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TARIFF of fees collected by the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria
Denomination of 05.07.1999 reflected Published in State Gazette No.114/30 December 1999; amended, State Gazette No.117/ 17 December 2002; amended, State Gazette No 91/15 November 2005; amended, State
Gazette No.35/27 April 2007; amended, State Gazette No 42/29 May 2007
Art. 1(1) (Former text of Art.1, amended – SG No 117/2002, amended – SG No 35/27 April 2007) The following fees shall be collected for patents for inventions: Fees in leva 1. Filing of applications - 50 2. Patent claims- for each claim after the 10th - 20 3. Claim of priority - for each priority - 20 4. Formal requirements examination - 50 5. Preliminary examination and check of application admissibility - for one invention - 160 6. Preliminary examination and check of application admissibility for a group of inventions: a) a group of two inventions - 200 b) each subsequent invention of the group - 80 7. Search and examination of application for one invention -200 8. Search and examination of application for a group of inventions a) group of two inventions - 300 b) each subsequent invention of the group - 80 9. Publication of an application - 80 10. Consideration of a request for accelerated publication of an application - 30 11. Making changes in the description, claims, drawings and abstract on the applicant's initiative - 40 12. International correspondence on a Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) application - 80 13. Grant of a patent - 80 14. Publication of patent description, claims and drawings: a) up to10 pages - 100 b) each page after the 10th - 12 15. Publication of a mention of the grant of a patent, independent claims included a) up to 5 independent claims - 50 b) each subsequent independent claim after the 5th - 6 16. Maintenance of a patent for: a) each of the first 3 years after filing - 50 b) 4th year - 50 c) 5th year - 150 d) 6th year - 200 e) 7th year - 250 f) 8th year - 300 g) 9th year - 400 h) 10th year - 500 i) 11th year - 600 j) 12th year - 700 k) 13th year - 800 l) 14th year - 900 m) 15th year - 1000 n) 16th year - 1100
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o) 17th year - 1200 p) 18th year - 1300 q) 19th year - 1500 r) 20th year - 1700 s) patents granted under § 5 of the Transitional and Final Provisions of the Law on Patents and Utility Model Registration: a) the 21st year - 2000 b) 22nd year - 2500 c) 23rd year and each subsequent year - 3000 17. Patent renewal - 500 18. Consideration of an appeal against: a) a decision to refuse grant of a patent for: - one invention - 200 - a group of two inventions - 300 - each subsequent invention of the group - 80 b) a decision to terminate proceedings in the patent application - 100 19. Consideration of a request for invalidation of a granted patent: a) partial invalidation - 300 b) full invalidation - 500 20. Consideration of a request for grant or termination of a compulsory license - 200 21. Reissue of a patent - 50 22. Publication of the description, claims and drawings of the patent: a) up to10 pages - 100 b) each page after the 10th - 12 23. Publication of a mention of the grant of a patent, independent claims included: a) up to 5 independent claims - 50 b) each subsequent independent claim over the 5th - 6 (2) (New – SG No 117/2002) The following fees shall be collected for European patent applications and European patents in accordance with the European Patent Convention (EPC): 1. (Amended – SG No 35/2007) Publication of a mention of a Bulgarian translation of European patent application claims - 50 2. (Amended – SG No 35/2007) Publication of a mention of a corrected Bulgarian translation of European patent application claims - 50 3. Correspondence on a European patent application under the EPC - 80 4. (Amended – SG No 35/2007) Publication of a mention of a Bulgarian translation of a granted European patent - 50 5. Publication of a Bulgarian translation of the description, claims and drawings of a granted European patent: a) up to 10 pages - 80 b) each page after the 10th - 10 6. (Amended – SG No 35/2007) Publication of a mention of a corrected Bulgarian translation of a European patent - 50 7. Publication of a corrected Bulgarian translation of the description, claims and drawings of a European patent: a) up to 10 pages - 80 b) each page after the 10th - 10 8. Maintenance of a patent for: a) (Amended – SG No 35/2007) 3rd year - 50 b) 4th year - 50
