Veselina Maneva

Prof. Veselina Maneva, PhD is a full professor at New Bulgarian University in Sofia, affiliated with the Law Department. Her academic career spans over two decades, with teaching experience at multiple institutions including Sofia University, Technical University, and Plovdiv University.

• Current courses: Basic Principles of Law
• Previous roles: Patent expert in Bulgarian Patent Office (1989-2005), lecturer at Technical University (2004-2005)

Her research focuses on intellectual property law, particularly patent law, copyright in the information society, and biotechnology law. She has authored two monographs and over 20 peer-reviewed publications addressing:

• Patent claim interpretation
• IP enforcement mechanisms
• Human rights and IP conflicts
• EU integration of IP frameworks
• Digital heritage rights
• Legal precedent in IP disputes

She actively contributes to academic governance as:

• Member of Comparative Law Association (since 2005)
• Expert council member at State Enterprise Market (2009-2011)
• Vice-chair of Bulgarian IP Educators Network (2014-2017)
• Member of Patent Office Academic Council (2017)

Prof. Maneva participates in EU-funded projects like "Invest in People" and "Knowledge-Based Economy", and has served as an expert in judicial selection commissions and patent litigation review bodies.