Following last December’s certification of Burgas under the European Cooperation Project ‘ECP8 European Network of Authenticities’, the Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria and the municipality of Burgas held their project kick-off media event on 27 June 2023.
In addition to Burgas, Bulgaria has a further certified Authenticity, Targovishte, with the Authenticities of Sofia and Plovdiv (whose certification previously expired) planning on becoming recertified soon.
The successful event was the first in a series of IP-related, awareness-raising activities that will take place over the next 2 years in the certified Authenticity. All the stakeholders represented at the event are firmly committed to the defence of intellectual property rights and the fight against counterfeiting.
Authenticities is an initiative designed to empower local authorities to engage the public and partner organisations across the EU in the fight against counterfeiting. There are now a total of 12 Authenticities within the network (10 with active certification), with a potential reach to over 7 million citizens in six EU countries.
Under this cooperation project, EU IPOs will contribute to building a European network of committed Authenticities, where best practices can be shared and new professional relationships forged.
