(  Non-Official Translation  from Romanian ) 
                                                          Law  
                    on  the State Agency for Intel lectual Property  
                             number 114  from  03.07.2014  
                                        Monitorul Oficial nr.282 -289/600   of 26.09.2014  
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                                             TABLE OF CONTENTS  
                                                             Chapter I  
                                                GENERAL PROVISIONS  
Article 1. Scope of the Law   
Article 2.  Regulation  by the State of  Intellectual Property  
Article3. Intelectual Property  
Article 4. Intelectual Property Objects  
Article 5. Intelectual P roperty National Office  
                                                     Chapte r II 
              LEGAL  STATUS,  DUTIE S, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS  OF AGEPI  
Article 6. Legal  Status  
Article 7 .Functions and duties  of AGEPI  
Article 8 . Rights  of AGEPI  
Article 9. Obligations of AGEPI  
Article 10. Collaboration with other authorities ,institutions and organizations  
                                                    Chapter III  
             ORGANIZATIO NAL STRUCTURE AND  MANAGEMENT  OF AGEPI  
Article 11. Organizational Structure  
Article12.  Management  of AGEPI  
Article13. Duties of Director General of AGEPI  
                                                                            Chapter IV  
             RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS  OF THE AGEPI   EMPLOYEE ,   
                                                    INCOMPATIBILITIES  Article 14.  Rights  of the AGEPI employee  
Article 15. Obligations and Responsi bilities  of the AGEPI employee  
Article 16. Incompatibilities  
                                                     Chapter V  
              FINANC ING AND  ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ACTIVITY  OF AGEPI  
Article 17. Financ ing and t echnical and material provision of  AGEPI  
Article 18.  Economi c and Financial Activity and  Patrimony  of AGEPI  
Article 19 Accoun ting ,Submission of Tax Reports  and Statistical Reports and  Control  of Financial and Economic     
                 Activity of AGEPI   
                                                     Chapter VI  
                      BASIC ACTIVITIES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  
                                                        Section 1  
 Activities of Examination, Informing and D ocumentation , Promotion and Dissemination of Information , 
Publishing and  Printing Activity, Ed ucation and Training Activity  in   Intellectual Property . 
Article 20. Examination Activity  
Article 21. Informing  and Documentation Activity  
Article 22. Publishing and  Printing Activity  
Article 23. Publish ing of  the Official Bulletin of  Intellectual Property  
Article 24. Personnel Education  and Training Activity   
Article 25. Information Promotion and Dissemination Activity  
                                                       Section 2  
                        Extra judicial  Settlement  of Disputes  in Intellectual Property  
Article 26. Board of Appeals  and its Competence  
Article 27. Mediation Board  on Intellectual Property  and its Competence  
Article 28. The Med iator within the Mediation Board  
Article 29. Specialized Arbitration o n Intellectual Property   and its Competence  
                                                                            Section 3  
                                     Representation i n Intellectual P roperty  
Article 30. General Principles of  Representation in Intellectual  Property  
Article 31.   Rights and Obligations  of Attorney  
Article 32.  Liability of Attorney  Article 33. Suspension and Cessation  of  Attorney `s Activity  
                                                                           Section 4  
                                            Assessment  in  Intellectual P roperty  
Article 34. General Pri nciples on  Assessment  in Intellectual  Property  
Article 35. Rights and Obligations of Intellectual Property  Object  Assessor  
Article 36. Suspension and Cessation  of Intellectual Property Object Assessor`s  
                    Activity  
                                                    Chapter VII  
                              FINAL AND TRANSITORY  PROVISIONS  
Article 37.  Implementation of this Law  
 Parliament hereby adopts this  organic L aw. 
                                                   Chapter I  
                                        GENERAL  PROVISIONS  
Article 1.  Scope of the Law   
This  Law establishes the legal framework, legal status,  activity  principles and directions , 
functions, dutie s, rights and obligations  of the State Agency on Intellectual Property , the 
coordination of the activity  within the agency,  its funding and  economic and financial activity as 
well as its basic activities on intellectual property . 
Article 2.  Regulation by the State of intellectual property  
(1) The state guarantees citizens' right to intellectual property, freedom of artistic and scientific 
creation as well as protection ,under the law, of their e conomic and personal interests arising in 
connection with the practice of various kinds of intellectual creations.  
(2) In the Republic of Moldova, the legal protection of intellectual property is provided by the 
National O ffice of Intellectual P roperty under the Law on Intellectual Property and International 
Treaties to which the Republic of Moldova  is party . 
Article 3. Intellectual Property  
(1) Intellectual property is private property belonging to natural or legal persons entitled to 
possession, us e and disposal.  
(2) Intellectual property includes object s resulting from intellectual activity in the industrial, 
economic, commercial, scientific, informational, literary and / or artistic and other fields.  
(3) Intellectual Property consists of the following components:  
a) industrial property  
b) copyright and related rights.  
Article 4. Intellectual Property  Objects  (1) It is considered an intellectual property object any result of intellectual activity, confirmed 
and protected by the corresponding rights on its  use. 
(2)Intellectual property objects are divided into two categories:  
a)industrial property objects(inventions, plant varieties,  topographies of integrated circuits, 
brand s, industrial patterns and design s, geogra phical indications,  appellations of origin  and 
traditional sp ecialities  guaranteed );  
b)copyright objects(literary, artistic and scientific works) and related rights 
objects(interpret ations, phonograms, videograms and programmes of broadcasting companies).  
