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Press Releases
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21/12/2018 | Information
AGEPI participated in the Seminar „E-Commerce: Accessing New Markets by Improving Digital Skills”
The seminar „E-Commerce: Accessing New Markets by Improving Digital Skills”, organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Moldova and the OSCE, co-financed by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation took place from 18 to 20 December 2018. The event aimed at... Read more
17/12/2018 | Information
Intellectual Property Rights Discussed Within the Framework of a Seminar Organized by the EUBAM Mission in the Republic of Moldova
The AGEPI representatives participated in a Seminar on intellectual property rights held in Chisinau from 13 to 14 December 2018. The seminar was organized by the EU Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) and was intended for customs officers from the Republic of Moldova,... Read more
04/12/2018 | Information
Amendments to the Administrative Instructions for the Application of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs
The State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) announces that some amendments to the Administrative Instructions for the Application of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to as the “Administrative Instructions”) will come... Read more
22/11/2018 | Information
Amendments to the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement
The State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) announces that some amendments to the Common Regulations under the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks and the Protocol Relating to that Arrangement (Common Regulations) will enter into force on 1 February 2019... Read more
14/11/2018 | Information
A New Edition of the International Classification for Industrial Designs (LOC)
The State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) announces that the 12th edition of the International Classification for Industrial Designs (LOC) is being implemented as of 1 January 2019. Thus, in all applications for registration of industrial designs with the date of filing on or after January... Read more
07/05/2018 | Information
Moldova and Peru have decided to use the list of terms from the harmonised database in TMclass
As of 07 May 2018 the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI) and the National Institute for the Defense of Free Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property of Peru (INDECOPI) have decided to use the list of goods and services from the harmonised... Read more
08/02/2018 | Information
WIPO Educational Resource: Respect for Trademarks
A new interactive learning resource focused on “Respect for Trademarks” and intended for young people aged 14 to 19 is accessible via the portal of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) - RespectforIP.org, thus completing the existing microsite on “Respect for Copyright”. This... Read more
27/12/2017 | Information
A New Edition of the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (Vienna Classification)
By Order of the Director General of AGEPI No. 252 of 11 December 2017 on the application of the eighth edition of the Vienna Classification issued pursuant to the Decision of the Committee of Experts of the Vienna Union on the International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks (... Read more
23/10/2017 | Information
AGEPI joined the TMclass Search Tool
Starting with October 23, 2017, the State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) joined the TMclass search tool provided by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). TMclass includes access to databases of the European Union’s national intellectual property offices and other major... Read more
15/09/2017 | Information
The Registration Deadline for the International Specialized Exhibition “INFOINVENT” was extended
The State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) announces the extension of the registration deadline for the International Specialized Exhibition “INFOINVENT” until October 2, 2017. The event will be held from 15 to 8 November, at the International Exhibition Center “MOLDEXPO”. The Exhibition “... Read more
11/09/2017 | Information
AGEPI published Two Jubilee Brochures
The State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) published two jubilee brochures on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the foundation of the institution and the creation of the national intellectual property system. The matter is about the “25 Pages from the History of the National... Read more
07/07/2017 | Information
Simplified Procedure for Changing the Organizational - Legal Form of the Holder of the International Trademark Registration
Starting July 1, the procedure for changing the organizational - legal form of the holder of the international trademark registration was simplified. These changes were adopted by the Madrid Union Assembly during its fiftieth session in 2016. Thus, the holder of an international trademark... Read more
08/06/2017 | Information
Professors in Lyceums Will Be Trained in the Field of Intellectual Property
The State Agency on Intellectual Property (AGEPI) organizes the first training course for professors in lyceums in the field of intellectual property. This course aims to train the teaching staff that will be involved in teaching the new optional discipline “Introduction to Intellectual Property”... Read more
12/04/2017 | Information
Economic Agents of the Republic of Moldova protect Their Trademarks in 87 States
In 2016, economic agents of the Republic of Moldova opted for international trademark protection through the Madrid System in 87 countries, a higher number than in 2015 (60 states). The most frequent were designated the following countries: Romania in 40 applications, Ukraine and the Russian... Read more
07/04/2017 | Information
WIPO Cybersquatting Cases Hit Record in 2016
Trademark owners filed an all-time record 3,036 cases under the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy (UDRP) with WIPO in 2016, an increase of 10% over the previous year. This phenomenon, known as cybersquatting, is due to over 1,200 new generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) now operational... Read more
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