appealed against befo
re the Administrative court – city of Sofia in 3 months term after the date of receiving the notification about 
taken decision.
 
Chapter four.  
REGISTRATION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGN UNDER THE ORDER OF THE HAGUE AGREEME
NT (TITLE AMEND. – SG 35/10, IN FORCE FROM 12.08.2010)  
International registration of the industrial designs  
Art. 50. (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) (1) International registration of design shall 
be registration implemented by the of the International Bureau of the International organization for industria
l property, called hereinafter "the international bureau" by the order of the Hague agreement, called hereinaft
er "the Agreement", according to the Hague Act of 1960 and the Geneva Act of 1999 of the Agreement.
(2) With regard to third persons the international registration shall have effect on the territory of the 
Republic of Bulgaria from the date of expiry of the 6 months term of Art. 8, para 1 of the Hague Act of 1960 
and Art. 12, Para 1 and 2 of the Geneva Act of 1999 of the Agreement correspondingly.
(3) When, within the term under Para 2, there is no rejection of the application or when the rejectio
n has been withdrawn, the international registration, the Republic of Bulgaria being a designated state, shall 
have the same effect, as if the design application was directly filed and registered on the territory of the Rep
ublic of Bulgaria, from the date of the international registration.
 
Term of effect of the international registration  
Art. 51. (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The term of validity of the international reg
istration on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be determined in compliance with this Act, comme
ncing on the date of the registration in the International Designs Bulletin of the World Intellectual Property 
Organisation.
 
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Art. 52. (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) (1) Within 6 months from the date of publi
cation of the international registration, the international application, the Republic of Bulgaria being a design
ated state, shall be examined for compliance of the design with the definition under Art. 3 and whether the d
esign is excluded from protection pursuant to Art. 11, Para 1, Item 1 .
(2) If there are grounds for rejection, a notification for full or partial rejection of the registration on 
the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria shall be sent to the International Bureau, stating the reasons and pro
viding possibility for objection according to this Act.
 
Submitting international application  
Art. 53. (Amend. – SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) (1) Individuals or cor
porate bodies with permanent address or really existing and operating production or commercial enterprise i
n the Republic of Bulgaria shall be able to submit international applications under the Agreement at the inter
national bureau through the Patent department of the Republic of Bulgaria.
(2) The Patent Office shall send the application to the International Bureau within one month from i
ts receipt.
(3) The international registration fees shall be paid by the applicant to the International Bureau.
(4) When the international application is filed with the Patent Office, it shall be accompanied by pr
oof for payment of the forwarding fee.
 
International application for which the Republic of Bulgaria is country of origin  
Art. 54. (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) International application with regard to whi
ch the Republic of Bulgaria is country of origin shall not have effect on the territory of the Republic of Bulg
aria.
 
Chapter four "a".  
COMMUNITY DESIGN (NEW – SG 73/06, IN FORCE FROM THE DATE OF COMING INTO EF
FECT OF THE TREATY CONCERNING THE ACCESSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA 
TO THE EUROPEAN UNION)  
Registration and effect of the Community design  
Art. 54a. (new – SG 73/06, in force from the date of coming into effect of the treaty concerning the 
accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union) (1) The Community design is a design, registe
red at the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (trademarks and designs) under the terms of and b
y the manner of the Council Regulation (EC) No 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs, calle
d hereinafter “the Regulation”, or non-registered design within the meaning of Art. 1 of the Regulation.
(2) The application for Community design with ascertained submission date, respectively priority d
ate, shall be considered as regularly submitted on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
(3) The Patent department of the Republic of Bulgaria is a central department on industrial property 
within the meaning of the Regulation.
(4) (Amend. - SG 92/20) The chairman of the Patent Office shall issue a certificate for the registrati
on of representatives of the industrial property and their companies or associations before European Union I
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of the Regulation.
 
