In view of the experience exchange in the editorial-polygraph and library field in the period of November 5-9, 2007 in AGEPI took place a working visit of the delegation of the State Office on Inventions and Trademarks of Romania (OSIM). The working group comprised following persons: Cristina Bararu, head Service Publishing, Typography, Mariana Mosoianu, head Service Juridical and technical library, Adriana Negoita, responsible redactor of the Official Bulletin of Industrial Property (BOPI).

The counterfeit and piracy are the phenomena that cause more and more the different field of the economy. According to some studies, the portion of the commerce with the counterfeit products achieved 10 % of the total products and services, the annual damages constituting 200-300 milliards Euro per year. Orientation of the counterfeit and piracy directly depends on the evolution of the technology in the market and consumers preferences.

The strategy of the intellectual property in the contemporaneous economy is world-recognized. The Republic of Moldova as a member-state of about 30 regional and international conventions, agreements and treatments, on the basis of which it is realized the protection of the intellectual property objects makes efforts with the aim of propagation and utilization of the IP national potential.

Information for the beneficiaries of the AGEPI editions: The subscription to the AGEPI editions (The official Bulletin of Industrial Property (BOPI), the journal of the intellectual property “Intellectus”, the supplements to the journal “Intellectus”: „Bursa inventiilor” and „AGEPI-INFO”) is carried out exclusively through AGEPI.

The cost of subscription:
BOPI (paper) - 720 lei year, BOPI (CD) - 600 lei year;
“Intellectus” (paper) - 340 lei year, ”Intellectus” (CD) - 200 lei year;
340 lei year, ”Intellectus” (CD) - 200 lei year.

The first study on counterfeit and piracy in the Republic of Moldova. Being the first experience of this kind, the study is carried out with a general presentation of the situation on respecting the intellectual property rights on the territory of the Republic of Moldova.