In 2006 the National portal for intellectual property instituted a special award for contribution to the intellectual property in Bulgaria. The honorary diploma will be awarded annually to individuals whose active and dedicated work has contributed to the development of intellectual property in Bulgaria and its promotion in the society.
This prestigious award aims to distinguish people with active position and explicit attitude towards intellectual property problems, people actively engaged with the mission to elevate the place and role of the intellectual work in the modern society.
This award will be recognition of the everyday work of inventors, teachers, jurists, figures of culture, industrial property representatives, as well as of businessmen, institutions and companies, that with their activity promote and help for the growth of the intellectual field and for the increase of its influence and importance in everyday life.