Application for Community design  
Art. 54b. (new – SG 73/06, in force from the date of coming into effect of the treaty concerning the 
accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union) (1) The application for Community design sha
ll meet the requirements of Art. 36 of the Regulation.
(2) The application for registration of Community design shall be submitted directly at the Office f
or Harmonisation in the Internal Market or through the Patent department.
(3) In case the application is submitted at the Patent department, it shall be accompanied by a docu
ment for paid fee for its redirection.
(4) The patent department shall send the application to the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal 
Market in two weeks term from its receipt.
 
Protection of the Community design  
Art. 54c. (new – SG 73/06, in force from the date of coming into effect of the treaty concerning the 
accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union) (1) The civil law enforcement at infringement 
of the rights over Community design shall be implemented following the procedure, provided for in the Reg
ulation.
(2) In case the claims and measures, related to the protection of Community design, are filed and re
quired in the Republic of Bulgaria according to Regulation, the Bulgarian legislation shall be applied, unless 
otherwise provided for in the Regulation.
(3) The claims under para 2 shall be within the jurisdiction of the Sofia City Court as a first instanc
e and of Sofia Appellate Court as a second instance, which are Community design courts within the meaning 
of the Regulation.
 
Subsidiary application of the decisions  
Art. 54d. (new – SG 73/06, in force from the date of coming into effect of the treaty concerning the 
accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union) With respect to the issues, that are not settled 
by this Act, the provisions of the Regulation for shall be applied.
 
Chapter five.  
CIVIL LEGAL PROTECTION  
Breach of the right over the design  
Art. 55. Any use of art. 19, para 2  in the commercial activity of registered design without the cons
ent of the owner of the right over a design shall constitute breach of the right over the design.
 
Right to claim  
Art. 56. (1) (amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) The owner of the right over a design, as 
well as the licensee of exclusive license shall have an individual right to claim for infringement.
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(3) The licensed person with not exclusive license shall be able to present a claim only wit the cons
ent of the owner unless other is provided in the contract.
 
Claims for infringement  
Art. 57. (1) The claims for breaches of the rights under this Act shall be possible to be:
1. claim for establishing the fact of the infringement;
2. claim for termination of the infringement;
3. claim for indemnification of damages;
4. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) claim for seizure and destruction of the products, su
bject matter of the infringement, as well as the means for its commitment.
(2) (amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) Simultaneously with the claim under para 1 the 
claimant may also require in court:
1. (amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) the products, subject matter of the infringement t
o be conceded to him/her;
2. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) the expenses, related to the conservation and the des
truction of the products, subject matter of the infringement, to be paid to him/her;
3. (prev. text of item 2, amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) disclosure of the operative pr
ovisions the court decision in two daily newspapers and in television organization with national coverage at 
time determined by the court, for the account of the infringer.
 
Assessment of the indemnification  
Art. 57a. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) (1) Indemnification shall be due for all for pr
operty and non-property damages and lost profits, which are direct and immediate consequence of the infrin
gement.
(2) When assessing the amount of the indemnification, the court shall also take into account all con
sequences, connected to the infringement, as well as the income, obtained as a result of the infringement.
(3) The court shall determine fair indemnification having preventive and warning influence to the i
nfringer and the other members of the society.
 
Special cases of indemnification  
Art. 57b. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) (1) Where the claim has been determined by 
ground but there is no sufficient data about its amount, the claimant may require as indemnification:
1. from 500 to 100 000 BGN, where the exact amount shall be determined by assessment of the cou
rt under the conditions of Art. 57a, para 2 and 3 , or
2. the equivalent of the products, subject matter of the infringement at retail price of lawfully manuf
actured products, in which is incorporated or to which is applied design within the scope of protection.
(2) At determining the indemnification referred to in para 1, the revenues received as a result of the 
infringement shall also be taken into consideration.
 
