Annual Technical Report on Patent Information Activities in 2024 submitted by the State Agency on Intellectual Property of the Republic of Moldova (AGEPI)

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

Information on the following topics is desired:

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

Recently, through the Law of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova no. 35 of 13.06.25, Official Gazette no. 340-342/28.06.25 art.385; in force on 28.06.25, amendments were made to Law no. 50/2008 on the protection of inventions. The aforementioned amendments refer to the obtaining by AGEPI of the status of Receiving Office for European Patent Applications and to the procedure for validating the legal effects of European patents on the territory of the Republic of Moldova, in view of the accession of the Republic of Moldova to the European Patent Convention, at the same time, the provisions of Regulations 469/2009, 933/2019 and 816/2006 on Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) and, respectively, Compulsory Licenses were fully transposed. Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights has been fully transposed. The amendments to Law 50/2008 on the protection of inventions will enter into force 3 months after the date of publication.

• New projects launched or resumed this year in the context of the policies and plans mentioned above, short description:  aims, partners, tasks

1. According to point 3 of the National Accession Program (NAP) of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union for the years 2025-2029, approved by GD 306/2025 of 28.05.2025, AGEPI has the following actions to perform:

- To fully transpose, into a new Law on topographies of semiconductor products, the Council Directive of 16 December 1986 on the legal protection of topographies of products made of semiconductor materials (87/54/EEC), and Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights.

       2. According to point 5 of the National Accession Program (NAP) of the Republic of Moldova to the European Union for the years 2025-2029, approved by GD 306/2025 of 28.05.2025, AGEPI has the following actions to perform:

To make amendments to Government Decision No. 528/2009 for the approval of the Regulation on the procedure for filing and examining the patent application and granting the patent, in order to transpose the procedural aspects regarding Regulations 469/2009, 933/2019 and 816/2006 on Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPCs) and, respectively, Compulsory Licenses.

• Main areas of patent information activities and related information and communication technology (ICT) practices which were in the focus of attention last year

No comments.

• Statistics:  changes in terms of application filings and grants with respect to previous year;  trends or areas experiencing rapid changes

The rights in an invention in the Republic of Moldova are acquired and protected by granting by the State Agency on Intellectual Property, as provided by Law 50/2008 of the following titles of protection:

• Patent for Invention (PI);
• Short-Term Patent for Invention (STPI);
• Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC);
• Eurasian Patent (EAP);
• Validated European Patent (VEP)

During 2024, 158 patent applications (PA) were filed with AGEPI, of which 40 were PI applications and 118 were STPI applications. There were 151 national applicants and 7 foreign applicants, who filed 6 PI applications and 1 STPI application. In 2024, 4 more patent applications were filed than in 2023 and 7 more STPI applications were filed than in 2023.

The difference between the forms of protection by a patent and a short-term patent is that the examination period for a PI application is 18 months, and for a STPI application it is 6 months. The documentary search for PI is global, and for short-term patents it is local (the search is made in applications and national and European patents published in The Official Bulletin of Intellectual Property (BOPI) in the Republic of Moldova, applications and Eurasian patents obtained under the Eurasian Convention, obtained before it was denounced on 2012.04.26) and the examination fees for a STPI are lower compared to PI.

Patent applications and short-term patent applications filed in 2024, in total 158, compared to 147 in 2023, are distributed according to the International Patent Classification (IPC) as follows:

The dynamics of issuances of protection titles (PI+STPI) can be viewed in comparison for the years 2022-2024

The dynamics of the validation of European patents in the Republic of Moldova can be seen in comparison for the years 2022-2024

In 2024, as the Receiving Office for PCT applications, 2 short-term patent applications were filed from individuals, compared to 4 patent applications filed in 2023.

The information concerning the filing and issuance of protection titles related to patent applications is public and can be consulted at the address – www.agepi.gov.md.

Regarding general information about patents and other intellectual property objects, their protection and related events organized to promote them at national and international level, statistical data and their impact on the national economy, can be found in the Annual Report, published by AGEPI every year and distributed on the official website: https://www.agepi.gov.md/ro/publication/50.

