IP/N/1/MDA/3  
IP/N/1/MDA/T/2  
 
9 December 2016 
(16-6733) Page: 1/3 
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 : LAW ON THE PROTECTIO N OF TRADEMARKS NO. 38-XVI OF  
FEBRUARY, 29 2008  (AS AMENDED BY LAW N O. 101 OF 26.05.2016 , LAW NO.162  
OF 30.07.2015, LAW N O.173 OF 25.0 7.2014 AND LAW NO. 2 0 OF 23.02.2012)  
 
Notifying Member  REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title  Law on the Protection of Trademarks No. 38 -XVI of 29.02.2008 (as amended 
by Law no. 101 of 26.05.2016, Law no.162 of 30.07.2015, Law no .173 of 
25.07.2014 and Law no. 20 of 23.02.2012)  
 
Subject matter  Industrial Property; Trademarks  
Nature of 
notification   Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
  Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text  https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/IP/MDA/16_4984_00_e.pdf  
See also "Other Information" below for links to Romanian and Russian texts  
Notification status   First notification  
 Amendment or re vision to notified legal text  
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/MDA/T/1  (Law on the Protection of Trademarks No. 38 -XVI of  
February 29, 2008)  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/MDA/T/1&Lan guage=English&Context
=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
By Law No. 101  of 26.05.2016 Amending Certain Legislative Acts were adopted modifications and 
consolidations of certain legal texts in the int ellectual property field in order to comply the regulatory 
framework which is in force with the provisions of Law No. 114 fom 03.07.2014 on the State Agency 
on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova.  
 
By Law No. 162 of 30.07.2015 Amending and Su pplementing Certain Legislative Acts (link to English 
version can be found under "Other information" below)  were adopted modifications and 
consolidations of certain legal texts in the intellectual property field, namely:  
 
Law on the Protection of Trademark s was supplemented with new signs susceptible to be registered 
as marks, being included the holograms, the positioning signals, the olfactory, tactile and auditory 
signs. Changes were made in the legal rules regarding the absolute and relative grounds for refusal, 
the limitation of the exclusive right, the refusal of trademark registration demand, the registration 
and renewal of registration, etc.  IP/N/1/MDA/3 • IP/N/1/MDA/T/2  
 
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  Language(s) of 
notified text  English , Romanian and Russian  
Date of adoption  29.02.2008  - Law on the Protectio n of Trademarks No. 38 -XVI 
 
amendments:  
23.02.2012 - Law No.20;  
25.07.2014  - Law No. 173;  
30.07.2015 - Law No. 162;  
26.05.2016  - Law No. 101.  
 
Entry into force  06.09.2008  - Law on the Protection of Trademarks No. 38 -XVI 
 
amendments:  
20.04.2012 - Law No.20 ; 
25.07.2014  - Law No. 173;  
30.07.2015 - Law No. 162;  
26.05.2016  - Law No. 101.  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission date of 
notification  10 August 2016 
Other information  Law on the Protection of Trademarks No. 38 -XVI of 29.02.2008:  
http://agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/law/national/l_38_2008 -en.pdf  
(English)  
http://lex.justice.md/inde x.php?action=view&view=doc&lang=1&id=328048  
(Romanian)  
"http://lex.justice.md/viewd oc.php ?action=view&view=doc&id=328048&lan
g=2" (Russian)  
 
amendments:  
Law No.20 of 23 .02.2012:  
http://lex.justice.md/md/342899/  
"http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=342899&lan
g=2" 
 
Law No. 173 of 25.07.2014:  
http://lex.justice.md/md/354308/  
"http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=35 4308&lan
g=2" 
 
Law No. 162 of 30.07.2015 : 
http://agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/law/national/l_162_2015.pdf  
(English)   
http://lex.justice.md/md/360639/  
"http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=360639&lan
g=2" 
 
Law No. 101 of 26.05.2016 : 
http://lex.justice.md/md/365448/  
"http://lex.justice.md/viewdoc.php?action=view&view=doc&id=365448&lan
g=2" IP/N/1/MDA/3 • IP/N/1/MDA/T/2  
 
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  Agency or authority 
responsible  State Agency o n Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova  
Tel:   +37322400563  
E-mail:  vadim.ursu@agepi.gov.md  
Web:   www.agepi.gov.md  
 
Ministry of Economy of the Republic of M oldova  
Tel:   +373 22 250 607