Seizure of products, subject matter of infringement  
Art. 57c. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) Seizure of the products under art. 57, para 1, 
item 4, subject matter of infringement, may be requested both with regards to products, being at a certain pla
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Responsibility  
Art. 57d. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) The legal persons and the sole entrepreneurs 
shall bear civil responsibility for the infringement of rights under this Act guiltily committed by the persons 
representing them, by their employees or by persons hired by them. In this case the guilt shall be assumed un
til the contrary is proved.
 
Providing evidence in claim and security procedures  
Art. 57e. (1) (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) Where the claimant has presented evidenc
e supporting his/her claims and has also pointed out other evidence of significance for solution of the case, 
which is under the control of the defendant, the court can oblige the defendant to present the evidence.
(2) Under the conditions of para 1, upon request of the claimant, the court may oblige the defendant 
to provide opportunity for acquainting with bank, financial and commercial documents which are under his/
her control.
(3) The claimant shall be obliged not to disclose the information contained in the documents under 
para 2.
(4) The presentation of evidence for single or one time unlawful use of protected subject matter und
er this Act shall be considered sufficient ground for applying the provisions of para 1 and 2.
(5) The existence of the circumstances connected with claimed infringement may also be ascertaine
d by presentation of evidence for single or one time unlawful use of subject matter protected under this Act.
 
Requesting information about the origin and the distribution networks upon infringement  
Art. 57f. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) (1) Upon request by the claimant, the court m
ay oblige the defendant or third person to present information about circumstances which are of importance 
for solving the case.
(2) Third person in the sense of para 1 shall be each person who:
1. holds goods – subject of infringement, or
2. provides services, leading to infringement, or
3. uses services representing infringement, or
4. has been pointed out by person under items 1 – 3 as a participant in the manufacturing, productio
n or distribution of these products or services.
(3) The information referred to in para 1 may include:
1. the names and the addresses of the producers, distributors, suppliers and other persons who have 
been previously holders of the products or the services as well as the supposed wholesale and retail distribut
ors;
2. information about the produced, supplied, received or ordered quantities as well as the resources 
received for the products or services in question.
(4) Para 1 shall not be applied in case its implementation may lead to infringement of a provision of 
another Act.
(5) The provisions of para 1 – 3 shall be applied only for acts carried out for direct or indirect econo
mic or commercial benefit.
 
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Art. 57g. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) (1) (amend. – SG 59/07, in force from 01.03.
2008) In case of infringement of right over design, or where enough data is available to consider that such in
fringement will be committed or some evidence will be lost, destroyed or concealed, the court, upon request 
by the owner of the respective right or by the licensee of exclusive license may, without informing the respo
ndent arty, also admit some of the following measures:
1. prohibition of carrying out activities which is claimed to constitute or will constitute illegal use o
f design;
2. seizure of the products, which are claimed to have illegally used design, as well as other evidenc
e of importance for proving the infringement;
3. sealing of the premises in which it is alleged that infringement is committed or will be committed
.
(2) (amend. – SG 59/07, in force from 01.03.2008) The admission, imposing and revocation of the 
provisional measures shall be carried out according to the order referred to in Art. 389 - 403 of the Civil Pro
cedure Code, with exception of Art. 398, first sentence and as much as this Act does not stipulate otherwise.
(3) (amend. – SG 59/07, in force from 01.03.2008) The provisional measure prohibition of carrying 
out activity shall be imposed by its announcement by the court.
(4) (amend. – SG 59/07, in force from 01.03.2008) The provisional measures under para 1, item 2, 
3 and 4 shall be imposed by a bailiff who shall carry out the act simultaneously with the handing over of the 
announcement for imposition of the measure within three days after receiving the application of the claimant 
to the bailiff. The provisional measure admitted for prevention of forthcoming infringement shall be impose
d within a term complied with its purpose. The seized property shall be provided with an inventory to be kep
t by the claimant who can use it solely as an evidence.
(5) (amend. – SG 59/07, in force from 01.03.2008) The claimant or his/her representative shall have 
the right to attend and assist the imposition of the provisional measures.
(6) (amend. – SG 59/07, in force from 01.03.2008) The provisional measure referred to in para 1, it
em 1 may be imposed also to third persons for whom sufficient data is available that they facilitate the perfo
rmance of the activity for which is claimed that represents or will represent unlawful use.
(7) The owner of the right over a design or the licensee of exclusive license shall be obliged not to 
disclose the information that has become known to him/her at or on occasion of the measures referred to in p
ara 1.
 
