Annual Technical Report on Patent Information Activities in 2015 submitted by the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI)

I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN PATENT INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of patent information activities and expected time frames for their realization

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-          868 patents (19%) issued by AGEPI (347 PI and 521 STPI) and

-          3636Eurasian 3636 Eurasian patents (81% of all patents valid).

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Statistics related to patents: http://agepi.gov.md/en/node/8459

II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

Information and support provided by the Office to applicants regarding filing on paper and/or e-filing (instructions, seminars, etc.) - URLs

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http://e-servicii.agepi.gov.md/en/user

Classification¹, preclassification² (if applicable), reclassification³ activities; classification systems used (e.g., International Patent Classification (IPC)); matters concerning indexing of patent information

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The office translates the titles and abstracts into English and review the titles and abstracts provided by the applicant (in Romanian and Russian) and, if necessary, amends them accordingly to WIPO standard ST.12/A in order to ensure that the abstract contains the necessary information to be a useful search tool. The abstracts and titles are published in the Official Bulletin for patents and utility models applications and the granted protection titles is provided in 3 languages.

Other activities

III. SOURCES OF PATENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE

Main types of publications of the Office (patent applications, full text, first pages, abstracts, bibliographic data, granted patents, etc.), medium (on paper, on CDs, online - URLs)

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Patents: 
The front page and the specification are printed, the incorporated drawings being scanned.

2) CD-ROM

National CD-ROM „Inventions "Inventions of the Republic of Moldova, 1993-2014", containing bibliographic data and abstracts in 3 languages (Romanian, English and Russian) for patent applications; bibliographic data, abstracts and specifications for patents. Since 2015 the production of this CD-rom was discarded. All the available information are available online in AGEPI public database _http://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/.

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4) On-line database. Full text search through national applications and patents, short-term applications and short-term patents or Utility Models are available in on-line database located on the offices website: http://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/Search.aspx

At different stages of evolution of the application there can be found bibliographic data, description, claims, figures, cited references, search report, application and patents abstracts in 3 languages, Granted and Issued title of protection.

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 URLs of web pages of the Office’s website that provide a description of information products and services offered by the Office (e.g., patent search service(s) and patent databases), as well as information on how to access and utilize them:

http://agepi.gov.md/en/services/information-services-provided-agepi of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)

 Legal status information (kind of information, coverage, medium, etc.)

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The legislation related to patents and protection of patent’s rights is available on official website www.agepi.gov.md  

Other sources

IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements

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-          Patent Landscape and Analytics

-          Database „validated "validated European patents” patents" and data import application.

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The whole administration is built in "Patents" program and is performed by an Administrator from Patents Division, but also by a Database Administrator for a complete administration.

Other matters

V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF PATENT INFORMATION

Patent library: equipment, collection management, network of patent libraries in the country, cooperation with foreign patent libraries

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The Library is a subdivision in the AGEPI structure that provides information-library services in the field of intellectual property to beneficiaries. The AGEPI Library is the depositary depository of the National Patent Collection of the Republic of Moldova. AGEPI readership covers inventors and innovators, researchers, managers and lawyers, patent attorneys, representatives in IP, experts and other collaborators of AGEPI. At their disposal, and also at other persons interested in the field of intellectual property were placed two reading rooms, of which one is computerized, and the electronic catalog of books and that of scientific articles in the field of IP. The reference fund and the collection of periodicals are in regime of open access to the shelf.

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AGEPI has a constant relation with national institutions in the field, in particular with universities, research centers and innovation support centers. AGEPI has signed about 64 national agreements with national institutions, 14 of which are signed with the national universities and 40 with research centers, technology and innovation support centers. To promote the knowledge about the intellectual property and its protection, AGEPI is involved in organization of Round tables, seminars and trainings training for the representatives of universities, research and technology centers.

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With view to present successful models of each sector, to promote the importance of creative industries, to highlight solutions that would impel economic growth in this area, AGEPI I cooperation with Center for Business “Kentford”, Ministry of Culture, “JCI Chisinau” and supported by “Simpals”, “Fautor” and “Ribca’s Artisan Bakery” organized the roundtable round table “Success Stories of Creative Business”.

