The continuing battle for the Sophia wine brand name
The Office explained that the brand's owner, a Bulgarian company called Dimyat, was not entitled to share the rights to the brand and thus the registry entry was illegal. The information was unofficially confirmed by the employees of the Patent Office. Elit-Pol is still not aware of the decision. During a press conference yesterday, company representatives assured the public that the war over the rights to the brand was finished and they had legal right to use it. Elit-Pol now has two months to appeal against the decision. (Puls Biznesu, pp. 1, 5) D.W.