Claims for official design  
Art. 58. (1) Any interested person shall be able to present a claim for establishing official design.
(2) The claim shall be presented at latest in one year after the registration is known.
(3) At disputes of Art. 17, para 2  the party not agreeing with the determined remuneration shall be 
able to present a claim about its extent.
 
Claims for preliminary use  
Art. 59. Any interested person shall be able to present a claim for establishing preliminary use.
 
Claims for authorship and co-authorship  
Art. 60. (1) a person claiming authorship or co-authorship of a design shall be able to present a clai
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(2) on the basis of a court decision entered into force the Patent department shall enter the author in
to the State register of the industrial designs.
 
Security measures  
Art. 60a. (1) (amend. – SG 59/07, in force from 01.03.2008; revoked – SG 35/10, in force from 12.
08.2010)
 
Jurisdiction  
Art. 61. (amend. - SG 30/06, in force from 12.07.2006; amend – SG 73/06, in force from 13.06.200
6) The claims under this Act shall be within the competence of the Sofia City Court.
 
Chapter six.  
PROTECTION MEASURES BY THE CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES (TITLE AMENDED - SG 98/19)  
Application sphere (Title amended – SG 43/05)  
Art. 62. (1) (amend. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006, amend. - SG 98/19) The customs author
ities shall apply measures to goods under customs supervision or customs control, which are alleged to infrin
ge an industrial design right under the terms and procedures of Regulation (EU) No 608/2013 of the Europea
n Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 concerning customs enforcement of intellectual property ri
ghts and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 ( ОВ, L 181/15 of 29 June 2013).
(2) The protection measures apply to all goods presented before the customs authorities, whether or 
not they are placed under a customs regime, including those goods in transported in transit regime.
(3) Paragraph 1 shall also apply to goods, whether or not they are the subject of a customs regime, 
which were found as a result of the check carried out by the customs authorities in the exercise of their powe
rs within the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
(3) When implementing the measures, the customs authorities shall collect fees to cover the costs of 
storage of the goods to the extent determined by the Council of Ministers in accordance with Art. 12 of the 
Customs Act.
 
Conditions for applying the measures for border control (Title amended – SG 43/05)  
Art. 63. (amend. SG 43/05, revoked - SG 98/19)
 
Actions on the initiative of the customs bodies  
Art. 63a. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006, revoked - SG 98/19)
 
Additional regulating  
Art. 64. (revoked - SG 98/19)
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Art. 64a. (new – SG 73/06, in force from the date of coming into effect of the Treaty concerning the 
Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union, revoked - SG 98/19)
Chapter seven.  
ADMINISTRATIVE PUNITIVE RESPONSIBILITY  
Administrative violations and penalties  
Art. 65. (amend. SG 43/05; suppl. – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) (1) A person who produce
s, offers, releases on the market, imports, exports or preserves with this objectives commodities produced thr
ough copying or use of design included in the protection of Art. 18 without the consent of its owner, shall b
e punished with a fine or proprietary sanction in extent from 500 to 1500 levs and to the sole entrepreneurs a
nd the corporate bodies shall be imposed proprietary sanction in extent from 1000 to 3000 levs.
(2) At second commitment of the violation of para 1 fine shall be imposed from 1500 to 3000 levs a
nd to the sole entrepreneurs and the corporate bodies – proprietary sanction in extent from 3000 to 5000 levs
.
(3) Second is the violation committed in year after the entering into force of the punitive decree wit
h which the perpetrator has been punished for the same kind of violation.
(4) The products shall be taken in favour of the state regardless who's ownership they are and shall 
be destroyed the owner or an empowered person being able to attend the destroying.
(5) (revoked – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006; new – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The 
measures under Para 1 and 4 shall not apply to goods in transit through the territory of the Republic of Bulga
ria.
 
