DECISION 
No. 501, dated 29.8.2018   
ON APPROVAL OF THE REGULATION ON EXPERTS OF INDUSTRIAL 
PROPERTY OBJECTS   
According to Article 100 of  the Constitution and Articles 198/b, 198/c, 198/ç and 202, of  Law 
no. 9947, dated 7.7.2008, “On industrial property”, as amended, on the proposal of  the Minister of  
Finance and Economy, the Council of  Ministers   
 
DECIDED:   
1. Approval of  the regulation for the experts of  industrial property objects, according to the text 
attached to this decision and which forms an integral part thereof. 
2. The General Directorate of  Industrial Property is in charge of  the implementation of  this 
decision. 
This decision enters into force after its publication in the Official Gazette.   
PRIME MINISTER   
Edi Rama   
REGULATION   
ON EXPERTS OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OBJECTS   
Article 1   
Purpose   
This regulation aims to define the rules and re gistration procedures for experts of  industrial 
property objects (hereinafter, IP),  who are licensed by the General Directorate of  Industrial 
Property.   
Article 2   
Experts of  industrial 
property objects   
1. IP experts are: 
a) Experts for patents for inventions and utility models; 
b) Experts for industrial designs, trademarks and geographical indications.   
2. The candidate seeking to be licensed as an expert for patents for inventions and utility models 
must  submit the necessary documentation to the evaluation committee of  GDIP, as follows:  
a) Request for licensing as an IP expert fo r patents for inventions and utility models;  
b) Curriculum vitae; 
c) Payment of  the relevant fee to participate in the test; 
ç) Diploma of  the second cycle of  studies "Scien tific Master" in the field where expertise is 
required;   
d) Any other document certifying participation in activities on the topics of  industrial property, 
as well as specialized knowledge in the field of  IP .   
3. The candidate seeking to be licensed as an expert in industrial designs, trademarks and 
geographical indications must submit the necessary documentation to the GDIP evaluation committee, as follows:  
a) Request for licensing as an expert for industrial designs, trademarks and geographical 
indications;  b) Curriculum vitae;  
c) Notarized diploma of  the second cycle  of  studies “Scientific Master”;  
ç) Payment of  the relevant fee to participate in the test.  
4. The document of  the NRC registration extract will be retrieved by the evaluation committee 
of  the GDIP .   
5. Former GDIP employees, who have not less than 4 years of  work experience in industrial 
property matters, who file a request to be licensed as an IP expert, are not subject to evaluative 
testing.  
6. Former members of  the GDIP board of  appeal, who have not less than 2 years of  work 
experience in this board, who apply for becoming a licensed IP expert, are not subject to evaluative testing.
 
7. The expert has the task of  conducting expertise in the field of  IP at any body, where this may 
be required: 
a) to give professional explanations on the IP objects before the body that has requested him as 
an expert;  
b) to give a specialized opinion before the body that seeks expertise in resolving disputes with the 
IP object. 
8. The expert must perform the tasks taken: 
a) by adhering to legal provisions and respecting the code of  professional ethics; 
b) by ensuring the confidentiality of  da ta entrusted to him as an expert; 
c) by respecting the procedural rules, including those of  court proceedings.   
9. The expert has the right to withdraw from the expertise at any time if  he/she presents in 
writing the legal reasons for the resignation or the justified physical incapacity.   
Article 3   
Evaluation committee   
1. The evaluation committee functions as a structure set up within the GDIP, for the licensing of  
IP experts, following the provisions of  article 1 93/ç, of  law no. 9947, dated 7.7.2008, “On industrial 
property”.  
2. The committee reviews the requests once in 3 months and decides on the date when the 
testing shall take place. The date of  the test is set not far than 1 (one) month from the review of  requests.  
3. The General Director of  the GDIP orders the establishment of  a committee for the evaluation 
of  IP experts, composed of  three employees of  the GDIP , as members of  the committee, one of  whom is appointed chairman.
 