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

Information on the following topics is desired:

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

Applicants can find all the necessary information about filing on paper and/or e-filing on the AGEPI website: http://agepi.gov.md/en/inventions/information-inventions-and-patents

• Availability of the application dossier in electronic form

Applicants have a variety of methods to fill out their applications: on paper, by fax, e-filling, on diskettes, on CD (DVD)-ROMs.

Regarding the electronic filling of applications, they can use the following web pages:

https://e-servicii.agepi.gov.md/en

https://e-servicii.agepi.gov.md/files/help/Help_Solicitant_en.pdf

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

AGEPI uses the version of the IPC 2025.01 which is available in 2 languages English and Russian https://www.agepi.gov.md/en/inventions/classifications

• Abstracting, reviewing, and translation of the information contained in patent documents

The Office publishes bibliographic data, including titles and summaries in Romanian, in BOPI, according to the ST.12 standard. You can find the data published in BOPI at: https://www.agepi.gov.md/en/publication/48.

III. SOURCES OF PATENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE

Information on the following topics is desired:

• 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)

1) Online

Patent applications:

The front page containing bibliographic data, the abstract and the drawings are scanned. The original specifications are available for public inspection online in the ”Documents as submitted by the applicant” section of application details, which may be accessed at: https://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/Search.aspx

Patents:

The front page and the specification are printed and available online on the page: https://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/Search.aspx

Full text search through national applications and patents, short-term applications and short-term patents or Utility Models and european patents validated in Republic of Moldova are available on the online database located on the office’s website: https://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/Search.aspx.

At different stages of the 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.

The database is updated monthly.

The national patent data collection in WIPO st. 36 XML (backfile and monthly updates) can be downloaded from this page: http://db.agepi.md/inventions/ITResources.aspx

The Authority file of published patent documents in WIPO ST.37  XML is available at http://db.agepi.md/inventions/AuthorityFile.aspx and is updated annually.

The Authority file of published patent documents in WIPO ST.37  XML is available at http://db.agepi.md/inventions/AuthorityFile.aspx and is updated annually.

2) CD-ROM

National CD-ROM “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 is available online in our public database: https://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/Search.aspx.

3) CISPATENT - in conjunction with the IP Offices of several CIS countries (AM, BY,GE, RU, TJ, UZ) and of the EAPO issued this CD-ROM containing bibliographic data and abstracts in Romanian, English and Russian for patent applications and bibliographic data, abstracts in 3 languages and specifications in the original language for patents. The CD-ROM is issued on a monthly basis; there is also a yearly issue. Starting from January 2014 the CISPATENT CD-ROM data are only available on RUPTO ftp server

• Official Gazettes:  main types of announcements, frequency of publication, medium (on paper, on CDs, online – URL), etc.

The Official Bulletin of Intellectual Property (BOPI) is a monthly publication, which includes official information on applications for patenting/registration of intellectual property objects (IPO) in the Republic of Moldova, applications for validation of European patents in the Republic of Moldova, validated European patents and titles of protection granted, to the changes occurred in the legal status of applications and titles of protection of IPO and the results of appeals examination in the Contestation Commission of AGEPI, court decisions on disputes over IPOs, general information. The BOPI is issued in Romanian, English and Russian languages online on the AGEPI website: http://agepi.gov.md/en/publication/48

The Annual Report reflects the activity of the AGEPI during the whole year. It includes data on the registration/patenting of intellectual property objects, the most important events organised with the participation of the AGEPI as a partner, implemented projects and goals for the following year. The Publication is issued and distributed to regional IP Offices, and national public authorities in .pdf format and is available online at the following address: http://agepi.gov.md/en/publication/50.

 The Journal of Intellectual Property, Science and Education “Intellectus" is a peer-reviewed, open-access scientific publication, accredited by the Decision of the Management Board of the National Agency for Quality Assurance4 in Education and Research No. 23 of September 30, 2022 on the Evaluation, Classification and Monitoring of Scientific Journals, in the classification category B for the profiles: Legal Sciences; Economics; Engineering Sciences and Technologies. The journal multilaterally and competently reflects aspects of intellectual property protection, deals with modern scientific and educational phenomena, their development, promotes valuable fundamental and applied research in the fields of science, economics, education and engineering, new technologies and scientific performance results for the purpose of their innovative application, as well as scientific and methodological studies on intellectual treasury of the Republic of Moldova. The journal is available online at the following address:  https://www.agepi.gov.md/ro/intellectus.