3) The intellectual property field  also comprises other goods that have a separate regulatory 
system, such as:  
a)  the commercial secret (know - how)  
b)  the commercial name  
4) In the case of  industrial property objects , the right over  these  occu rs after the registration of 
the object , the grant of the  title of protection by the National O ffice of Intellectual Property or in 
other circumstance s stipulated in the  national legislation  and under the  International Treaties to 
which the Republic of Moldova is party . In the case of   copyright and related rights objects, the 
registration is not a  prerequisite  for the emergence and exercise of tho se rights, these objects 
being protected from the moment of their creation.  
Article 5 Intellectual Property National Office  
1) The National Intellectual Property Office is the State Agency for Intellectual Property 
(hereinafter AGEPI), which exercises functions an d dutie s under this law and other normative 
acts, ensures the implementation of intellectual property development st rategies and monitors  the  
compliance with the intellectual property legislation in this field.  
2)AGEPI  act s as the receiving office of applications for intellectual property object protection 
abroad  under  the International Treaties  to which Moldova is  party . 
3) AGEPI   is independent in taking decisions on the legal protection of intellectual property 
objects. These decisions may be appeal ed to the Board of Appeals  of the Agency, the Specialized  
Arbitration or the Court.   
4)AGEPI ensures intellectual pr operty protection and organizes activities including, as basic 
components, the examination of applications on intellectual property and the grant of titles of 
protection  in accordance with  the national legislation  in the field , activities of extrajudicial 
settlement of dispute s, of mediation and specialized arbitration in intellectual property , of 
informing  and documentation, of promotion and dissemination of information, of publishing and  
printing, of education and training of specialists on intellectual property.  
 5)AGEPI   operates in accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, thi s Law , 
special laws and other legal acts in the field, Presidential decrees, decisions and orders of the 
Government, International T reaties on intellectual property to which Moldova is  party.                                                                   Chapter II  
                 LEGAL  STATUS , DUTIE S, RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS  OF AGEPI  
      Article 6. Legal Status  
1) AGEPI is a public  institution subordinated to the Government, responsible for promoting 
and implementing activities in the field of legal protection of intellectual property 
relating to industrial property rights, copyright and related rights.  
2) AGEPI has the status of a leg al entity established in Chisinau, with an official name and 
abbreviated name in the official language and a stamp with the State Emblem of the 
Republic of Moldova.  
3) AGEPI has autonomous budget, bank accounts (including foreign currency) and 
letterhead form s, under the law, and operates on the principles of self -management and 
self-financing.  
4) AGEPI  represents the Republic of Moldova in World Intellectual Property Organization, 
other international, regional and interstate organizations for intellectual proper ty 
protection, maintain s and develop s collaborative relationships with them, and with 
similar institutions in other states.   
Article 7. Functions and Dutie s of AGEPI  
1) AGEPI   shall perform the following functions:   
a)  plan strategically and implement the objectives of the national system of intellectual property 
development.  
b) organize  and manage the operation of the national system of intellectual property, under the 
legislation of the Republic of Moldova and the International Treaties to which the Republic of 
Moldova is party;  
c)  ensure  the promotion of proposals on the regulatory framework for intellectual property 
protection and improvement of national legislation, appro ves draft laws develop ed by other 
public authorities;  
d)  provide  services related to intellectual property, in accordance with the legislation.   
2) AGEP I shall : 
a) receive and examine  the applications for protection, grant  and is sue, on behalf of the State , of 
titles of protection for intellectual property objects und er the legislation on  intellectual property . 
b) manage and store national registers of filed applications and national registers of titles of 
protection granted for inventions, plant varieties, topographies of integrated circuits, trademarks, 
industrial designs, national registers of protected geographical indications , appellations of origin 
and traditional specialties guaranteed , state register of objects protected by copyright and related 
rights, national registers  of licensing agreements,  assignment , pledge and franchising relating to 
industrial property objects, state register of holders of c ontrol marks, national registers of 
attorneys and intellectual property evaluat ors;  c)  manage, store and develop databases on int ellectual property under the legislation ; 
d)  develop, coordinate and execute programs and cooperation agreements with other countries 
and / or international organizations in its field;  
e)  develop and imp lement training programs and development  of specialists in the field of 
intellectual property;  
f)  organize training  and development courses for counselors, attorneys and evaluat ors in 
intellectual property and issue certificates of qualification;   
g)  develop publishing activities within its functions, edit and publish  the Official Bulletin of 
Intellectual Property and other publications to promote intellectual property;   
h)  develop and approve regulations and instructions, forms and other proceedings necessary to 
execute the provisions of intellectual property law;  
 i)  monitor th e work of Board of Appeals, Mediation Board  and Specialized Arbitration in 
intellectual prope rty; 
 j)  organize and participate in exhibitions, symposiums, conferences, competitions, seminars  
and other national or international activities on intellectual property;   
k) provide , upon request , advisory services on intellectual property;   
l)  register contracts of assignment , license, pledge and franchising of rights on industrial 
property objects;  
m) publish data about applications on  intellectual property and titles of protection;   
n) provide recording, storage and fill ing of collection of specialized documents and publications 
in the field of intellectual property;  
o) perform , upon request and payment, documentary research on industrial property;   
p) receive  and examine  applications and documents required for registration of applicants in the 
State Register of holders of control marks;  
 q) issue control mark ings for right holders of copies of works or phonograms registered at 
AGEPI;   
 r) examine , at the request of the competent bodies, copies of works or phonograms and      
prepare reports on technical and scientific expertise;  
s) approve, monitor a nd supervise the activity of  collective management organizations of 
copyright and / or related rig hts. 