4. The chairman appoints one of  the members of  the committee  to keep the documents of  the 
candidates, as well as to perform the written actions until the end of  the licensing procedure.  
5. The committee  reviews the requests for representatives once in 3 months and decides on the 
date of  the test. 
6. Evaluation tests for IP experts are done in writing. 
7. Theses of  evaluation tests ar e prepared by the evaluation committee .  
8. The candidate, who has completed the necessary documentation to participate in the test, is 
notified by the committee  by e-mail/telephone for the place, da te and time when the test will take 
place.  
9. If  the candidate does not complete the necessa ry documentation to participate in the test, 
he/she is notified to complete the documentation within 5 days from receipt of  notification, 
otherwise, his/her request to participate in the test is rejected.  10. The evaluation committee, within 30 days from the date of  the qualifying test, notifies the 
candidates who have undergone the test on whether they have been qualified or not.  
11. Eligible candidates are invited to make the license payment within 30 (thirty) days from the 
date of  notification.  
12. Eligible candidates, who make the payment within the timeline provided in paragraph 11 of  
this article, are provided by the GDIP with the li cense of  the authorized representative of  the IP 
within 15 days from the payment date.  
13. If  the candidate does not pay the fee in du e time, the evaluation committee withdraws the 
request for expert and notifies the candidate.  
14. Only those persons who are provided with a license from the GDIP are entitled to the right 
to practice the profession of  an IP expert, which shall contain: 
a) Name of  the expert; 
b) Number of  the expert in the register of  IP experts;  
c) The type of  industrial property object for which he/she is 
licensed;  
ç) Date of  registration in the register. 
15. The license shall be signed by the General Director of  GDIP .  
16. To be granted a license, the expert shall pay the fee provided in decision no. 883, dated 
13.5.2009, of  the Council of  Ministers, "On appr oval of  fees for the registration of  IP objects".   
 
Article 4   
Register of  IP experts   
1. The right to exercise the activity of  an IP expert is acquired by registering him/her in the 
register and issuing a certificate from the GDIP . 
2. The register of  IP experts consists of: 
a) Experts of  patents for invention and utility models; 
b) Experts of  industrial designs, trademarks and geographical indications; 
c) Number of  IP expert in the register; 
ç) Date of  registration in the register;   
d) Date of  registration of  changes in the register; 
dh) Date of  deregistration from the register;  
e) The extract obtained from the register of  IP experts issued by the GDIP evaluation 
committee signed by the General Director.  
3. IP experts, to be registered in the register , must have passed the expert testing and made the 
payment to obtain the license.  
4. Registration in the register of  IP experts is done every year before th e expiry of  the one-year 
renewal period, according to point 7, article 198/ c, of  law no. 9947, dated 7.7.2008, "On industrial 
property", upon the renewal fee provided in deci sion no. 883, dated 13.5.2009, of  the Council of  
Ministers, "On the approval of  fees for the regist ration of  IP objects”. If  the representative does 
not make the renewal payment within the deadline, he loses the right to be included in the register 
of  authorized representatives. This right is regained after the renewal payment has been made by the 
representative. Upon payment by the representative, the register is updated and the expert is re-included in the register of  authorized representatives.  
5. If  the IP expert does not carry out the commercial activity for 5 years, the license is not 
renewed and the expert must undergo tes ting once again to obtain a license.  
6. The license of  the IP expert is renewed ev ery year, without testing, upon payment of  the 
respective fee.   
 
 
Article 5   
Enter changes in the register   
When the expert requests a change in address or  other details, he must submit a request for the 
reflection of  these changes in the register and pay the fee provided in decision no. 883, dated 
13.5.2009, of  the Council of  Ministers, “On the a pproval of  fees for the registration of  IP objects”. 
                                                               
                                                                 Article 6   
Publications   
1. The Office shall publish the register of  experts and all changes made to the register, to the 
GDIP website  and its official bulletin.  
2. GDIP publishes the list of  IP experts in soft c opy on its official website, only after it has 
verified that the candidate for expert has been re gistered and is entitled to exercise commercial 
activity.  
3. The publication on the official website of  the GDIP will be made upon payment of  the 
relevant fee provided in decision no. 883, dated 13.5.2009, of  the Council of  Ministers, “On the 
approval of  fees for the registration of  IP objects”.