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c) (Amended – SG No 35/2007) 5th year - 150 d) (Amended – SG No 35/2007) 6th year - 200 e) (Amended – SG No 35/2007) 7th year - 250 f) 8th year - 300 g) 9th year - 400 h) 10th year - 500 i) 11th year - 600 j) 12th year - 700 k) 13th year - 800 l) 14th year - 900 m) 15th year - 1000 n) 16th year - 1100 o) 17th year - 1200 p) 18th year - 1300 q) 19th year - 1500 r) 20th year - 1700 (3) (New – State Gazette, No 35/27 April 2007) The following fees shall be collected for utility models: Fees in leva 1. Filing of applications - 50 2. Formal examination - 200 3. Claim of priority - for each priority - 20 4. Search at applicant’s or other person’s request - 200 5. Examination of a utility model at the applicant’s or other person’s request - 200 6. Registration of a utility model - 100 7. Grant of a registration certificate - 50 8. Publication of patent description, drawings, claims and abstract: a) up to10 pages - 100 b) each page after the 10th - 12 9. Publication in the Official Bulletin of a mention of a registered utility model, independent claims included: a) up to 5 independent claims - 50 b) each independent claim following the 5th - 6 10. Extension of the registration term for a) 5th -7th year - 300 b) 8th -10th year - 400 11. Consideration of appeals against: a) a decision to refuse utility model registration - 150 b) a decision to suspend proceedings in the registration of a utility model - 100 12. Consideration of a request for cancellation of a utility model registration: a) partial cancellation - 300 b) full cancellation - 500 (4) (New SG No. 117/2002, former paragraph 3 – amended SG No 35/ 2007) Fees for filing, examination and appeals against examination decisions on patent applications, as well as the filling fee for a utility model application, shall be paid at 50%, provided that the applicants are the inventors themselves, micro- or small enterprises under the Law on the Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, state or public schools, state higher educational establishments or academic research organizations financed by the state budget.
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(5) (New – State Gazette No 35/ 2007) The following fees shall be collected for supplementary protection certificates: Fees in leva 1. Consideration of an application - 500 2. Publication in the Official Bulletin of: a) mention of filling of an application - 50 b) mention of the decision taken on the application - 50 c) mention of the forthcoming entry in force of the certificate - 50 d) mention of expiry of the term of validity of the certificate - 50 3. Grant of supplementary protection certificate - 50 4. Publication of mention of the certificate grant - 50 5. Maintenance of the certificate: a) first year - 2000 b) second year - 2500 c) third year - 3000 d) forth year - 3500 e) fifth year - 4000 6. Publication of a notification of renewal of the certificate - 50 7. Consideration of appeals against: a) a decision to refuse grant of a certificate - 100 b) a decision to terminate proceedings - 100 8. Consideration of a request for certificate cancellation - 150 Art. 2 (1) (Amended & suppl. – SG No. 117/2002, amended SG No 35/ 2007, corrected SG No 42/2007) The following fees shall be collected for industrial designs: Fees in leva 1. Filing of an application - 50 2. Priority claim - each priority - 20 3. Examination of an application: a) one design - 150 b) each subsequent design - 80 c) a set or a composition - 240 4. Registration of a design - 200 5. Issue of a registered design certificate - 60 6. Publication in the Official Bulletin of: a) an application - for each representation - 40 b) a registered design - for each representation - 40 7. Renewal of registration: a) first renewal - 300 b) second renewal - 400 c) third renewal - 500 d) up to six months upon expiration of the term of payment, extra 100 plus 50% of the corresponding fee. 8. Consideration of appeals against decisions to: a) terminate application proceedings - 100 b) refuse registration: - one design - 200 - each subsequent design - 80 - a set or composition - 250 9. Consideration of registration cancellation requests for a) one design - 400
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b) each subsequent design - 100 c) a set or a composition - 500 (2) (Suppl. SG No. 35/2007) The following fees shall be collected for filing of applications for international registration of industrial designs or for Community Designs: Fees in leva 1. One design - 60 2. Each subsequent design - 10 3. A set - 60 4. A composition - 60 Art. 3 (Deleted - SG No 117/ 2002) Art. 4 (1) (Amended and suppl. - SG No 91/ 2005, in force since 15.11.2005; amended SG No. 35/2007) The following fees shall be collected for marks: Fees in leva Trademarks, service marks and jointly owned marks/Collective and certification marks 1. Filing of application and examination: a) up to three classes – 200/400 b) each subsequent class – 60/120 2. Priority claim - for each priority – 20/20 3. Publication of application – 40/40 4. Accelerated examination – 200/200 5. Registration: 300/600 6. Issue of registration certificate – 60/60 7. Publication – 40/40 8. Renewal of registration and publication: a) till expiration of the registration term of validity: - up to three classes - 300/600 - for each subsequent class - 60/120 b) up to six months upon expiration of the registration term of validity: - up to three classes - 450/900 - for each subsequent class - 90/180 9. Consideration of appeals against decisions to: a) terminate proceedings - 120/120 b) refuse registration - 180/180 10. Consideration of requests for: a) invalidation of registration – 300/300 b) cancellation of registration – 250/250 11. Entry of restrictions in the list of goods and/or services and issue of certificate and publication - 50/50 12. Consideration of a request for determination of a mark as well-known or as a mark with reputation on the territory of the Republic of Bulgaria – 600/600 13. Relegation of a Community mark application – 60/60 (2) (Amended and suppl. SG No 91/ 2005, in force since 15.11.2005; amended SG N. 35/2007) The following fees shall be collected for geographical indications: Fees in leva 1. Filing of application and examination - 200 2. Registration - 40 3. User entry - 200 4. Issue of certificate - 60 5. Publication - 40
