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Who Are the Best Design Firms in Bulgaria? (2026)

IPRATE analysed 144 firms across 8,444 EU (EUIPO) design filings in Bulgaria; 55 firms met the evidence thresholds and are ranked below (tiers, highest first: Elite, Leading, Proven, Select). Based on official EUIPO, EPO and national IP office records. Ratings are never sold or sponsored.

Comparing design firms in Bulgaria

This table compares EU (EUIPO) filing records for the country shown. Start with the rating tier, then compare annual filing volume, outcomes and confidence on each firm profile. Compare like-for-like practices and periods: a high success rate on a small record is different evidence from the same rate across a large portfolio.

Compare experience with the product categories relevant to your designs, then discuss filing strategy and portfolio management. Use the published record to build a shortlist and confirm the fit with the firm. Filing outcomes describe the measured work; they do not establish litigation experience or predict the outcome of your case.

Rating methodologySource data and citation

#FirmCityTierVol/yrSuccessSpeedRenewals
1Kostadin ManevSofiaElite200100%N/A76%
2Asya Velkova LevicharovaPlovdivElite3.833333100%N/AN/A
3Mariya MarkovaSofiaElite12.75100%N/A26%
4IP CONSULTING LTD.SofiaElite18.85100%N/A47%
5PETOSEVIC EOODSofiaElite14.217391100%N/A95%
6Rositsa StoyanovaSofiaElite4100%N/AN/A
7Deyan Vulchev IvanovSofiaElite9100%N/AN/A
8Violeta Varbanova ShentovaSofiaElite48100%N/AN/A
9Ivanka PakidanskaSofiaElite6.9100%N/A52%
10Manol GeorgievSofiaElite24100%N/A50%
11DR. EMIL BENATOV & PARTNERSSofiaElite19.047619100%N/A37%
12NIKOPATENT PATENT AND TRADEMARK AGENCYSofiaElite20.055556100%N/A10%
13Vassia Ivanova GermanovaSofiaElite7.705882100%N/A40%
14Krasimira KadievaSofiaElite19100%N/AN/A
15Atanas KostovPlovdivLeading2100%N/AN/A
16ZLATAREVI PATENT AND TRADEMARKSofiaLeading8.899%N/A33%
17Silviya TodorovaSofiaLeading7100%N/AN/A
18Angelina IlievaSofiaLeading4.75100%N/AN/A
19Yana GeorgievaSofiaLeading3.736842100%N/A64%
20Pavko Yordanov Ilarionov–Leading12.5100%N/A36%
21Анка Червенкова–Leading12.5100%N/A36%
22Vasko Ivanov VasilevStara ZagoraLeading2.636364100%N/AN/A
23BUREAU IGNATOV & SONSofiaLeading10.117647100%N/A11%
24Mario Christov–Leading4.285714100%N/A3%
25PATENT BUREAU - PLOVDIVPlovdivLeading6.315789100%N/A10%
26Vasil Pavlov PavlovSofiaLeading4.529412100%N/A36%
27BOYANOV & CO.SofiaLeading5.555556100%N/A0%
28Plamena Petrova PopovaSofiaLeading23.6100%N/AN/A
29Aneta TadjerSofiaLeading23.6100%N/AN/A
30Aleksi Atanasov ChilikovGabrovoProven7.066667100%N/A2%
31Александра СемерджиеваSofiaProven40100%N/AN/A
32Tsonka Ivanova TaushanovaSofiaProven3.210526100%N/A38%
33Vanya Dimitrova VelyanovaSofiaProven4.166667100%N/A25%
34Ralitsa Venelinova DimovaSofiaProven4100%N/AN/A
35Ekaterina Nikolaeva SavovaSofiaProven1.058824100%N/A0%
36Rumyana DobrevaSofiaProven1.230769100%N/A20%
37Ani Tineva Maximova-IvanovaVarnaProven2.6100%N/AN/A
38Zdravka Dimitrova Kostadinova-VulchevaStara ZagoraProven6.777778100%N/A25%
39Zornitsa Miroslavova DimitrovaSofiaProven2.428571100%N/AN/A
40Galin PopovSofiaProven1.1100%N/AN/A
41Liuben Florev–Proven4.666667100%N/A43%
42Milena Lyubenova Georgieva-TabakovaSofiaProven2.705882100%N/A34%
43Maxim HristovSofiaProven5100%N/AN/A
44Mariyana Nacheva-AngelovaPlovdivSelect11N/AN/AN/A
45Rumen Dontchev DarakevSofiaSelect2.2100%N/A73%
46Ivan Nikolov IvanovSofiaSelect11.467%N/A0%
47BOJINOV & BOJINOV LTD.SofiaSelect2.6100%N/A38%
48RASHEV & PARTNERSSofiaSelect3100%N/AN/A
49KAMBOUROV & PARTNERSSofiaSelect2.166667100%N/A67%
50Konstantin TahtadjievSofiaSelect5.166667100%N/AN/A
51Stoyan SirakovSofiaSelect2.5100%N/A78%
52Dimitar Todorov–Select1N/AN/AN/A
53Hristo Plamenov RaychevSofiaSelect5.333333100%N/AN/A
54Silva PavlovaSofiaSelect3.71428669%N/A0%
55Milena KichashkaSofiaSelect1.428571100%N/AN/A

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