1 Must a national professional representative be appointed?

Yes

Applicants with no permanent address or principal place of business in the Republic of Bulgaria are required to act in proceedings before the BG Patent Office through local industrial property representatives.

Art. 3(2) PL

2 Period for filing the translation

3 months after the date on which the mention of grant is published in the European Patent Bulletin.

Art. 72c(1) PL

3 (a) Special fee payable? (b) If so, when due?

(a) BGN 40

(b) within period pursuant to column 2

Art. 72c(1) PL

4 Language(s) in which the translation must be filed

Bulgarian

Art. 72c(1) PL

5 Must a form be used?

No

6 No. of copies to be filed

3

Art. 72c(1) PL

7 Are documents which meet the formal requirements pursuant to Rules 32 and 35(3)-(14) EPC accepted?

Yes

8 Manner and form in which the translation is made available to the public

Publication of the mention of the translation in the Official Bulletin

Publication of the translation in the form of a printed patent document

Copies available

Entry in the patent register

Art. 72c(4) and 72i PL

9 Correction of translation permitted?

Yes

Art. 72d(3) PL

10 Is provision made for a special fee for correction?

Fee for publication of the mention of the correction of the translation and for re-publishing the translation itself

11 Special features

The translation of the European patent must comprise:

- the title of the invention

- the description

- drawings, if any

- the patent claims

Art. 72c(2) PL

The translation must be accompanied by:

- data identifying the proprietor of the patent,

- the number of the European patent application,

- the publication number of the European patent,

- the number and date of the European Patent Bulletin in which the mention of the grant of the patent was published

Art. 72c(3) PL