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6. Consideration of appeal against decision to: a) terminate proceedings - 120 b) refuse registration - 180 c) refuse user entry - 180 7. Request for invalidation of registration on the grounds of Art. 57 (1)(ii) of the Law on Marks and Geographical Indications - 200 8. Request for invalidation of registration on the basis of a judicial decision - 20 9. Request for user entry revocation on the basis of a judicial decision - 20 (3) (Suppl. SG No 117/ 2002, amended SG No. 35/2007) The following fees shall be collected for filing of applications for international registration of marks and appellations of origin: Fees in leva 1. Request for international registration of marks: a) up to three classes - 150 b) for each subsequent class - 60 2. Request for territorial extension of marks - 80 3. Request for substitution of a national registration by an international one - 80 4. Request for international registration of an appellation of origin - 80 5. Request for entry of assignment of rights, license agreement, changes in the holder's name and/or address - 50 Art. 5 (Amended SG No 35/27 April 2007) The following fees shall be collected for new plant varieties and animal breeds: Fees in leva 1. Filing of application - 40 2. Priority claim - 20 3. Publication of a mention of an application - 20 4. Issue and publication of a certificate - 95 5. Publication of a mention of each representation in an issued certificate - 12 6. Maintenance of the term of validity of a certificate: a) annual fees for each of the first four years following issue - 20 b) for the 5th to the 10th year the fee shall grow compared to the previous one by - 40 c) for the 11th and the subsequent years the fee shall grow compared to the previous one by 60 7. Consideration of: a) an appeal against a decision to terminate proceedings in a certificate grant application - 100 b) appeal against a decision to refuse certificate grant - 160 c) request against invalidation of an issued certificate - 200 d) appeal against a refusal to renew a certificate - 200 Art. 6 The following fees shall be collected for topography of integrated circuits: Fees in leva 1. Filling of application - 40 2. Registration - 300 3. Publication of the registration - 40 4. Issue of a registration certificate - 40 5. Request for access to the application file - 20 Art. 7 (Suppl. SG No 91/2005, in force since 15.11.2005; amended SG No. 35/2007) The following fees shall be collected for requests and actions concerning industrial property objects:
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Fees in leva 1. Extension of term for reply at the applicant’s request: a) first extension - 30 b) second extension (for inventions, new plant varieties and animal breeds) - 80 2. Correction of technical mistakes made by the applicant in: a) the application or the request - 30 b) the register or the title of protection - 80 3. Request for entry and publication of changes in the name and/or address of the applicant, the owner respectively - 80 4. Request for entry and publication of assignment of rights - 80 5. Request for entry and publication of a mention of the entry of a license agreement - 80 6. Other changes in the legal status and publication of a mention thereof - 20 7. Issue of a duplicate of a title of protection - 40 8. Inquiries in and extracts from the state registers - 10 9. Supply of information on industrial property applied for or registered - 10 10. Recording, issue of a certificate and publication of imposed security measures or incorporation into the bankrupts estate - 20 11. Recording, issue of a certificate and publication of an established registered pledge - 80
FINAL PROVISIONS
OF DECREE№ 235 / 7 NOVEMBER 2005 ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE TARIFF OF FEES COLLECTED BY THE PATENT OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
APPROVED BY DECREE№ 242 OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF 1999 (PUBL. STATE GAZETTE NO 91 / 2005, IN FORCE SINCE 15.11.2005)
§ 3. The Decree shall come into effect on the day of its publication in the State Gazette
TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
OF DECREE№ 87 / 17 APRIL 2007 ON THE AMENDMENT OF THE TARIFF OF FEES COLLECTED BY THE PATENT OFFICE OF THE REPUBLIC OF BULGARIA
APPROVED BY DECREE№ 242 OF THE COUNCIL OF MINISTERS OF 1999
(PUBL. STATE GAZETTE NO. 35 / 2007) § 6. The annual fees for keeping in force of utility model patents granted under the Patent Law shall remain unchanged.