POLINA BAKALOVA
Polina Bakalova is a member of the Control Board of the CHILD SUPPORT ASSOCIATION.
Legal profession, Lawyer – Sofia Bar Association
Expert in the field of Industrial and intellectual property rights, administrative, labour, civil, commercial and company law.
Education:
- Master of Law – South-West University “Noefit Rilski” in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
- Diploma in Intellectual Property Protection from Institute of Postgraduate Studies (University of National and World Economy, Sofia)
- Master of Accountancy from Karl Marx Higher Institute of Economics, Sofia (now University of National and World Economy, Sofia)
Additional Specializations:
- Certificate of completion a distance learning to the World Intellectual Property Organization
- Certificates of completion in the field of the patent information and documentation to the European patent office
- Certificates of completion for patent research to commercial suppliers of information for the industrial property
Career:
Partner, Attorneys’ Partnership “Bakalov, Radev and Partners”
From 2013 – till now:
- Lawyer, Sofia Bar Association
- President of Intellectual Property Development Association (IPDA, Bulgaria)
- Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
- Member of the Control Board of the Child Support Association
- Member of the Board of Trustees of Independent Young People Foundation
2008 – 2013:
- Legal adviser in the area of Industrial property at Barristers Group Ltd, Sofia
1985 – 2008:
- Patent Office of Republic of Bulgaria
1979 – 1983:
- Laboratory for Solar energy and New Energy Sources, Bulgaria
Fluent in English and Russian
Married, with two children