The State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) announces the scientific and innovative community of the republic about the launch of the Contest “INVENTION OF THE YEAR”, seventh edition.
The purpose of this competition is to popularize and support the inventive activity in our country, to encourage the holders of titles of protection for inventions in order to apply the results of their intellectual achievements in production and to involve the national investors in the process of exploitation of inventions in the scientific and technical field.
In the competition will be accepted works disclosed in patents granted to inventors from the Republic of Moldova, which were issued by the AGEPI or foreign intellectual property offices over the latest three years, having a positive impact on the development of the national economy, solution of problems related to the current needs of life, technology, transport, chemistry, food industry, textile, mechanics, electricity, physics and other fields.
Priority will be given to inventions, whose use has resulted in tangible economic effects.
The conditions for participation in the contest are displayed in the Rules of organization and development of the Contest “Invention of the Year”.
The Contest includes the following nominations:
- “Invention of the Year”
- “Invention of the year created by a young inventor”
Winners will be awarded prizes and diplomas of the AGEPI.
The survey of the contest and rewarding of winners will take place at the festive meeting dedicated to the Inventor’s and Rationalizer’s Day in the Republic of Moldova, marked annually on the last Saturday of June.
Applications will be submitted to the address of the Competition Organizing Committee until April 30, 2011. Our address: 24, Block 1, A. Doga Street, MD-2024, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova.
Additional information can be obtained on tel.: 400-553, 400-593