
Mrs. Desislava Mateva
attorney at lawAttorney-at-law
Tel./Fax: +359 2 971 02 74, 971 02 58
Education:
- LL.M. in law, University of National and World Economy, Sofia
- Amsterdam Session 2003 in American Law, Leyden University, Columbia University and the University of Amsterdam
Memberships:
- Member of Sofia BAR Association
- Member of various legislative groups on amendments of IPR related legal acts
Professional experience:
- 2002 – 2004 IPR legal counsel of local and international entertainment software publishers and distributors
- 2004 - at present Associate attorney at ARSIS Consulting Ltd.
Attorney-at- law
Languages:
- English
Area of expertise:
- Counseling on intellectual property law issues in a wide variety of fields from computer software to publishing
- Legal practice in copyright protection and enforcement cases, including but not limited to investigation and prosecution of IPR and computer crimes and offences
- Litigation practice in civil and criminal copyright infringement and trademark related cases; court practice in cases for establishment of earlier rights, damage recovery claims, etc.
- Litigation practice before the European Court of Justice
- Liaison with law-enforcement authorities (police, customs, administrative bodies)
- Negotiated licensing and franchising agreements; assignment of rights contracts; copyright “works-for-hire” agreements, management and music producing agreements; advertising sponsorship agreements; other contracts involving exclusivity, ownership and use of IP rights
- Due-diligence on IP assets
- Participation in working groups on amendments of local IPR legislation
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