Establishing of the violations  
Art. 66. (new – SG 43/05) (1) (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) The violations shall b
e established with an act, compiled by official determined with an order by the chairman of the chairman of t
he Patent department after implementing check. The cooperation of the bodies of the Ministry of Interior ma
y be requested for conducting the check.
(2) (revoked - SG 98/19)
 
Authorities of the official  
Art. 67. (1) The official of Art. 66, para 1  shall have right to:
1. require access to the sites subject to control;
2. require the necessary documents in connection with the implemented checks and take materials f
or expert assessment.
(2) The official shall be obliged to:
1. reflect precisely the facts at the implemented check in the act for violation
2. preserve the official, the production and the commercial secret that has become known to him in 
connection with the implemented checks;
3. does not make public data from the checks;
4. uses the information from the checks only for the purposes of the administrative procedure.
 
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Art. 68. (new – SG 43/05) The persons with whom is implemented the check of Art. 66, para 1 , sh
all be obliged:
1. ensure not impaired access to the checked sites;
2. concede the required by the official documents and evidences.
3. preserve the products left for safe keeping;
4. render cooperation to the officials on the occasion of the implemented check.
 
Imposing and execution of the administrative penalties  
Art. 69. (new – SG 43/05) (1) The punitive decrees shall be issued by the chairman of the Patent de
partment or by official authorized by him.
(2) The penalties fine or proprietary sanction shall be fulfilled voluntary in 7 days term after the pu
nitive decree enters into force or the decision of the court with which they have been imposed, the sum bein
g paid in the cash room or transferred to account of the Patent department.
(3) (amend. - SG 105/05, in force from 01.01.2006; amend. – SG 12/09, in force from 01.05.2009) 
After the elapse of the term of para 2 a copy of the punitive decree shall be sent to the National Revenue Ag
ency for compulsory execution of the imposed fine or proprietary sanction by the order of the Tax-insuranc
e Procedure Code .
(4) After the punitive decree enters into force or the decision of the court the products taken in favo
ur of the state shall be delivered for destroying to the bodies of the Ministry of Interior.
 
Applying the Administrative Violations and Penalties Act  
Art. 70. (new – SG 43/05)As far as in this chapter other is not provided the establishing of the offen
ces, the issuing, appealing and the fulfillment of the penalty decrees shall be implemented by the order of th
e Administrative Violations and Penalties Act .
 
Additional provisions  
 
§ 1. In the sense of this Act:
1. "Hague agreement" is the Hague agreement for international declaring of industrial samples of N
ovember 6, 1925 with its editing of November 28, 1960.
2. "Paris convention" shall be the Paris convention for protection of the industrial property signed i
n Paris on March 20, 1883 with its amendments and supplements.
3. (amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) "Locarno Agreement" is the Agreement of Locar
no establishing International Classification for Industrial Designs of 1968 with subsequent amendment in 19
79.
4. (amend. - SG 98/19, amend. - SG 92/20) "Representative of industrial property" is a representati
ve in the sense of Art. 84 of the Act on Patents and Registration of Utility Models.
5. (amend. - SG 98/19) "State expert" is an expert in the sense of Art. 83, para 3 of the Act on Paten
ts and Registration of Utility Models.
6. (new – SG 43/05) "Article" is detached production and trade unit, obtained in industrial or craft 
way, designated to satisfy human needs.
7. (new – SG 43/05) "Compound article" is article consisting of many parts which may be replaced 
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8. (new – SG 43/05) "Part of compound article" is structurally detached element designated for asse
mbly in this article and has independent trade realization as steering wheel, light of automobile, peddle for bi
cycle, cap for bottle etc.
9. (new – SG 43/05) "Set of articles" are independent, structurally detached articles which are subor
dinated to one image or stylistic principle of external design and have common designation and set for eatin
g, child’s play, set of furniture.
10. (new – SG 43/05; amend. – SG 35/10, in force from 12.08.2010) "Composition of articles" is st
ylistic composing articles having common principle of internal formation.
11. (new – SG 43/05) "Packing" is article serving to pack and/or transport of other article;
12. (new – SG 43/05)"Graphic symbol" is sign serving for denoting or perception of object, idea, i
mage etc.
13. (new – SG 43/05) "Printed fonts" is a set of letters, numbers and signs written in defined way.
14. (new – SG 43/05) "Informed user" is a user who has knowledge, experience, interests in the res
pective economic sector to which belongs the product to which is included or applied the design.
15. (new – SG 73/06, in force from 06.10.2006) "Import or export of goods" is the factual transport
ation across the borders of the Republic of Bulgaria of products, in which a design, falling within the scope 
of protection under this Act, is incorporated or to which it is applied, regardless of whether customs regime 
has been operated with respect to such products.
 
