WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION  
ORGANISATION MONDIALE DU COMMERCE  
ORGANIZACIÓN MUNDIAL DEL COMERCIO  IP/N/1/ALB/I/3 
30 July 2010 
 (10-4097) 
Council for Trade-Related Aspects 
of Intellectual Property Rights Original:   English/ 
 anglais/  inglés 
 
  
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT 
 
ALBANIA 
   The present text
1 reproduces Decision No. 883 of 13 May 2009 on approving re gistration fees 
for industrial property objects, as notified by th e Delegation of Albania on 16 June 2010 under 
Article 63.2 of the Agreement (see document IP/N/1/ALB/4). __________________________________________________________________________________ 
Conseil des aspects des droits de propriété 
intellectuelle qui touchent au commerce  
  
PRINCIPALES LOIS ET RÉGLEMENTATIONS CONSACRÉES À LA  
PROPRIÉTÉ INTELLECTUELLE NOTIFIÉES AU TITRE  
DE L'ARTICLE 63:2 DE L'ACCORD 
 
ALBANIE 
   Le présent document contient le texte
1 de la Décision n° 883 du 13 mai 2009 portant 
approbation des droits d'enregistrement des objets de  propriété industrielle, not ifiée par la délégation 
de l'Albanie le 16 juin 2010 au titre de l'article 63:2 de l'Accord (voir le document IP/N/1/ALB/4). 
__________________________________________________________________________________ 
Consejo de los Aspectos de los Derechos de Propiedad 
Intelectual relacionados con el Comercio 
 
 
NOTIFICACIÓN DE LEYES Y REGLAMENTOS DE CONFORMIDAD 
CON EL PÁRRAFO 2 DEL ARTÍCULO 63 DEL ACUERDO 
 
ALBANIA 
  
 En el presente documento se reproduce el texto
1 de la Decisión Nº 883, de 13 de mayo 
de 2009, relativa a la aprobación de derechos de registro de objetos de propiedad industrial, notificada 
por la delegación de Albania el 16 de junio de 2010 en virtud del párrafo 2 del artículo 63 del 
Acuerdo (véase el documento IP/N/1/ALB/4). 
                                                      
1 In English only./En anglais seulement./En inglés solamente. IP/N/1/ALB/I/3 
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  DECISION 
 
No 883 of 13 May 2009 
 
ON APPROVING REGISTRATION FEES FOR INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY OBJECTS 
 
Pursuant to Article 100 of the Constitution and to Ar ticles 202, 25, 28, 33, 41, 44, 46, 76, 77, 79, 80, 
82, 109, 137, 149, 172, 194, 198 of Law No 9947 of 7 July 2008, "On Industrial Property", upon the proposal of the Minister of Economy Trade and Energy, the Council of Ministers  
DECIDED: 
 
1. Fee for applications and other services conducted at  DGPT with respect to the patents of inventions 
shall be as per Exhibit 1 attached herewith, wh ich is an integral part of this decision. 
 
2. Fee for application and other actions conducte d at DGPT with respect to the supplementary 
protection certificate for medicinal products and plan t protection products shall be as per Exhibit 2 
attached herewith, which is an integral part of this decision.  3. Fee for the application and other actions conducte d at DGPT with respect to utility models shall be 
as per Exhibit 3 attached herewith, which is  an integral part of this decision. 
 
4. Fee for application and other actions conducted at  DGPT with respect to industrial designs shall be 
as per Exhibit 4 attached herewith, which is  an integral part of this decision. 
 5. Fee for application and other actions conducted at DGPT with resp ect to the trademarks and service 
marks shall be as per Exhibit 5 attached herewith, which is an integral part of this decision. 
 6. Fee for application and other actions conducted at DGPT with respect to geographical indications 
shall be as per Exhibit 6 attached herewith, wh ich is an integral part of this decision. 
 7. Fee for applications and other actions conducted at DGPT with respect to the integrated circuits 
shall be as per Exhibit 7 attached herewith, wh ich is an integral part of this decision. 
 8. Fee for the services provided by DGPT shall be as per Exhibit 8 attached herewith, which is an 
integral part of this decision.  
9. The implementation of this decision shall be unde r the responsibility of the Directorate General of 
Patents and Trademarks.  10. The Council of Ministers Decision No 379 of 15 August 1994, “On the Official Fees of Patent Office for Industrial Property Objects” and its addenda are repealed.  
11. The Directorate General of Patents and Trademarks shall use 10 per cent of the fees generated by 
these fees for its own needs, in accordan ce with the applicable legislation. 
 This decision shall enter into force immediately after its publication in the Official Journal. 
 
