The report examines the volume and composition of trademark filings in Bulgaria by applicant residence.
Resident trademark applications in Bulgaria reached 10,906 in 2021, compared with 4,076 nonresident applications. The resident-to-nonresident filing ratio was 2.68. Trademark activity was equivalent to 2328.8 applications per 1 million people and 132.18 applications per US$1 billion of GDP. The country registered 42,783 new businesses in 2024, corresponding to 0.35 trademark applications per newly registered business.
Based on comparable data for 2021, Bulgaria ranked 25th of 155 economies by the resident share of trademark filings.
Bulgaria Trademark Applications by Year
Data source: World Bank, World Development Indicators — Trademark applications, resident, by count (IP.TMK.RSCT); Trademark applications, nonresident, by count (IP.TMK.NRCT); Population, total (population); GDP, current US$ (NY.GDP.MKTP.CD); New businesses registered, number (IC.BUS.NREG).
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About the Indicators
Trademark applications, resident, by count. Trademark applications filed by applicants resident in the country.
Trademark applications, nonresident, by count. Trademark applications filed in the country by applicants resident abroad.
GDP, current US$. Gross domestic product converted to current U.S. dollars.
New businesses registered, number. The number of new limited-liability corporations registered in the calendar year.