§ 1a. (new – SG 73/06, in force from the date of coming into effect of the Treaty concerning the Ac
cession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union) The provisions of this Act which are applied to 
Member States of the European Union, shall also be applied to the other States in the European Economic A
rea.
 
Transitional and concluding provisions  
 
§ 2. The legal protection of design rendered with this Act shall not exclude the simultaneous protect
ion under the Copyright and Related Rights Act.
 
§ 3. This Act shall be applied also for claims for registration of industrial sample for which there is 
no ultimate decision till entering into force.
 
§ 4. The term of effect of the protection ensuing from registration of industrial sample under the Ac
t on trademarks and industrial samples that has not expired till this Act enters into force shall be determined 
according to art. 15.
 
§ 5. This Act shall repeal section II of the Act on the trademarks and industrial samples (prom. SG 
95/67; amend. and suppl. SG 55/75, SG 56/86, SG 27/93) and art. 1, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 52 of the sam
e Act in the part about the industrial samples.
 
§ 6. In the Act on Patents (prom. SG 27/93; suppl. SG 83/96; amend. SG 11/98) shall be made te fo
llowing amendments and supplements:
1. In art. 80, item 2 the words "industrial samples" shall be substituted by "industrial designs".
2. In § 10 of the transitional and concluding provisions after the words "official inventions" shall be 
added "useful models and industrial design".
 
§ 7. In the Penalty Code (prom. ...; amend. ...) shall be made the following amendments and change
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1. In art. 173, para 2 the words "industrial sample" shall be changed to "industrial design" and the w
ord "rationalisation" - to "useful model".
2. In art. 174 the words "industrial sample" shall be changed to "industrial design" and the word "ra
tionalisation" - to "useful model".
 
§ 8. In the Commerce Act (prom. SG 48/91; amend. and suppl. SG 25/92, SG 61, 103/93, SG 63/94
, SG 63/95, SG 42, 59, 83, 86, 104/96, SG 58, 100, 124/97, SG 52, 70/98, SG 33, 42, 64/99) shall be made t
he following changes:
1. In art. 587, para 1 the words "industrial sample" shall be changed to "industrial design".
2. In art. 588 the words "industrial sample" shall be changed to "industrial design".
 
§ 9. In § 1, item 8 of the Corporate Income Taxation Act (prom. ...; amend. ...) the words "industrial 
sample" shall be changed to "industrial design".
 
§ 10. In art. 31, para 1 of the Cooperatives Act (prom. ...; amend. ...) the words "industrial samples" 
shall be changed to "industrial designs".
 
§ 11. In art. 19, para 2, item 2 of the Accountancy Act (prom. SG 4/91; amend. and suppl. SG 26/9
2, SG 55/93, SG 21, 33, 59/96, SG 52/97, SG 21/98, SG 57/99) after the word "marks" shall be added "indus
trial, designs".
 