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-          Practical Seminar “Application of the Patent Landscape Platform”, organized at the Medical Scientific Library of the SUMP “N.Testemitanu” for librarians and persons from the academic environment.

Other activities

VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PATENT INFORMATION

International exchange and sharing of patent information in machine-readable form, e.g., priority documents, bibliographic data, abstracts, search reports, full text information

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information, events organized by the international specialized institutions:

1. Seminar „Clarity "Clarity and unity: analysis of patent applications- intermediate level”level", organized by Academy of the European Patent Office (EPO), March 9 – 11, 2015, in Munich, Germany;
2. Seminar „Clarity "Clarity and unity: analysis of patent applications- advanced level”level", organized by Academy of the European Patent Office (EPO), March 9 – 11, 2015, in Munich, Germany;
3. Seminar „Novelty "Novelty and inventive step - advanced level” level" organized by the Academy of the European Patent Office (EPO), from March 11 – 13, 2015, in Munich, Germany;
4. Seminar „Novelty "Novelty and inventive step – intermediate level” level" organized by the Academy of the European Patent Office (EPO), from March 11 – 13, 2015, in Munich, Germany;
5. Seminar “Patenting "Patenting in particular areas: mechanics, electricity – intermediate level”level", organized by the Academy of the European Patent Office (EPO), from May 6-8, 2015, in Munich, Germany;
6. Seminar „European "European Patent system from filing to grant” grant" organized by the Academy of the European Patent Office (EPO), from July 7 – 10, 2015, in Rome, Italy;

1. Seminar  focused on Introduction to patent statistics and the PATSTAT product line” line organized by European Patent  Office (EPO), from March 23 – 25, 2015, in Vienna, Austria;
2. International Exhibition of Research,      Innovation and Inventions PRO INVENT, organised from March 25-27, 2015, in Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
3. PATLIB  Conference, organized by the European Patent Office (EPO), from April 21-22, 2015, in Munich, Germany;

1. 10th      edition of the European Inventor Award, organized by the European Patent  Office (EPO), on June 11, 2015, in Paris, France;

1. The 7th edition of the International Exhibition  EUROINVENT, organised in the period from May 14-16, 2015, in Iaşi, Romania;
2. International Exhibition of Inventions, Research and  Technology Transfer INVENTICA -2015, organized by the National Institute  of Inventions from Iasi, on June 26, 2015, in Iasi, Romania;
3. IP executive week, organised by the European Union  Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), from July 20 – 24, 2015, in  Alicante, Spain;
4. The 9th edition of the International Warsaw Invention Show, organised from  October 12 – 14, 2015, in Warsaw, Poland;
5. International  Educational Program on Idea, Invention, Innovation and Intellectual   Property – Seed Project 2015, organised from October 19 to 30, 2015, in      Seoul;
6. International Trade Fair Ideas Inventions New  Products (iENA), organised from October 29 – November 1, 2015, in   Nuremberg, Germany;
7. The 40th Edition of the International Salon of  Inventions « INOVA-2015”, organised by the Inventor’s Association of  Croatia, from November 5 – 7, 2015, in Karlovac, Croatia.
8. The 4th Session of the Interstate Council on Legal  Protection and Defence Defense of Intellectual Property, 9 November 2015, in Moscow, Russian Federation.

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In 2015, AGEPI has received assistance from the World Intellectual Property Organization, European Patent Office, and the other international and national institutions. The assistance was provided aimed at organizing national seminars and workshops related to the patent information designed to familiarize the public with recently developments in the patent field and the benefits of patent protection the potential users can beneficiatebenefit. 

As a state member of the World Intellectual Property Organization, Republic of Moldova had the opportunity to use, in the year under report, the WIPO tools to facilitate access of persons from developing countries and countries with economies in transition, to the values offered by the IP system, including the ARDI Program (Access to Research for Development and Innovation) and ASPI Program (access to Specialized Patent Information).

In the conditions of achievement of the preparatory arrangements for patent data exchange between AGEPI and EPO, in the context of implementation of the Validation Agreement, in September 9 to 10, 2015, AGEPI hosted the working visit of the EPO expert in the Post grant renewal fees, products and specialized services distribution team. Thus, there was reviewed the technical aspects of data exchange between the offices with presentation of practical recommendations to AGEPI experts.

Other activities

VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS