Year joined: 1998
Intellectual Property, Patents, Utility Models, Trademarks, Industrial Designs, Domain Names
English, German, Russian, Bulgarian
EDUCATION
Technical University (TU) Sofia: Electrical Engineering (1975), Microprocessor-aided Automation of Water Treatment Processes (1985), Patent Affairs (1989), Automated Search Tools (1992), Measurement Technique (1995)
European Patent Office (EPO), Munich: Examination of Computer Related Inventions and in the Field of Integrated Circuits (1998)
International Forum Protection of Computer-Related and Business Model Inventions (2002)
CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS
2018 IP Counsel, BOYANOV & Co.
1998 – 2018 Head of IP Department and Head of Intellectual Property Practice Group, BOYANOV & Co.
1986 – 1998 State Examiner with the Bulgarian Patent Office
1975 – 1986 Senior Designer with the Water Treatment Engineering Institute
MEMBERSHIP
EPI (Institute of Professional Representatives before the European Patent Office)
February 21, 2017
BOYANOV & Co. is a Top Trademark Firm in 2017 Rankings of the World Trademark Review 1000 and IP Stars
April 5, 2013
BOYANOV & Co. advised Danjaq LLP on a trademark dispute
April 5, 2012
BOYANOV & Co. represented F. Hoffmann – La Roche AG in a patent litigation against a producer entering the Bulgarian market without the consent of the patent holder
April 5, 2012
BOYANOV & Co. Represents a Leading International Pharmaceutical Company in a Patent Litigation against a Generic Producer
April 5, 2012
BOYANOV & Co. Successfully Represented Elsevier Properties S.A. and the Reed Exhibitions Entities in Many Trademark Infringements on the Internet
April 5, 2011
Court of Appeals Sets Important Interpretation on Correlation between Community and National Trademarks in Bulgaria