• Information products and patent document collections (coverage, medium, etc.) available to examiners, including external collections and databases

AGEPI has a complete classified paper collection of MD patent documents. This collection has been scanned and stored on file servers being available to our examiners. The full data relating to MD patent documents, except some of the old author certificates of the former URSS-based patents, are stored in the internal database.

Full-text search through national applications and patents, short-term applications and short-term patents or Utility Models, EPO validation procedure are available on the on-line database located on the offices website: https://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/Search.aspx

The AGEPI has a CD/DVD-ROM collection containing published/granted US, FR, DE, CH, RU, WO, EP, EA, CISPATENT and other patent documents.

The online "patents" search database, can be used by examiners and other interested persons to search through the MD published patent applications/short term applications and granted patents/short term patents, utility models, as well as through EPO validation procedure. There is also another online "Inventions" search database that contains bibliographic data of Certificates of authorship of the USSR that were published in the 1963-1992 period, available on the online database located on the office’s website: Inventions created in 1963-1993.

External databases:

- EAPATIS, administered by EAPO;

- Espacenet and Espacenet Beta, administrated by EPO;

- PATENTSCOPE, administrated by WIPO.

• Information products and patent document collections (coverage, medium, etc.) available to external users, conditions of access (e.g., free of charge, subscription, etc.)

Databases of patent documents provide users with vast possibilities and are important sources of information both for experts and inventors and for any researcher or simple student, or pupil who wants to know more in the area of interest.

In these databases the search and consultation of documents are free of charge.

Each of them has a system helping and explaining the method for conducting searches, for information on data that can be obtained following the search in the respective databases.

Users will be able to use these materials to access each database from the presented list.

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.)

Legal status information is provided for European patents designating the Republic of Moldova and with effects in the Republic of Moldova and can be found in MD Patent Register.

Kind of information:

- Request for EP validation pending

 A request for validation of the EP patent has not been submitted but could still be filed as the time limit has not expired.

- Request for EP validation received

  Validation of the EP patent has been requested at the AGEPI.

- Patent validated

  The translation of the validated European patent specification has been published, but the annual maintenance fees have not been paid. When the fees are paid, the status will change to the Patent in force.

- Patent in force

  A patent was validated and is still valid.

- Patent lapsed - still in grace period

  The patent has lapsed but could still be reinstated as the grace period for late payment has not yet expired.

- Patent revoked

  Patent that has been published by AGEPI as patent revoked by EPO or patent annulled by the National Law Courts.

- Patent lapsed

The patent has lapsed because the annual renewal fees have not been paid.

- Patent expired

The patent has expired because the protection period came to an end (20th year).

- Patent not validated

The applicant has withdrawn the validation fee

The owner has not submitted a request for validation on time.

General information about the MD Patent Register:

Coverage:

- time: MD/EP validations from the 01.11.2015 onwards;

- country: MD;

- kind of patents: European patents designating the Republic of Moldova and with effects in the Republic of Moldova

Updating frequency : monthly

Availability of file inspection: No

URL to National patent register: https://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/Search.aspx  

Availability of Deep linking to National Patent register from FRS : Yes

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

Information on the following topics is desired:

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

The Patent Office uses an in-house built IT system to handle national cases. It manages online filing, workflow electronic dossier and electronic archive, data exchange, internal and public search engines, and their monthly updates. Microsoft Word is used for various purposes like processing patent-related information and documents, generating correspondence letters, publication files and miscellaneous reports.

Correspondence with applicants who filled online or indicated their e-mail addresses is electronic, with digitally signed documents. The applicant also receives the UUID of the document, which he can use to repeatedly download the document from the http://db.agepi.md/CorespondentaElectronica page.