 
 
  PRIME MINISTER 
  Sali Berisha 
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Exhibit No 1 
 I.  FEES FOR INVENTION PATENTS  
No  Types of fees  Value in LEK 
 1.1  Patent application fee  7 000 1.2  PCT application fee  7 000 1.3  Fee for any claim on the 10th claim on the patent  500 
1.4  Filing fee for any separate patent application  5 000 
1.5 Fee for the publication of the European patent and of patent’s  amendments  1 000 
1.6  Fee for the early publication of the patent  2 000 1.7  Fee for restoring rights in time  7 000 1.8  Fee for extending the term to complete documents  2 000 
1.9  Fee for the correction of errors in the patent application  2,000 
1.10  Fee for the correction of patent errors  2 000 1.11  Patent granting fee  6 000 1.12  Fee for the appeal against granting of the patent  7 000 1.13  Fee for the appeal filed in the Board of Appeals  7 000 1.14  Fee for the registration of the transfer of the ownership of patent or  
  patent application  4 000 
1.15  Fee for the registration of the change of name of the patent applicant/owner  3 000 1.16  Fee for the registration of the change of  address of the patent applicant/owner  3 000 
1.17  Registration fee for the patent license contract  4 000 1.18  Patent withdrawal fee  1 000 
1.19  Fee for the provision of the register extract for a patent  500 
1.20  Fee for patent investigation  500 1.21  Fee for issuing duplicates  1 000 1.22  Fee for issuing a patent priority document  3 000 1.23  Patent inspection fee  1 000 1.24  Renewal fee year I  4 000 
1.25  Renewal fee year II  5 000 
1.26  Renewal fee year III  6 000 1.27  Renewal fee year IV  7 000 1.28  Renewal fee year V  8 000 1.29  Renewal fee year VI  10 000 
1.30  Renewal fee year VII  12 000 
1.31  Renewal fee year VIII  14 000 1.32  Renewal fee year IX  16 000 1.33  Renewal fee year X  20 000 1.34  Renewal fee year XI  22 000 1.35  Renewal fee year XII  25 000 
1.36  Renewal fee year XIII  27 000 
1.37  Renewal fee year XIV  30 000 1.38  Renewal fee year XV  32 000 1.39  Renewal fee year XVI  35 000 1.40  Renewal fee year XVII  37 000 
1.41  Renewal fee year XVIII  40 000 
1.42  Renewal fee year XIX  45 000 1.43  Renewal fee year XX  50 000 1.44  Fee for the transfer of PCT-based applications  3 000  IP/N/1/ALB/I/3 
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* Annual patent renewal fees (Ordinal number 1.24-1. 43) is reduced at 50% of the respective value 
provided in the table in that case were the patent owner has declared in writing that he agrees to be 
issued a licensee, as provided for by Article 49(1)  of Law No 9947 of 7 Ju ly 2008, “On Industrial 
Property”. 
 
* Annual patent renewal fees (Ordinal number 1.24-1. 43) is increased at 50% of the respective value 
provided in the table, in those cases where the paymen t is made after their legal term has expired, but 
within 6 months from the expiration of such term, as provided for by Article  41(3) of Law No 9947 of 
7 July 2008, “On Industrial Property”. 
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  Exhibit No 2 
 II.  TABLE OF SERVICE FEES FOR SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATES OF MEDICINAL PRODUCTS AND PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS 
 No  Types of fees  Value in LEK 
 2.1  Filing fee for the supplementary protection certificate  20 000 2.2  Renewal fee year XXI  100 000 2.3  Renewal fee year XXII 120 000 
2.4  Renewal fee year XXIII  150 000 
2.5  Renewal fee year XXIV  200 000 2.6  Renewal fee year XXV  250 000 2.7  Fee for the invalidation request of suppl ementary protection certificate patent  8 000 
2.8  Fee for filing an appeal with the Board of Appeals  8 000 
2.9  Fee for the registration of the surrender of the supplementary protection certificate  1 000 
2.10  Fee for issuing the extract of the register for a supplementary protection certificate  500 2.11  Fee for the investigation of a supplementary protection certificate  500 2.12  Fee for duplicate issuance  1 000 2.13  Inspection fee  1 000  
 
