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Bulgaria
Bulgaria has been a member of WIPO since 1970 and is a signatory to over 21 WIPO treaties.
The national IP offices of Bulgaria are the Copyright and Neighbouring Rights Directorate and the Patent Office of Republic of Bulgaria. The offices are located in Sofia.
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Intellectual property landscape: Bulgaria
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- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Bulgaria ranks 37th among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
Learn moreWIPO news and events: Bulgaria
News
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Bulgaria Joins the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement
May 1, 2026 -
Designs of Bulgaria added to the Global Design Database
May 11, 2022 -
Trademarks of Bulgaria added to the Global Brand Database
May 10, 2022 -
Bulgaria: Law on Amendments to the Law on Patents and Utility Models Registration (SG No. 92/2020)
October 27, 2020 -
Bulgaria Now Offering Madrid e-Filing to its Users
September 23, 2020
