Pavlov & Co

Patents/Trademarks

Managing Partner

Vasil Pavlov is a Bulgarian attorney at law, patent and trademark attorney with more than 20 years of experience in intellectual property protection.

The vast legal practice of Vasil through the years covers a wide range of areas – copyright consultations, including contract development and negotiations; consultations in relation to patents, trademarks, geographical indications and design protection, including representation before the Bulgarian Patent Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office in registration and opposition procedures and representation before the Court, Court of Justice of European Union, Commission for Protection of Competition and Customs authorities for enforcement of rights for both national and international clients.

Vasil began his professional career as a lawyer in 2001.  In 2003 Vasil was one of the first lawyers in Bulgaria to implement Customs Border Measures procedure in his practice for the protection of the rights of major world brands and today he represents various foreign and local trademark owners in respect to Border Measures. In 2009 he successfully won the first for Bulgaria court case for Data Exclusivity infringement where he represented a local division of large international pharmaceutical company.

With more than 300 court cases and more than 400 procedures (oppositions/cancelations) before the Bulgarian Patent Office in his career, Vasil ranks up among the top litigators in Bulgaria.

Alongside his practice before the local institutions, Vasil has also developed an intensive practice before EUIPO and in 2011 he has established himself among the top 5 Bulgarian representatives by number of filings of CTMs.

Since 2014 he is constantly Top ranked by Chambers Europe, WTR 1000 and IP Stars as a leading Bulgarian lawyer in the field of Intellectual Property, noted for "breadth of his knowledge and responsiveness”.

Bulgarian, English, Russian

Varna Bar Association

INTA - Member of TOPC ENO Subcommittee

ECTA - Member of Supervisory Board

AIPPI - Member of the Bulgarian National Group

UNIFAB - Member of College of Experts

UNION IP - Member of Litigation Commission

Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" - Faculty of Law (2000)