*Annual renewal fees for supplementary protection cer tificates (Ordinal number 2.2-2.6) is increased 
at 50% of the respective value provided in the tabl e, in those cases where the payment is made after 
their legal term has expired, but within 6 months from the expiration of such term. 
 IP/N/1/ALB/I/3 
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Exhibit No 3 
 III.  TABLE OF SERVICE FEES FOR UTILITY MODELS 
 No  Types of fees  Value in LEK 
 3.1  Filing fee for the utility model  6 000 3.2  Fee for changing the application for an invention patent into an application    for utility model  3 500 
3.3  Fee for other claim on the 10th claim  500 
3.4  Filing fee for each separate application  4 000 3.5  Fee for the early publication of the utility model  2 000 3.6  Fee for restoring rights in time  7 000 3.7  Fee for the deadline extension to complete documents  2 000 
3.8  Fee for the correction of errors in the utility model applications  2 000 
3.9  Fee for the correction errors in the utility model patents  2 000 3.10  Fee for granting the utility model patent  6 000 3.11  Fee for filing an appeal with the Boards of Appeal on utility models  10 000 3.12  Fee for filing an opposition against gr anting the utility models patent  7 000 
3.13  Registration fee for the utility models’ license contract  4 000 
3.14  Fee for the registration of the change of the utility model applicant/owner  3 000 
3.15  Fee for the registration of the address of the utility model applicant/owner  3 000 3.16  Fee for the registration of ownership transfer on a utility model  4,000 3.17  Fee for the registration of the surrender of utility model  1 000 3.18  Fee for the issuance of the utility model register extract  500 
3.19  Fee for the issuance of duplicates  1 000 
3.20  Fee for the investigation of a utility model  500 3.21  Fee for the inspection of utility models  1 000 3.22  Fee for issuing the priority document of the utility model  3 000 3.23  Renewal fee year I  4,000 3.24  Renewal fee year II 5,000 
3.25  Renewal fee year III 6,000 
3.26  Renewal fee year IV 7,000 3.27  Renewal fee year V  8,000 3.28  Renewal fee year VI  9,000 3.29  Renewal fee year VII  10,000 
3.30  Renewal fee year VIII 12,000 
3.31  Renewal fee year IX  15,000 3.32  Renewal fee year X  20,000   * Annual renewal fees for utility models (Ordinal no 3.23-3.32) are reduced to 50% of the respective 
value provided in the table, in the case where the ow ner of the utility model has declared he is ready 
to be granted a license, as provided by Article 49( 1) of the No 9947 of 7 July 2008, “On Industrial 
Property”.  Annual renewal fees for the utility models (Ordin al no 3.23-3.32) increase at 50% of the respective 
value provided in the table, in the case where the paym ent is made after the legal term has expired, but 
within 6 months following expiration of such term, according to the requirements of Article 41(3) of 
the Law No 9947 of 7 July 2008, “On Industrial Property”.  IP/N/1/ALB/I/3 
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Exhibit No 4 
 IV.   SERVICE FEES FOR INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS 
 No  Types of Fees  Value in LEK 
 4.1 Industrial design application fee  4 000 4.2  Industrial design registration fee  6 000 4.3  Application fee for any additional desi gn (in the case of multiple design)  2 000 
4.4  Filing fee for any request that is separate from the initial request (in the  
  case of multiple designs)  2,000 4.5  Fee for filing an opposition against the industrial design after its publication  7 000 4.6  Fee for the registration of the change of name of the applicant/owner of    the industrial design  3,000 
4.7  Fee for the registration of the cha nge of address of the applicant/owner  
§  of the industrial design  3 000 4.8  Fee for the change of ownership of the industrial design  4 000 4.9  Fee for the registration of the industrial design license contract  4 000 4.10  Fee for the renewal of industrial design  6 000 4.11  Fee for the renewal of any additional design (in the case of multiple designs)  2 000 
4.12  Additional fee for the renewal of the industrial design following the  
  expiration of the protection term, but  within a 6-month period from such  
  expiration  3 000 4.13  Fee for surrender of the industrial design 1 000 4.14  Fee for transferring the internationa l registration filing of the design  4 000 
4.15  Fee for the transfer of the opposition against the international design registration  4 000 
4.16  Fee for the opposition against a published industrial design  7 000 4.17  Fee for the appeal against the deci sion on the refusal of the design  7 000 
4.18  Fee for issuing the extract of the industrial design register  500 4.19  Fee of the industrial design investigation  500 4.20  Fee for duplicates  1 000 
4.21  Fee for the issuing of the priority document of the industrial design  3 000 
4.22  Inspection fee  1 000 4.23  Fee for the extension of the term for document completion  2 000 4.24  Fee for the examination out of order of applications  2 000 4.25  Fee for the extension of industrial design publication 2 000 IP/N/1/ALB/I/3 
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  Exhibit No 5 
 V.  TABLES OF FEES FOR TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS 
 
