Mariya Georgieva
Founder of MG Patents
Hello, I am Mariya Georgieva,
European Patent Attorney and Bulgarian Patent Representative
Founder of MG Patents
On the professional side, I am Chemical engineer with Master Degree in Industrial Chemistry, have a professional qualification in Patent law and a PhD on Organic Chemistry.
I have been in the world of Intellectual Property (IP) since 2005 in patent rights protection at different levels, 10 years of which in the pharmaceutical industry (Sopharma Pharmaceuticals and Actavis/Teva). I also worked in-house for the company specialized in material sciences, Umicore in Belgium for 2 years. Hence, I spent 12 years in-house.
I also worked as a freelancer in private practice for 6 years as a consultant for different IP firms: Dr Emil Benatov & Partners and RP Partners in Bulgaria and MSA IP – Milojevic, Sekulic and Associates, Serbia.
I also spent 2 years in Clinical trials working for the Clinical Research Organisation (CRO) IQVIA.
As a person, I love to travel. I manage since 2009 a blog for culture (https://mariyageorgieva.blogspot.com/), where I write for opera, ballet, cinema, books, traveling and share my experience.
The languages I use are English, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian; and basic knowledge of Dutch and German.
The Institute of professional representatives before the European patent office (epi) is the professional body representing all European Patent Attorneys.
My work at epi for the term 2023 - 2026 and 2026 -2029
- Council of the Institute - Substitute member, representing Bulgaria May 2026 - May 2029
- European Patent Practice Committee (EPPC) - Communication Officer; Full member, representing Bulgaria Nov 2023 - Nov 2026/Nov 2026 – Nov 2029
- Professional Education Committee (PEC) - Full member representing Bulgaria, Nov 2023 - Nov 2026/Nov 2026 – Nov 2029
- EPPC Technological Group Pharma – Full member representing Belgium, Nov 2023 - Nov 2026
- EPPC Working group “Guidelines” member, Nov 2023 - Nov 2026
- PEC “Education of professional representatives’ staff” subcommittee member, Nov 2023 - Nov 2026
- PEC “EQE” subcommittee member, Nov 2023 - Nov 2026