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FILING – DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION REQUIRED
BULGARIAN PATENT APPLICATIONS
| D/I | Documents or information | When required |
| I | The name and the address of the applicant/applicants | on filing |
| I | The name and the address of the inventor/inventors | on filing |
| D | Specification and drawings in any language (by e-mail) | on filing |
| D | Claims and abstract in any language (by e-mail) |
within 3 months from the filing date |
| D | Translation of the specification, drawings, claims and abstract into Bulgarian |
within 3 months from the filing date |
| I |
Convention priority – 12 months; state, date and number of the previous application |
within 2 months from the filing date |
| D | Priority document – Certificate issued by the relevant Patent Office (by post) |
within 3 months from the filing date |
| D | Translation of the priority document – only if the Bulgarian Patent Office requires the applicant to submit it |
within 3 months after the date of notification |
| D | Power of Attorney – Bulgarian Patent Office (DOC - 26,11 K) |
within 3 months from the filing date |
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| D/I | Documents or information | When required |
| I | International application number |
on filing – within 31 months after the earliest priority date |
| D | Translation of the specification, drawings, claims and abstract into Bulgarian |
within 3 months from the filing date |
| D | Power of Attorney – Bulgarian Patent Office (DOC - 26,11 K) |
within 3 months from the filing date |
NEW EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION
| D/I | Documents or information | When required |
| I | The name and the address of the applicant/applicants | on filing |
| I | The name and the address of the inventor/inventors | on filing |
| D | Specification, claims, abstract and drawings in English; national of the EPC Member States may file in the language of the respective State, a translation into official language has to be filed within 3 months from the filing date | on filing |
| I |
Convention priority – 12 months; state, date and number of the previous application |
on filing |
| D | Priority document – A copy of the previous application and certificate issued by the relevant Patent Office; no priority document required if the previous application is EP, EP-PCT, JP or JP-PCT application | within 16(13) months after the earliest date of priority |
| D/I | Translation of the priority document | time limits fixed by the EPO |
| I | Designations of the contracting States | on filing |
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| D/I | Documents or information | When required |
| I | International application number |
on filing within 31 months of the earliest priority date |
| I | Specifications, claims, abstract and drawings in English, French or German; national of the EPC Member States may file in the language of the respective State, a translation into official language has to be filed within 3 months from the filing date (by post or e-mail) | on filing |
| I | Designations of the contracting States | on filing |
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| D/I | Documents or information | When required |
| I |
Number of the European Patent Grant Decision |
on filing |
| D | Power of Attorney – Bulgarian Patent Office (DOC - 26,11 K) | on filing |