No  Types of fees  Value in LEK 
 
5.1  Fee for the application of an individual mark  5 000 5.2  Application fee for any additional individual mark category  2 500 5.3  Registration fee for the individual mark  6 500 5.4  Fee for filing an application for the collective mark  6 500 
5.5  Application fee for any additional category of collective marks  3 000 
5.6  Registration fee for the collective mark  6 500 5.7  Fee for the limitation of the list of goods  2 500 5.8  Filing fee for any separate request from the initial application  2 500 5.9  Fee for filing an opposition against the published mark  7 000 
5.10  Fee for the registration of the change of the name of the mark applicant/owner  2 500 
5.11  Fee for the registration of the change of the address of the mark applicant/owner  2 500 
5.12  Fee for the registration of the ownership transfer of a mark  4 000 5.13  Fee for the registration of the license contract on the mark  4 000 5.14  Fee for the renewal of the mark  8,000 5.15  Fee for the renewal of each additional mark category  4 000 
5.16  Additional fee for the renewal of the mark following the expiration of the  
  protection term, but within 6 months from such expiration  2 000 5.17  Fee for the registration of surrender of the mark  1 000 5.18  Fee for the transfer of the applicati on for the international registration of the  
  mark (Madrid Agreement)  4 000 
5.19  Fee for application transfer for territo rial extension of the international mark  
  protection (Madrid Agreement)  2 000 5.20  Fee for filing an opposition against the international registration of the mark    (Madrid Agreement)  5 000 5.21  Fee for the appeal of the decision on the refusal of a mark  7 000 5.22  Fee for the extension of the deadline for the completion of documents  2 000 
5.23  Fee for the examination out of order of the application  2 000  IP/N/1/ALB/I/3 
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  Exhibit No 6 
 VI.  TABLE OF SERVICE FEES FOR GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATION 
 
No  Types of fees  Value in LEK 
 
6.1  Application fee for the registration of a geographical indications  5 000 6.2  Fee for filing an opposition against a published geographical indications  7 000 
6.3  Fee for issuing the geographical indications registration certificate  6 000 6.4  Fee for the appeal of the decision on the refusal of the geographical indication  7 000 
6.5  Fee for the registration of the change of name of the geographical indication  
  applicant/owner  3 000 6.6  Fee for the registration of the change of address of the geographical indication   applicant/owner  3 000 6.7  Fee for the registration of surrender of the geographical indication  1 000 
6.8  Fee for issuing the extract of the register of geographical indication  500 
6.9  Fee for the investigation of the geographical indication  500 6.10  Fee for issuing duplicates of the geographical indication  1 000 6.11  Fee for file inspection  1 000 6.12  Fee for extending the deadline for the completion of documents  2 000 6.13  Fee for the examination out of order of the application  2 000 IP/N/1/ALB/I/3 
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Exhibit No 7 
 VII.  TABLE OF SERVICE FEES FOR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS TOPOGRAPHY 
 No  Types of fees  Value in LEK 
 7.1  Application fee for the integrated circuits topographies  6 000 7.2  Registration fee for integrated circuits topography  6 000 7.3  Fee for the registration of the change of name of applicant/owner of  
  integrated circuits topographies  3 000 
7.4  Fee for the ownership transfer of integrated circuits topographies  4 000 7.5  Registration fee for the license contract of integrated circuits topography  4 000 7.6  Fee for appeals filed with the Board of Appeals  7 000 7.7  Fee for an opposition against the app lication for the integrated circuits  
  topographies  7 000 
7.8  Fee for the surrender from the protection of integrated circuits topographies  1 000 7.9  Fee for register extract of integrated circuits topographies  500 7.10  Fee for the investigation of integrat ed circuits topographies registered in  
  the respective DGPT register  500 7.11  Fee for duplicate  1 000 
7.12  Fee for issuing priority document of integrated circuits topographies 3 000 
7.13  Fee for inspection file  1 000   * The annual fee for the renewal of the integrated circuits topographies shall be the same as those of 
patents provided for in the exhibit and they will be reduced at 50% of the resp ective value provided in 
the table, in the case where the patent owner has d eclared in writing that he agrees with the issuance 
of the license, in accordance with Article 49(1)  of the Law No 9947 of 7/7/2008, “On Industrial 
Property”.  * The annual fees for the renewal of the integrated  circuits topographies will increase with 50% of the 
respective value provided in the table, in the case wh ere the payment is made after the expiration of 
the term established by the law, but within 6 mont hs from the expiration of such term. Such renewal 
fee is considered as a penalty due to failure of payment in time.  
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