Article 8.  Rights  of AGEPI  
For carrying out the functions and duties,  AGEPI is entitled to : 
a) sign contracts  within its functions and dutie s, including  service contracts and other legal 
documents as required by law ; b)  establish the system of labour remuneration and stimulation as required by law;  
c)  ensur e  training ,coaching and improve ment of national personnel  in the intellectual property 
field; 
d)  carry  out publishing activities within its functions, sign and execute publishing contracts 
under the law on editorial activity;   
e)  support patenting abroad  of inventions made in the Republic of Moldova according to the 
procedure approved by the Government;  
 f)  grant donations  on philanthropic and sponsorship purposes as required by law . 
Article 9. Obligations of AGEPI  
AGEPI has the following obligations:  
a) to act in strict accordance with the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova , this L aw and 
other regulations;      
b) to ensure the protection and storage of confidential information and other information that 
became known in the exercise of dutie s of its employees. This information may be submitted to 
authorities under the law;   
c) to give the necessary support, within the powers conferred by law, to authorized bodies for 
detecting and combating the committed offenses relating to intellectual property rights ; 
d) To create proper working conditions to employees,  ensure safety and fire  security ,  
 comply with health and environment protection  rules ; 
 e) to pay taxes and other payment on time, inclusively to  the World Organization of Intellectual 
Property , in the manner and amount established by legislation.   
Article 10. Collaboration with other authorities ,institutions and organizations  
(1) In order to achieve the development objectives of the national system of intellectual property , 
the National Commission for intellectual property  is established , as a consultative  body to the 
Government, which aims at coordinating activities and ensuring interaction of ministries and 
other central administrative authorities as well as holders of intellectual property rights in the 
activity  of developing and strengthening  the national intellectual property  system and  
combating counterfeiting and piracy in the country. Similarly, AGEPI  is collaborat ing with 
central and local public authorities, other institutions and organizations, civil society and 
international organizations . 
 (2) The mode of interaction  and collaboration is established under agreements with authorities, 
institutions and organizations referred to in para. (1), under the International Treaties to which 
Moldova is a party, and the laws in the field.  (3) Within AGEPI can be created committe es and working groups which are convened to review 
and resolve specific problems. In the work of the committees and working groups may be 
involved specialists and experts from  various fields within  other institutions / organizations.  
                                                              Chapter III  
                  ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE AND  ADMINISTRATION  OF AGEPI  
Article 11. Organizational Structure  
(1) The structure  of AGEPI  is approved by the Government.  
(2)AGEPI is ent itled to amend the staff and the internal structure of its subdivisions within the 
structure referred to in para. (1) and the wage bill approved.   
Article12. Management o f AGEPI  
(1)AGEPI  is managed by a Director General, appointed an d dismissed by the Government to the  
Prime Minister `s proposal . 
(2) The Director General has two deputies, appointed and dismissed by the Governmen t to the  
Director General `s proposal  . 
(3) In the temporary absence of the Director General, the functions of the latter are performed by  
one of the deputy general directors, appointed by the Director  General, without additional 
remuneration . 
 (4) The right of first signature on all official documents of AGEPI belongs to the Director 
General. In the absence of the Director General the right of the signature is taken over by one of 
the deputy general directors, appointed by the Director General.  
(5) Signatures on official documents of AGEPI shall be applied in accordance with the law, in 
writing or in electronic forms.  
 
Article13.  Dutie s of Director General of  AGEPI  
Director General of AGEPI shall : 
a) organize  and ensure  AGEPI work  and be  respo nsible for  its proper conduct;  
b) act without power of attorney on behalf of the Agency,  represent AGEPI in relations with the 
Parliament, Government, ministries and other central administrative authorities, other public 
authorities, international institu tions and organizations and in relations with both natural and 
legal persons in the Republic of Moldova and abroad ;  
c)  grant  power of representation to deputy general directors and other employees of AGEPI;  
 d) exercise  as representative plenipotentiary of the Republic of Moldova in international 
structures on intellectual property under the legislation;   
e) have the goods of AGEPI in accordance with this Law and other laws;   f) issue orders and provisions;  
g) sign on be half of AGEPI  transactions, agreements, contracts and other legal documents both,  
in the Republic of Moldova and abroad, in accordance with the legislation;  
h) appoint and dismiss  AGEPI employees , stimulate and apply  disciplinary sanctions to 
employees under the  legislation;  
i) define and establish the dutie s and responsibilities of deputy general directors and heads of 
subdivisions , approve job responsibilitie s of  employees and operating regulations of AGEPI 
subdivisions;  
 j) approve  the staff and modify the internal structure of AGEPI subdivisions;  
 k) supervise  the work of all  subdivisions within AGEPI  ; 
 l)  perform   other dutie s in accordance with the legislation.  
                                                  
                                                                     Chapter IV  
                     RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS  OF THE AGEPI  EMPLOYEE .                  
                                                        INCOMPATIBILITIES   
Article 14.  Rights  of the AGEPI employee  
 The AGEPI e mployee  is entitled to  : 
a)  inspect the documents which establish  rights and duties,   receive, as established, information 
and materials necessary to perform the obligations;  
b) benefit  from stability in the position held and be promoted to a higher position;  
c)  combine the duties of the position held with those of the temporarily vacant one, under the 
law;  
d) receive appropriate working and hygiene conditions, such as to protect the health and physical 
and mental integrity;  
e) be informed of all decisions concerning him directly;   
 f)  benefit from social and medical insurance, and other types of insurance pro vided for by law; 
 g)  set up trade unions and join them;  
 h) other  rights under the legislation . 
