Pavlov & Co

Iconic Bulgarian trademark finally confirmed by the Court

БАДЕМОВ АПЕРИТИВ can serve as a trademark

After an exhausting battle that stretched from a lengthy procedure before the Bulgarian Patent Office to a dispute in Court held twice on two instances, one of Bulgaria’s iconic trademarks – БАДЕМОВ АПЕРИТИВ (ALMOND APERITIFF in English) should finally be registered!

Trademark HAMON cancelled in Bulgaria

SPANISH “JAMON” SAVED IN BULGARIA AFTER COURT DISMISSES APPEAL OF CANCELLATION CLAIM.

The Spanish appellation of origin “Jamon”, protecting the world-renowned Spanish ham, was saved a lot of trouble after the Sofia City Administrative Court confirmed a decision of the Bulgarian Patent Office for cancellation of the trademark “HAMON”, registered for meat products and sausages by a local producer. Another producer, a client of Pavlov...

Proving a claim can be more difficult that it seems

DISPUTE OVER RECORDING PRODUCER RIGHTS TURNS OUT TO BE MORE COMPLICATED THAN THE PLAINTIFF EXPECTED.

A case for infringement of producer rights was brought before the Sofia City Court by the Bulgarian National Radio.

BNR claimed that a company distributed a music compilation in violation of BNRs rights as a producer of some of the recordings in it. The company itself called in Vitality Music, represented by Vasil Pavlov from Pavlov & Co, as this was the co...