Bulgaria: registering a trademark costs an estimated US$1,009 for one class, plus US$100 for each further class. Bulgaria is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Bulgaria through an international registration. Protection in Bulgaria can also come from an EU trade mark, which covers all 27 EU countries. Bulgaria is a leading import market for tobacco and smokers' articles (class 34) and firearms and fireworks (class 13). It is also one of the world's leading exporters of firearms and fireworks (class 13) and munitions and ammunition.
Much of the trademark protection in Bulgaria is obtained through EU trade marks, which cover all 27 EU countries. The filing figures on this page count only applications filed directly with Bulgaria's own office. See European Union (EUIPO).
Figures by trademark class count branded goods only: raw commodities that are traded mostly without brands - such as gold bars, fuel, bulk chemicals, grain and fabric by the metre - are left out. Hong Kong, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates are left out of the rankings, as much of their trade is re-exported.
In colour: goods where Bulgaria is among the world's 10 largest exporters, or has at least 5% of world exports. In grey, for comparison: its next-largest shares.
Goods where Bulgaria is among the world's 3 largest exporters, has at least 15% of world exports, or that make up at least 25% of its own exports - of at least US$500m a year.
Our estimate is about US$1,009 for one class, from filing to registration: about US$349 in official fees and about US$660 in professional (law firm) fees. Each further class adds about US$100. Responses to office actions and oppositions are not included. These are estimates only: the actual cost depends on the law firm and the application. Request a quote from a law firm on this site for an exact price.
Bulgaria is a member of the Madrid System, so a trademark can be filed with its office directly or extended to Bulgaria through an international registration. WIPO's fee to designate Bulgaria is CHF 291 for one class (about US$349) and CHF 291 for two classes, on top of WIPO's basic fee for the international application. Protection in Bulgaria can also come from an EU trade mark, which covers all 27 EU countries.
Bulgaria's 10 largest import markets by trademark class are electronics and software (class 9, US$6.5bn), machines (class 7, US$4.0bn), vehicles (class 12, US$3.6bn), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$2.3bn), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$1.4bn), lighting, heating and cooking appliances (class 11, US$924m), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$858m), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$822m), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$812m) and furniture (class 20, US$729m). Imports are growing fastest for wines and spirits (21% a year), medical apparatus (17% a year) and beer and soft drinks (16% a year). Foreign applicants filed 2,872 trademark classes in Bulgaria in 2024 - #22 in Europe and Central Asia - a sign of how many brand owners already protect their marks there.
Bulgaria's exports of goods came to US$52.0bn in 2024. Its 10 largest exports were refined petroleum products (US$3.4bn, 6% of its exports, #36 in the world), munitions and ammunition (US$2.4bn, 5% of its exports, #2 in the world), refined copper (US$1.9bn, 4% of its exports, #12 in the world), unrefined copper (US$1.6bn, 3% of its exports, #4 in the world), wheat (US$1.4bn, 3% of its exports, #11 in the world), electricity (US$1.2bn, 2% of its exports, #19 in the world), packaged medicines (US$1.2bn, 2% of its exports, #29 in the world), natural gas and LPG (US$965m, 2% of its exports, #36 in the world), precious metal ores (US$874m, 2% of its exports, #7 in the world) and insulated wire and cable (US$674m, 1% of its exports, #40 in the world). By trademark class, its 10 largest exports were electronics and software (class 9, US$5.4bn, #40 in the world), machines (class 7, US$3.1bn, #40 in the world), clothing, footwear and headwear (class 25, US$1.9bn, #36 in the world), vehicles (class 12, US$1.7bn, #39 in the world), pharmaceuticals (class 5, US$1.4bn, #32 in the world), rubber and plastics (class 17, US$1.1bn, #31 in the world), furniture (class 20, US$799m, #39 in the world), coffee, tea, bakery and confectionery (class 30, US$739m, #45 in the world), cosmetics and cleaning (class 3, US$689m, #40 in the world) and metal goods (class 6, US$617m, #35 in the world). Where goods are made and exported, copies are often made too: a registered trademark there lets you act against counterfeits at the source, including with the help of customs.
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