 
          Article 15.  Obligations and Res ponsi bilities  of the AGEPI employee  
(1)The  AGEPI employee has the following obligations:  a) to perform conscientiously  job duties set out in the individual employment contract, in the job 
description, in the operating regulations of the subdivision and  in the collective employment 
contract;   
b) to have a correct and dignified behavior within employment relations  and to refrain from any 
action which might prejudice  AGEPI;  
c) to declare any  personal or other close people`s  conflict  of interest, in connection with  the 
exercise of the position  held and the personal interests which could improperly influence the 
objective, independent and impartial performance of incumbent obligations and responsibilities 
under  law; 
 d) not to misuse the accessible information in order to obtain, directly or indirectly,  any right 
over intellectual property objects or any other rights arising from the titles of protection issued or 
to be issued by the Agency;  
 e) to keep the sta te secret and confidentiality towards the fact s, inf ormation or documents 
available in the exercise of the position held , including the information contained in the 
applications on intellectual property, until its publication . AGEPI employee signs a 
confidentiality agreement, available during  the individual employment contract, as well as over 
the next three years after dismissal  ; 
 f) to know and follow the rules of labor safety and protection . 
(2) For failure or improper fulfillment of the obligations referred to in  para. (1) , the AGEPI  
employee is liable  under the legislation .  
Article 16. Incompatibilities   
The AGEPI employee cannot:  
a) perform the activity of an evaluat or of intellectual property objects.  
b) perform the activity of  an attorney  in intellectual property.  
c) perform the  activity  of a lawyer . 
d) provide services incompatible with the functions and duties.  
                                                     Chapter V  
              FINANC ING AND  ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL ACTIVITY  OF AGEPI  
Article 17. Financ ing and Technical and Material Provision of   AGEPI  
(1) AGEPI  operates on the principles of self -management and self -financing.   
(2) AGEPI staff remuneration is performed  in accordance with the Labor Code , Pay Law , 
collective employment contract  and the Regulation s on AGEPI  employee remuneration 
approved by the Director General.  
(3)AGEPI  assets are formed from:  a) founder  contributions ;  
b) revenues from the provision of services;  
c) other legal sources  (including donations and sponsorship).  
(4) The n omenclature of services for which charges are levied and the amount thereof shall be 
determined by the Government. The fees shall be established in euro (single European currency). 
The national a pplicants pay rates in MDL  according to the official exchange rate of the  National 
Bank against the euro on the payment date.   
(5) AGEPI technical  and material support  is carri ed out from its financial resource s. 
Article 18.  The Economi c and Financial Activity and  Patrimony  of AGEPI  
(1) AGEPI develops its budget and activity  program me , sets directions and prospects of its 
development in accordance with the strategic objectives of development of the national system 
of intellectual property.   
(2) AGEPI budget is approved by a collective body of AGEPI until December 1 of each year and 
submitted to the Government for information.  If necessary, AGEPI budget may be amended 
during the year, provided that the Government be  further  informed.  
(3) Annually, by May 1, AGEPI submits to the Government a report on the economic and 
financia l activity, verified by independent audit and a report on the implementation of its 
activities.  
(4)AGEPI uses financial resource s from its current accounts for:  
a) reimbursement  to different natural persons and legal entitie s; 
b) reimbursement  to state budget and social security bodies and health care ; 
c) payment of debts to the personnel; deployment, training and stimulation of the personnel;   
d) other purposes in conformity  with the legislation .  
(5) Financial resources  not used during the year shall be carried forward for use in the next year, 
according to the newly approved budget.  
(6) AGEPI  exercises its right of possession, use and disposition of its patrimony consisting of 
assets belonging to it in accordance with this Law and other laws.   
Article 19.  Account ing, submission of tax reports, statistical reports and control of financial and 
economic activity of AGEPI  
(1) AGEPI  shall keep accounts and prepare financial reports in the manner prescribed by the 
Accounting Law.  
(2) AGEPI  shall submit tax rep orts, statistical reports and be  responsible for their veracity.    
(3) Control of financial and economic activity of AGEPI is c arried out by com petent authorities 
under the legislation .                                                             Chapter VI  
                         BASIC ACTIVITIES IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY  
                                                                       Section 1  
 Activities of e xamination, informat ion and documentation,  promo tion and dissemination of information , 
publishing and printing,  education and training  in intellectual prope rty . 
Article 20. Examination Activity  
(1) The examination of applications in the field of intellectual property is done by AGEPI within 
the specific requirements for each  intellectual proper ty object in part, under the legislation .  
(2) The examination procedure is carried out under the national and international law on 
intellectual propert y by the examiners of  AGEPI  who have appropriate expertise . 
 (3) In examining the applications on intellectual property it is stated if these and the intellectual 
property objects related to them satisfy the requirements of special laws on intellectual property 
and if they meet the criteria and elements necessary for p rotection grant.  
 (4) Examiners are independent in performing procedures of examination and are responsible for 
their conduct in strict accordance with the law on intellectual property.  
(5) AGEPI provides professional education  and continuous training for  examiners by organizing 
training courses for specialists in the field of intellectual property b y organizing seminars, 
inclusively  through foreign institutions in the field.  
 (6) At the initiative of AGEPI, examination of the applications on intellectual property 
submitted to AGEPI can be done in the intellectual property offices of other states on the basis of 
certain cooperation agreements.  
Article 21. Information and Documentati on Activity  
(1) AGEPI carries out activities of  informat ion and documentation , on request , access to public 
information in the field of intellectual property and sources of reference information and 
documentation,  aiming at stimulating innovative activities, raising awareness of the benefits of  
intellectual property objects  protection and facilitating  free, fast and  individual access to all the 
interested persons in the procedures of intellectual property object s protection.  
(2) For information and documentation on intellectual property, interested persons can benefit 
from services of the specialized library, archives and national registers and also access online 
databases of AGEPI.  
