IP/N/1/MDA/12  
IP/N/1/MDA/P/7  
 
17 May 2022  
(22-3812) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA : GOVERNMENT DECISION AMENDING AND SUPPLEMENTING  
THE REGULATIONS ON THE PROCEDURE OF FILING AND EXAMINATION OF  
A PATENT APPLICATION AND OF ISSUANCE  
OF A PATENT NO. 406 OF 06.06.2017  
Notifying Member  REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Government DECISION amending and supplementing the Regulations on the 
Procedure of Filing and Examination of a Patent Application and of Issuance 
of a Patent No. 406 of 06.06.2017  
Subject matter  Patents (including plant variety protection)  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/MDA/22_3443_00_e.pdf   
https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/MD A/22_3443_00_x.pdf  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[X] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[  ] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/MDA/2  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
The Government Decision No. 406 of June 06, 2017 operates modifications to the Regulations on 
the procedure of filing and examination of the patent applications and grant of a patent, approved 
by the Government Decision No. 528 of 01.09.2009, bringing the Regulations in line with the latest 
amendmen ts to Law No.50 -XVI of 7 March 2008 on the Protection of Inventions after entry into force 
of the Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Moldova and the European Patent 
Organization on Validation of European Patents. The amendments refer mainl y to the rules applied 
within the procedure of examination and validation of European patent applications. There are also 
improvements to the general rules of filing and examination of patent applications, including the 
opposition and appeal procedures.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, Romanian  
Entry into force  9 June 2017  IP/N/1/MDA/12 • IP/N/1/MDA/P/7  
 
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  Other date   Publication: 9 June 2017  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  16 May 2022  
Other information  Government Decision amending and supplementing the Regulations on the 
Procedure of Filing and Examination of a Patent Application and of Issuance 
of a Patent No.  406 of 06.06.2017  
https://www.legis.md/cautare/get Results?doc_id=99395&lang=ro  
(Romanian)  
 
Regulations on the Procedure of Filing and Examination of a Patent 
Application and of Issuance of a Patent, approved by Government Decision 
No. 528 of 01.09.2009  
https://www.agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/law/national/r_h_528_2009 -
en.pdf   (English)  
https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=1 00460&lang=ro  
(Romanian)  
 
Law on the Protection of Inventions No. 50 -XVI of 03.03.2008, as amended 
by the Law No. 254 of 01.12.2017, the Law No. 101 of 26.05.2016, the Law 
No. 160 of 30.07.2015, the Law No. 173 of 25.07.2014.  
https://www.agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/law/national/l_50 -
2008_en.pdf  (English)  
https://www.legis.md/cautare/getResults?doc_id=107070&lang=ro  
(Romanian)  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  STATE AGENCY ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE REPUBLIC OF 
MOLDOVA (AGEPI)  
 
24/1 Andrei Doga st.  
MD-2024  
Chisinau  
Republic of Moldova  
 
Call-centre:   (+373) 22400500  
Telephone :   (+373) 22400583  
Fax:    (+373) 22440119  
E-mail:   office@agepi.gov.md  
Website :  www.agepi.gov.md  
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.