Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Toolkit is designed to assist the companies in better understanding IPR protection in Bulgaria.

Reference Materials

• Coalition Against Counterfeiting and Piracy 
• The True Costs – Anti – Counterfeiting and Piracy

United States Government Links:

• Office of the U.S. Trade Representative
• Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration
• U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
• Department of Justice, Computer Crime and IP Section
• DHS/Customs and Border Protection
• Copyright Office, Library of Congress
• IPR Protection, U.S. State Department

Bulgarian Government Links:

• The Patent Office

Industry Links:

• Copyright: International Intellectual Property Alliance
• Trademark: International Trademark Association
• Motion Picture Association of America — MPA Abroad
• Recording Industry Association of America — IFPI/Recording Industry Association Abroad
• Business Software Alliance
• Entertainment Software Association
• Association of American Publishers

 Pharmaceutical Issues:

• Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America

 Enforcement Issues:

• International Anti-Counterfeiting Coalition
• U.S. Chamber of Commerce

International Organizations:

• World Trade Organization, resource on TRIPS
• World Intellectual Property Organization