 (3)The specialized library provide s beneficiaries with any information and documents on 
intellectual property stored in the collection of literature and documents in the field , lends 
assistance of information and documentation in national and international databases, provides 
other information and bibliographic services in the field  and also ensures the maintenance and 
completion of the collection of documents by  subscribing to specialized periodicals, purchasing 
literature in the field and bilateral information exchange.  (4)The fu nd of archive documents on intellectual property  consists of the fund of procedure 
documents completed and deposi ted in storage under Legislation on  the Archive Fund of the 
Republic of Moldova, which can be consulted , on request , by int erested persons  providing the 
compliance with  the legislation in force. The evidence, accumulation, storage and  use of 
documents arising  from the registration procedures of intellectu al property objects are ensur ed 
by AGEPI in conformity  with the Archive Nomenclature of AGEPI , regulations and guidelines 
approved by the Director General of AGEPI, coordinated with the National Archive  of the 
Republic of Moldova.  
 (5) The national registers of applications for protection and  titles of protection for inventions, 
trademarks, industrial designs, topographies of integrated circuits, plan t varieties and other 
registers  established under special laws on intellectual property, such as national register s of 
protected geographical indications , appellations of origin, traditional spe cialties guaranteed , 
national  registers  agreements  of licensing, assignment , pledge and franchising relating to 
industrial property objects , the register  of applications  of complaint examination , the  register of 
notorious trademarks,  state register  of objects protected by copyright and related rights,    state 
register  of holders of control marks, national register s of attorneys  and assessors  in intellectual 
property  may be consulted ,on request and free of charge, by any interested person . 
(6)In order to  process, store and disseminat e information on  intellectual property objects 
submitted for r egistration or/and registered , AGEPI  manages, maintains and develops databases 
on intellectual property. Management procedure, completion and use of databases are approved 
by the Director General of AGEPI under the legislation.  
Article 22.  Printing  and Publishing  Activity  
(1) The printing and publishing activity on intellectual property consists of all activities carried 
out by the publisher and the printing house i nstituted within AGEPI and complies with the 
legislation on editorial activity.  
(2) The publishing and printing activity on intellectual property consists in preparing  for  
printing, printing and dissemination of official and specialized periodicals in the field (Official 
Bulletin of Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property magazine "Intellectus"),  distributed 
materials needed for promotion in the field and   titles of protection, books, brochures, 
collections, catalogs, advertisements, diplomas, newsletters and other printed materials for 
internal needs of AGEPI.  
(3)The aim of the editorial printing activity is the multilateral and competent reflection of aspects 
of the Intellectual Property National System, the elucidation of the provisions of the national and 
internatio nal legislation on intellectual property , the publication of certain i nformation materials,  
scientific and methodological studies  on intellectual pro perty,  the provision of  the public with  
information on  procedure s of obtaining legal protection for intellectual property rights , the 
revealing  of  mechanisms of  enforcement and compliance with  the rights obtained by the right 
holders, the publication of researchers and inventors ` studies  in different fields of science, 
economy and technology . 
Article 23.  Editing of the Official Bulletin of Intellectual Property  (1)AGEPI edits and publishes monthly The Official Bulletin of  Intellectual Property under this 
Law  and the leg islation on intellectual property .  
(2)The Official Bulletin of  Intellect ual Property comprises  information about applications on 
intellectual property,  submitted to AGEPI ,granted  titles  of protection and registered certificates,  
amendments in the legal status of industrial property objects , decisions of the Contestation 
Committee,  decisions o f the Court concerning the dispute s on intellectual pr operty, national laws 
and I nternational T reaties, reports an d other general information on  intellectual property . 
(3) The Intellectual Property Official Bulletin is published on paper, in electronic format (CD -
ROM) and on the official website of AGEPI . The information published on paper, electronically 
and on the off icial website has the same legal force.  
(4) The editing procedure and disclosure requirements in the Official Bull etin of Intellectual 
Property are  approved by the Director General of AGEPI.  
Article 24.   Education  and Training Activity  
(1) Education and training on  intellectual property are  achieved by conducting training courses in 
the field, organized by AGEPI . 
(2) Training courses on intellectual property  are organized , on request , under  the leg islation on 
education.  
(3)Courses end  with taking exams and issuing qualification certificates “Counsellor in 
Intellectual Property”  and  “Specialist in Assessing Intellectual Property”.  
(4)The  organization and development of  training courses on intellectual property , the training 
period, the list of  enrolled people in the courses and the list of specialists to  ensur e the education 
process are approved b y Director General of AGEPI . 
(5) Programs of training courses on intellectual property are developed by AGEPI and 
coordinated with the Ministry of Education.  
(6) AGEPI collaborates wi th pre -university and higher  educat ional institutions to train  the  
teachers  and youth in the intellectual property field, in cluding the introduction of specialized 
courses in t he curriculum . 
(7)AGEPI participates in training programs on intellectual property for  representatives  of public  
institutions and  authorities with responsibility for intellectual property rights.  
Article 25.  Information Promotion and Dissemination Activity  
(1)AGEPI carries out  activities of promotion and dissemination  of information  on intellectual 
property in order to sensitize and raise aware ness of the national system of intellectual property 
beneficiaries and civil society on the role of intellectual property in the economic, social and 
cultural development of the country.   
(2) Promotion and dissemination of information on intellectual property is performed by 
organizing and developing national and international exhibitions, seminars, symposiums and 
conferences on intellectual property , by working with representatives of research  and development  institutions of  science and innovation  , with economic agents , non-commercial 
organizations and mass -media ,  by providing specialized assistance and consultation in the field.    
(3)AGEPI develops and manages websites to disseminate and pr ovide online access to 
information on intellectual property.  
                                                                   Section 2  
            Extra judicial settlement of disputes  on  intellectual property  
Article 26. Board of Appeals  and its c ompetence  
(1)The Board of  A ppeals  is the body established  within AGEPI entitled  to settle  extrajudicially   
the disputes  on intellectual property .  