§ 12. The Council of Ministers shall approve ordinance for design, submitting and expertise of the a
pplications for registration of industrial design and Tariff for the fees.
 
§ 13. The chairman of the Patent department shall issue instructions for the implementation of this 
Act.
 
§ 14. The implementation of the Act shall be assigned to the chairman of the Patent department.
 
§ 15. The Act shall enter into force 3 months after the promulgation in State Gazette.
The Act was passed by the 38th National Assembly on September 2, 1999 and was affixed with the 
official seal of the National Assembly.
 
Transitional and concluding provisions  
(SG 43/05)  
§ 32. This Act shall be applied also for applications for registration of industrial design about which 
till its entering into force there is no ultimate solution.
 
§ 33. The found existing requests for deletion of the registration shall be considered in compliance 
with this Act.
 
§ 34. The Act shall enter into force three months after its promulgation in State Gazette.
 
Transitional and concluding provisions  
TO THE TAX-INSURANCE PROCEDURE CODE  
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§ 88. The code shall enter in force from the 1st of January 2006, except Art. 179, Para 3, Art. 183, 
Para 9, § 10, item 1, letter "e" and item 4, letter "c", § 11, item 1, letter "b" and § 14, item 12 of the transitio
nal and concluding provisions which shall enter in force from the day of promulgation of the code in the Stat
e Gazette.
 
Transitional and concluding provisions  
TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE CODE  
(PROM. – SG 30/06, IN FORCE FROM 12.07.2006)
 
§ 142. The code shall enter into force three months after its promulgation in State Gazette, with the 
exception of:
1. division three, § 2, item 1 and § 2, item 2 – with regards to the repeal of chapter third, section II "
Appeal by court order", § 9, item 1 and 2, § 15 and § 44, item 1 and 2, § 51, item 1, § 53, item 1, § 61, item 
1, § 66, item 3, § 76, items 1 – 3, § 78, § 79, § 83, item 1, § 84, item 1 and 2, § 89, items 1 - 4§ 101, item 1, 
§ 102, item 1, § 107, § 117, items 1 and 2, § 125, § 128, items 1 and 2, § 132, item 2 and § 136, item 1, as w
ell as § 34, § 35, item 2, § 43, item 2, § 62, item 1, § 66, items 2 and 4, § 97, item 2 and § 125, item 1 – with 
regard to the replacement of the word "the regional" with the "administrative" and the replacement of the wo
rd "the Sofia City Court" with "the Administrative court - Sofia", which shall enter into force from the 1st of 
May 2007;
2. paragraph 120, which shall enter into force from the 1st of January 2007;
3. paragraph 3, which shall enter into force from the day of the promulgation of the code in State G
azette.
 
Transitional and concluding provisions  
TO THE ACT ON AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN A
CT 
(PROM. – SG 73/06, IN FORCE FROM 06.10.2006)
 
§ 28. (In force from the date of coming into effect of the Treaty concerning the Accession of the Re
public of Bulgaria to the European Union) Community designs, which are in effect by the date of accession 
of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union, and applications for Community design, submitted by th
is date, shall have an effect on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria.
 
§ 29. The Act shall enter into force one month after its promulgation in State Gazette, except for § 
6, § 15, § 23, § 27 and § 28, which shall enter into force from the date of coming into effect of the Treaty co
ncerning the Accession of the Republic of Bulgaria to the European Union, and § 19, which shall enter into f
orce from 13 July 2006.
 
Transitional and concluding provisions  
TO THE CIVIL PROCEDURE CODE  
(PROM. – SG 59/07, IN FORCE FROM 01.03.2008)
§ 61. This code shall enter into force from 1 March 2008, except for:
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Union legislation";
2. paragraph 2, par. 4;
3. paragraph 3 related to revoking of Chapter Thirty Two "a" "Special rules for recognition and ad
mission of fulfillment of decisions of foreign courts and of other foreign bodies" with Art. 307a – 307e and 
Part Seven "Proceedings for returning a child or exercising the right of personal relations" with Art. 502 – 5
07;
4. paragraph 4, par. 2;
5. paragraph 24;
6. paragraph 60,
which shall enter into force three days after the promulgation of the Code in the State Gazette.
 
