With particular expertise in the media sector, CMS handles the full range of intellectual property mandates. This includes identifying, registering and protecting assets, complex IP litigation and the enforcement of IP rights. The team is jointly led by Nevena Radlova and Antonia Kehayova: Radlova handles a mix of data protection and regulatory matters, whilst Kehayova is best known for her dispute resolution work. Another active member of the group is Anna Tanova, who is a key advisor for media and film production clients.
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Testimonials
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- 'The CMS IP team in Bulgaria is a leading firm, renowned for its extensive knowledge of intellectual property law and its strong focus on the media and creative industries. The team provides strategic, business-oriented advice on complex IP matters and plays an active role in shaping national IP and media legislation. Eva Petrova is a brilliant copyright, media and employment expert, as well as Andrea Andreev, who specialises in industrial property and audiovisual productions and film funding.'
- 'Anna Tanova is an exceptional lawyer with extensive expertise and experience in intellectual property law. She is widely recognised as one of Bulgaria’s leading copyright experts. Anna advises and represents us in a range of complex IP matters, and we have complete trust in her sound judgment and innovative ideas, which are always focused on achieving the most effective business outcome.'
- 'The CMS Bulgaria trademark team is knowledgeable and responsive. We work with them mainly on trademark disputes and oppositions and they are one of our first choices in this jurisdiction. As part of an excellent global legal firm, the team has the backing of the other practice experts, which we know from our own experience gives an additional to depth of dimension to the advice they are able to provide.'
- 'We work mainly with Nevena Radlova, who is an expert in Bulgarian trademark law; she is knowledgeable and responsive, and she is a pleasure to work with.'
- 'We can highly recommend Anna Tanova and Maxim Hristov.'
Key clients
- Association of Bulgarian Broadcasters – ABBRO
- Alliance of the technology industry – ATI
- Midwest LTD
- ARRISE SOLUTIONS (MALTA) LIMITED
- SYNGENTA GROUP (Syngenta Professional Solutions)
Work highlights
Representing Association of Bulgarian Broadcasters before regulatory bodies, public institutions, and parliamentary committees.
Advising Arrise Solutions (Malta) Limited on potential legal strategies related to challenging the validity and enforcement of a competitor’s international trademarks registered in Bulgaria.
Advising Midwest, an audiovisual production company, on several new film production projects shot in Bulgaria.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
Nevena Radlova; Antoniya Kehayova
Other key lawyers
Anna Tanova; Eva Petrova; Andrea Andreev; Maxim Hristov