(2)The  Board of Appeals  has the following dutie s: 
a) the settlement of disputes  against the decisions   on re gistration or refusal of registration of 
intellectual property objec ts , the decisions issued in the procedure of  application examination  
and granting of titles of protection for intellectual property objects,  and against those issued during 
the period of validity of the titles of protection;  
b) the examination of ot her dispute s under  special laws on intellectual property  and other 
legislation s. 
(3) R egulations on the organization and funct ioning of Contestation Committee an d the 
procedure of appeal  examination shall be  approved by the Government.  
Article 27.  Mediation Board  on  Intellectual Property  and its Competence  
(1) AGEPI shall establish the Mediation Board on intellectual property (hereinafter  Mediation  
Board ), which shall  coordinate and organize  mediators ` activity  concerning the examination and 
settlement of dispute s related to  its competence under  special laws o n intellectual property and  
this L aw. 
(2) Participants in the media tion process are  the parties and the mediator. The parties may resort 
to mediation voluntarily, on the basis of a mutual agreement under the legislation on mediation.   
(3)The basic dutie s of Mediation Board are: 
a) to ensure efficient conduct of mediation where  the mediation procedure is held within AGEPI;  
b) to coordinate and record mediation procedures on intellectual property;  
c)  to provide necessary support to mediators and other persons  involved in the mediation 
process;  
d) to ensure commercial secrecy, confidentiality  of other official information with limited 
accessibility which has been submitted, under the law;  
e) to exercise other dutie s under  legislation.  (4)  Mediation Board consists of 5 members, two of them being appointed by AGEPI, the other 
two – by th e Ministry of Justice and one being  selected from the academic society through  a 
contest organized by AGEPI.  
(5) The activity of the Mediation Board  is coordinated by its president, elected  by the members of 
the Board  appointed by a majority of votes.   
(6) The Mediation Board  is not entitled to intervene  in the settlement of disputes  or influence , in 
any way,  the mediators.  
(7)Regulations on the organization and operation of the Mediation Board and the mediation 
procedure are approved by the Government.  
Article 28. The Mediator wi thin the  Mediation Board  
(1)The mediator wit hin the Mediation Board  (hereinafter   mediator) can be any natural person  
who has full legal capacity , higher education, qua lification and experience in intellectual 
property , has no criminal antecedents  and has passed  the attestation exam at the Mediation 
Council of the Ministry of Justice.  
(2) Person s who meet the conditions specified in para. (1)  are  included in the list of medi ators of 
the Mediation Board , which is public and is binding.  
(3)The m ediator shall be entitled to : 
a)  request  from parties information, materials and documents necessary for the procedure of 
mediation;  
b) invo lve ,if necessary, other persons  than those already involved in the dispute , specialists  in 
the field ; 
c)  notify  the public about the conduct  of its mediation activity, following the confidentiality 
principle;  
(4)The mediator has the obligation:  
a) to ensure  respect for mediation  principles;   
b) to notify  the parties on the procedure, aim and effects  of mediation;  
c) to conduct mediation procedure independently and impartial ly and to refrain from settling a 
dispute  under certain circumstances that would prev ent from being independent and impartial;  
d)  to act with all readiness for the parties to reach a mutually convenient agreement  within a 
reasonable time;  
 e)  to return materials and documents which have been submitted by the parties in the mediation 
process.  
(5) The parties may choose, by mutual agreement, 1, 2 or 3 mediators from the list of m ediators 
of the Mediation Board . Unless the parties have  themselves appointed  the mediator (mediators), this one  ( these ones) shall  be appointed by the Mediation Board  after consulting  the parties and  
the approval of  the mediator (mediators).  
(6)  The amount of the mediator's fees shall be determined by mutual agreement of the parties 
and does not depend on the outcome of  the mediation.  
Article 29. Specialized Arbitration on Intellectual Property  and its Competence  
(1) The Specialized Arbitration  on intellectual pro perty  (hereinafter  Specialized  Arbitration ) as 
permanent body under  AGEPI , is vested with the f unction of settling dispute s arising  among 
natural persons  or/and le gal entitie s on intellectual property  ,providing the existence of the 
arbitration agreement.  
(2) S pecialized  Arbitration  examines the dispute s on the  following issue s: 
a) authorship;  
b) relationships between coauthors;  
c) priority  
d) relationship between the author of the intellectual property object, created in the exercise of  
duties and  the employer, related to the remuneration mode , the right of ap plication and amount 
of remuneration;  
e) issuance of the  title of protection ; 
f) exclusive rights;  
g) collective management of copyri ght and related rights on  the amount of remuneration and  
other licensing conditions;   
h) other  aspects on intellectual property;  
(3)The arbitrator  in  Specialized Arb itration  may be any natural person  possessing the 
professional competence necessary in intellectual property to settle dispute s specified in para. 
(2). 
(4) The parties are free to determine the number of arbitrators and the manner of their 
appointment and the place of arbitration proceedings.    
(5)  The list of arbitrators shall be approved in the manner established by AGEPI  and is binding.   
(6) Regulation on organization and operation of Specialized Arbitration and the arbitration 
procedure shall be approved by the Government.  
                                                                 Section 3  
                                    Representation i n intellectual property  
Article 30. General Principles of   Representation i n Intellectual Property  (1)Natural or legal persons  having  their residence or  premises , or an industrial or commercial 
enterprise  real and effective  in the Republic of Moldova, shall  act personally or through a 
representative authorized by a warrant  of attorney.  
(2)Natural  or legal person s having  neither the ir residence, premises nor an industrial or 
commercial enterprise  real and effective  in the R epublic of Moldova, shall  be represented before  
AGEPI , under the procedures established by special laws on intellectual property,  by an attorney  
in intellectual property (hereinafter  Attorney ), empowered with a warrant of attorney.  
