REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA - MD
Jurisdiction - General Information
The Republic of Moldova has been a Contracting Party to the Paris Convention for the Protection ofIndustrial Property and to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) since December 25, 1991. In addition, it
is a party to the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for
the Purposes of Patent Procedure and the Patent Law Treaty (PLT).
Under a validation agreement with the European Patent Organization, it has been possible to validate aEuropean Patent in the Republic of Moldova since November 1, 2015. Further information about
granted European Patents that can be validated in the Republic of Moldova can be found in theEuropean Patent Register.
More legal information about intellectual property-related laws and regulations of the Republic ofMoldova can be found on WIPO Lex.

Online Patent Register and Online Gazette
The Republic of Moldova has an Online Register and an Online Gazette.

Features and search functionalities
The Online Register has an English, Moldovan and Russian interface. It covers national applications andpatents, utility models, short-term patents, and European Patents validated in the Republic of Moldova.
Through the Online Register you can retrieve information on PCT National Phase Entry, Fee Payment,
Legal Status, Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs), and access the Full Publications.
The Online Register can also be searched by PCT Application/Publication Number, byApplicant/Inventor Name, and by Priority Data.
The Online Gazette is published monthly in Moldovan, Russian and English. It is searchable by number
and can be downloaded in PDF format. The current coverage is from 1993 to present.
Further information about granted European Patents validated in the Republic of Moldova can be foundin the European Patent Register.

Additional Information
Particularities of patent protection in the Republic of Moldova
Protection through SPCs is available.
The Republic of Moldova was party to the Eurasian Patent Convention from February 16, 1996, until
April 26, 2012. Since April 27, 2012, an agreement is in force between the Government of the Republicof Moldova and the Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) on the legal protection of inventions on theterritory of the Republic of Moldova, after the denunciation by the Republic of Moldova of the EurasianPatent Convention.
EAPO patents can be searched by using the English search interface of the EAPATIS system (by logging in
as a guest), or using the Russian search interface. For more information about EAPO, consult thedetailed jurisdiction file.
A request for validation of a European Patent in the Republic of Moldova may be made for any
international application filed on or after November 1, 2015.

Search tips
To search by PCT Application Number select the field (86) International application and use the searchmode "Containing" for, eg., PCT/EP2016/065349.
To access the Full Publications, click on 'Granted title of protection'.
Fee Payment information can be found by clicking on "register" in the results list or on "Patent register"
on the list of items on the left of the bibliographic record.