New Law Amends Law on Marks And Geographical Indications

摘要

On February 26, 2010, Bulgaria's National Assembly adopted a draft Law amending the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications. The law was published in thernOfficial Gazette on March 9 and will enter into force three months later, in June 2010.rnThe draft law abolishes the previous practice of substantive examination and introduces opposition procedures. Previously, the Bulgarian Patent Office (BPO) had to examine the mark ex officio on both the absolute and the relative grounds for refusal, regardless of whether an opposition had been filed.