(3)The position  of the Attorney can be acquired  by any natural  person  who is a citizen of the 
Republic of Moldova, has the permanent residence in the Republic of Moldova , can speak the 
state language , has higher education, has passed the exam at the Certification and Disc ipline  
Committee of Attorneys  on intellectual prop erty  within AGEPI (hereinafter  Certification and 
Discipline  Committee ) and has at least 3 year experience , higher education , or counsellor studies 
in intellectual  property . 
(4)The mode of certifying the Attorney`s knowledge , of  recording  in the National Register of 
attorneys in intellectual property,  of monitoring and development  of the Attorney` s activity , and 
the mode of  organization and operation of the Certification and Discipline  Committee  shall be  
established by the Government.  
(5) Certification of Attorney`s knowledge , recording and making changes in the National 
Register of Attorneys in intellectual property , issuance of attorney attestation or a duplicate 
thereof,  and the trainings for attorneys  are subjec t to payment, under  the legislation on 
intellectual property.  
Article 31.   Attorney `s  Rights and Obligations  
(1)The attorney  is entitled to : 
a)  act as a representative in any form permitted by law on entrepreneurship and enterprises ;   
b)  form associations or  join such associations ; 
c)  delegate its powers to another representative, if the customer has enabled such substitution, 
where substitution was provided in the proxy or if forced by circumstances to protect the client's 
interests;  
 d)  be paid for professional activity  and  be recovered  the expenses incurred in the interest of 
the client;  
 e)  apply any legal means in order to obtain the expected results;  
f) not  provide services if the customer fails to honor obligations or submit s requirements to be 
met contrary to the rules of professional conduct ; 
(2)The attorney  shall : 
a) not disclose information obtained from the customer only within the contract and the warrant 
of attorney;  b)  act in good faith and professional integrity ; 
c)  take all measures necessary to comply with statutory consumer rights and interests ; 
d) not  provide services to the client  submitting  requirements to be met contrary to law;  
e) refuse  service to persons whose interests conflict with the interests of the people they 
represent, and where people participate in the review process with the attorney who is in 
marriage relationship, kinship or affinity up to second degree inclusively;  
f) not represent clients with competing  interests in one and the same process;  
g) meet customer requirements, except where deviation from these requirements is only the 
interest of the client and the attorney was unable to seek consent or did not receive timely 
response to this request, informing the customer in this case as quickly as possible;  
h) inform the client, on  request, of all the information about how to fulfill the contract, to report 
and to transmit without delay all materials received in connection with the performance of the 
contract;  
i) without delay inform people who, in his opinion, may have contractual rights or obligations o f 
the death of the client being a natural person  or legal entity  or of the suspension of the client 
being a legal entity  and having no successors.  
Article 32.  Liabi lity  of Attorney  
(1) The attorney who has breached its obligations under the contract or professional obligations  
is liable under the law.   
(2) The stakeholders` complaints, requests, concerning the violations committed by attorneys 
shall be submitted to the Certification and  Discipline  Commission  or  the Court.  
(3)The  Certification and Discipline  Commission shall examine the file  on infringement  
committed  by the attorney  in his presence.  
(4) In determining liability, the Certification and Discipline  Commission will consider the 
seriousness of the offense, the circumstances in which it was committ ed, the attorney's previous 
activity  in the field of intellectual property and its attitude towards the committed offense.  
 (5) The Certif ication and Dis cipline  Commission  may apply  the attorney who has violated obligations the 
following sanctions:  
a) warning;  
b) reprimand  
c)  suspension of activity for a maximum period of six months with the  adoption of the decision  about  
taking the certification exam;  
d)  removal from the National Register of attorneys in intellectual property  ; (6)The decision of  the Certification and Discipline  Commission  on the application of the sanction set is 
approved by  Director  General of AGEPI . The application of the sanction is recorded in the National  
Register  of attorney s in intellectual property.  
(7) If the person punished under par. (5) a) or b) does not commit a new infringement for one year from 
the application of that sanction, it will not be considered sanctioned, and the sanction recorded in the 
National Register of attorneys in intellectual property will be removed.  
 (8)The decision of the Certification and Discipline  Commission on  the sanctio n applied to the 
attorney  may be appealed according to the legislation.   
Article 33. Suspension and C essation of the Attorney `s Activity  
(1) The activity of the  attorney  shall be  suspended where : 
a) the  attorney has filed an application for suspension of its  activity;  
b) The Certification and Discipline  Commission has taken  the decision  about the application  of 
the sanction provided in art.32 par.(5) c);  
c) the attorney  has beco me an employee  of AGEPI ; 
d) there is a decision of the court in this respect.   
(2)The cessation of the attorney `s activity and its  removal from the Natio nal Register  of 
attorney s  in intellectual property shall occur where : 
a) the attorney filed an application  on the cessation of its  activity;  
b) the attorney  has forfeited the  citizenship of the Republic of Moldova  or moved  residence 
outside  the Republic of Moldova;  
c) the attorney is recogniz ed incapable or with limited exercise capacity;   
d) the attorney is sanctioned according to art.32 par.(5) d);  
e) the attorney died;  
f) there is a decision of the Court in this respect.  
(3) If the attorney has not act ivated for 5 consecutive years , according to  data held by AGEPI, 
and did not appea l  to the Board of Appeals   the decision on its removal  within 15 days from   its 
dispatch date, he shall be removed from the National Register  of attorney s in intellectual 
propert y , completely or just with reference to  one /several intellectual property objects, except 
the situation when he  suspended his activity himself . 