Transitional and concluding provisions  
TO THE ACT ON AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE TAX INSURANCE PROC
EDURE CODE  
(PROM. – SG 12/09, IN FORCE FROM 01.05.2009; SUPPL. - SG 32/09)
 
§ 68. (suppl. - SG 32/09) This Act shall enter into force from 1 May 2009 except § 65, 66 and 67, w
hich shall enter into force from the date of promulgation of the Act in the State Gazette and § 2 - 10, § 12, It
ems 1 and 2 - regarding Para 10 and 11, Item 8, Letter "a", Items 9 and 12 and § 53 - 64, which shall enter in
to force from 1 January 2010.
 
Transitional and concluding provisions  
TO THE ACT ON AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION OF THE INDUSTRIAL DESIGN A
CT 
(PROM. – SG 35/10, IN FORCE FROM 12.08.2010)
 
§ 41. (1) This Act shall apply to applications for registration of industrial designs filed after its entr
y into force, as well as to applications for registration of industrial designs, for which there is no decision in 
force.
(2) The applications for registration of designs, published before entry into force of this Act, shall b
e considered under the previous order.
 
§ 42. This Act shall apply to requests for cancellation of registrations, for which there is no decisio
n in force before its entry into force.
 
§ 43. The Council of Ministers shall adopt the ordinance under Art. 41, Para 4 within 6 months fro
m entry into force of this Act.
 
§ 44. This Act shall enter into force three months after its promulgation in the State Gazette except 
§ 2, 3, 5, § 14, Item 3, § 15, § 16, Item 1, Letter “d” and Item 2, § 18, § 19, Items 2 and 3, § 20, 21, 24, 27 an
d 29, which shall enter into force after 9 months from the promulgation of the Act.
 
Transitional and concluding provisions  
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ION OF UTILITY MODELS  
(PROM. - SG 92/18)
§ 48. (1) This Act shall be applied for the applications and the requests, on which no decision has e
ntered into force until its entry into force.
(2) On patent applications for inventions on which no final decision has been made by the entry int
o force of this Act and the fee for study and expertise and the fee for publication of the application have not 
been paid, a notification shall be sent to the applicant giving him the opportunity to pay them within three m
onths. If the fees are not paid within this period, the application is considered withdrawn and is not publishe
d.
(3) This Act does not apply to the terms that began to run before its entry into force.
§ 49. (1) The representatives, entered in the register under Art. 16, para. 1 of the Ordinance on Indu
strial Property Representatives (SG, issue 64 of 2017), retain their registration and the right to exercise the p
rofession.
(2) The persons, who until the entry into force of this Act have successfully passed the examination 
by the order of the ordinance of para. 1, shall be entered in the register of the representatives on industrial pr
operty, without taking a new examination.
(3) The associations of industrial property representatives, entered in the register under the ordinanc
e under para. 1, shall retain their registration and the right to exercise activity if within two months from the 
entry into force of this Act the person representing the association submits to the Patent Office a written req
uest, in which the circumstances under Art. 93, para. 2, items 1 - 6 are indicated, accompanied by a copy of 
a current association agreement. When within the specified term a request is received for the association to c
ontinue to exercise its activity in the form of a company under Art. 89, the change shall be entered in the reg
ister, as the company shall keep the number of entry of the association, as well as all powers arising from the 
authorization of the association provided that a unified identification code is presented and the circumstance
s under Art. 93, para. 2, pp. 1 - 6 are indicated. When no written request is submitted within the specified ter
m, the partnership shall be ex officio deregistered from the register.
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