(4)The suspension and c essation of  attorney `s activity is performed on the ba sis of the decision 
of  the Certification and Discipline  Commission or the Court, this  information being publi shed in 
The Official Bulletin of  Intellectual Property.  
(5) The su spension of the attorney `s activity under Art.32 par.5 c)  may cease before the deadline 
for which  it was applied, pro vided  that the attorney  has submitted a request to that effect , at least 
half of the period of suspension has expired  and he has passed the certification exam.  (6) In case of deletion of the attorney from the National Register of attorneys in intellectual 
property, his certificate loses its legal value.   
                                                              Section 4  
                                    Evaluation   in  intellectual property   
Article 34. General Principles on  Evaluation  in  Intellectual  Property  
(1)  Evaluation  of intellectual property objec ts is a process of evaluat ing the usefulness of the 
results of intellectual activity, expressed in the equivalent value of technical, consumer, 
economic and other characteristics of the objects concerned , and is regulated by the legislation 
on evaluation  activity.  
(2)The scope of  the evaluation  activity is the estimation of  the market value, balance or another 
value of the intellectual property objec ts depending on the intended use  of the obtained results.  
(3)The subject s of the evaluation  activity  are ,on the one hand, the evaluators and the evaluation  
enterprises , and  on the othe r hand ,the beneficiaries of  evaluation  services.  
(4) The attribute of int ellectual property object evaluat or can be acquired b y a reputable  natural 
person   with higher educa tion in evaluation  ,economic or  techni cal higher education, who has  the 
citizenship of t he Republic of Moldova and is  the holder of the evaluat or`s quali fication 
certificate, who ha s work experience i n  intellectual property  ,inclusively as evaluat or or 
probationer, for at least one year and does not hav e unquenched criminal antecedent s. 
(5)The mode  and the conditions of the issuance  of the qualification certificate of  the intellectual 
property object evaluat or and  the certification and recertific ation procedure  of the int ellectual 
property object evaluat ors are established by the Government.  
Article 35. Rights and Obligations of Intel lectual Property  Object  Evaluat or  
(1)The intellectual property obj ect evaluat or is entitled to : 
a) plan independently the performance  of  evaluation activity  under the legislatio n and the 
contract of evaluation  service provision;  
b) determine t he approaches and the evaluation  methods according to the legislation on 
evaluation  and its  standards ; 
c)  have access to the beneficiary`s documentation ,  required  for evaluation ; 
d) where appropriate, request the administration of the evaluation  company  the involvement of 
other evaluat ors and experts in the evaluation  process;  
e)  be a member of public associations of evaluat ors and participate in their activity.  
(2)The intellectual proper ty object evaluat or is entitled to give up , under the law,  the evaluation  
performance where  the beneficiary:  
a) violated the terms of the contract for  evaluation  service provision;  b) did not submi t the ne cessary documents for evaluation  or submitted documents containing 
incomplete or erroneous data;  
c) interven ed in the evaluat or`s act ions to influence the evaluation  results.  
(3)The intellectual pro perty object evaluat or shall : 
a)  perform t he evaluation  under the legislation  in forc e and the contract of evaluation  service 
provision;  
b)  perform the evaluation  conscientiously;  
c)  ensure confidentiality  of  information provided by the beneficiary.  
(4)The int ellectual property object evaluat or has no  right to perform the evaluation  of intellectual 
propert y objects where : 
a) is the holder of t he intellectual property object  to be evaluat ed; 
b is the beneficiary of the evaluation  services of intellectual property objects;  
c) is in relationship of marriage, kinship or affinity up to the second degree inclusively or the 
associate of one of the persons specified in a) and b).   
Article 36. Suspension and Cessation of In tellectual Property Object Evaluat or`s  Activity  
(1) The activity of the int ellectual  property object evaluat or is suspended where : 
a) the intellectual property object evaluat or has subm itted an application for the suspension of his  
activity;  
b) the Certification and Disciplinary Commission  has adopted the decision to withdraw the 
certificate of qualification by reason of infringement by the int ellectual property object evaluat or 
of its obligations referred to in Article 35;  
 c) the intellectual property  object evaluat or has become an  employee  of AGEPI ; 
d) there is a decisi on of the  Court in this respect.  
(2)The cessation of the intellectual property object  evaluat or`s activity and his delet ion from the 
Natio nal Register  of intellec tual property object evaluat ors occur where : 
a) the evaluat or has submitted an application for the cessation of his  activity;  
b) the evaluat or has forfeited the citizenship of the Re public of Moldova or moved  residence 
outside the Republic of Moldova;  
c) the evaluat or was recognized incapable or with limited exercise capacity;  
d) the evaluat or was sanctioned for an offense or criminal act committed in its field, in 
accordance with the law;  
e) the evaluat or died;  f) there is a decision of the Court in this respect.  
                                                            Chapter VII  
                                   FINAL   AND  TRANSITORY  PROVISIONS  
Article 37.  Implementation of this  Law  
(1) Upon entry into force of this Law  are hereby repealed Article 82 para. (2), Section 1 of 
Chapter VII and Article 117 para. (3) of the Code on Science and Innovation of the Republic of 
Moldova no. 259 -XV of 15 July 2004 (Monitorul Oficial of the Republic of Moldova, 2004 
nr.125 -129, art.663).  
(2) Until the implementation of existing legislation consistent with the provisions of this law, 
normative acts shall  apply to the extent they do not contravene this Law.   
(3) The Government, within 12 months from t he date of publication of this L aw:  
a) shall submit to the Parliament proposals on the introduction of the legislation in accordance 
with this Law;  
b) shall  put its normative acts in conformity with this Law;  
c) shall adopt normative acts necessary for the implementation of this law.  
Speaker of the Parliament                                                    Igor CORMAN  
      
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