Documents marked by examiners as "publicly available" in the electronic dossier can be accessed for file inspection in the public database, e.g. http://www.db.agepi.md/Inventions/details/a%202022%200043/Fascicol.Hardware used to supporting business processes of the Office

The Patent Office uses workstations and notebooks with Microsoft Windows 10. All devices are connected via the 100 Mb/s or 1Gb/s network into the Microsoft Active Directory 2008 Domain. AGEPI has a fiber channel link into the internet with 1 Gb/s.

• Internal databases:  coverage, updates, interlinks with external sources

AGEPI’s patent-related IT system uses Firebird DBMS to store bibliographic and additional data regarding Inventions and short-term Inventions; Utility models (deprecated); Plant Varieties; and “EPO ValidatedPatents”. The abstracts, claims and descriptions are stored on the fileserver. Databases contain a whole range of information from the moment of founding the AGEPI (1992). The data are updated on an ongoing basis in line with the process of filing new applications, carrying out record-keeping on the procedures of application examination and keeping patents in force.

The public databases are updated monthly.

 AGEPI is exchanging data with the Russian Patent Office, the EPO, WIPO, EAPO UPOV and the IT platform for improving enforcement of ITR in the Republic of Moldova.

• Establishment and maintenance of electronic search file:  file building, updating, storage, documents from other offices included in the search file

File building of paper search files classified under the IPC and of the CD/DVD-ROM collections classified under years and countries are available online on the page: http://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/Search.aspx. The patent documents and author certificates of the former URSS from 1924 up to 1992 are stored online database located on the office’s website: http://www.db.agepi.md/inventions/SearchExUSSR.aspx.

All MD patent documents are electronically stored and searchable for internal use; all published MD patent applications (abstracts) and patents (full text) are electronically searchable for external use.

Updating

Electronically searchable files for internal use are updated permanently depending on filings; electronically searchable files for external use are updated monthly.

Storage, including mass storage media

Patent documentation on paper is stored on shelves in the AGEPI archive, CD-DVD/ROM are stored in the library and electronic data are stored on Fileservers, and on magnetic tapes, for backup.

Documentation from other offices maintained and/or considered part of the available search file

Eurasian patents, validated European patents and granted patents are mandatory search files.

• Administrative management electronic systems (register, legal status, statistics, and administrative support)

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

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

Information on the following topics is desired:

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

The Library holds the National Collection of Documents on Intellectual Property, which includes: DB of inventions on the electronic carrier from different countries and international organizations; patents for invention, short-term patents, new plant varieties, trademarks, industrial designs of the Republic of Moldova; books and serials on IP; Official Bulletins of the foreign offices etc.

The Library Collection is annually supplemented with new documents in various fields, which are reflected in the Electronic Catalogue and the specialized DB.

 Aims of the activity:

- to accumulate, store and use information/documents of intellectual property in the process of serving the beneficiaries;

- to highly satisfy the information needs relating to the service interests of AGEPI employees;

- to familiarize the general public with the specificity of Intellectual Property with a view to facilitating access for potential inventors to the information in the field;

- to extend cooperation relationships with specialized offices and institutions in the country and abroad.

 Services provided

Beneficiaries of services provided by the library shall be the experts and other collaborators of AGEPI, and any other interested persons outside the institution: counselors in intellectual property, researchers, inventors and rationalizers, teachers, students, etc.

They shall benefit from:

- access to the National Collection of patents, applications for patents, trademarks, utility models, and new plant varieties;

- information assistance in support of their creativity;

- possibility of using the Electronic Catalogue of the collection of books (BOOKS DB) and of the articles from the periodicals in the field of Intellectual Property (ART-IP DB), and access to electronic databases of AGEPI and offices from abroad;

- methodological assistance in searching for information in electronic DB;

- library-bibliographic servicing in “request-offer” and “information-express” regimes, by complying with the bibliographic, thematic and factual references;

- opportunity to participate in IP information promotion activities conducted at local and republican level.

• Publications related to different business procedures and patent information sources available to users, for example, books, brochures, Internet publications, etc.

The AGEPI Library has collections of specialized literature structured according to objects of intellectual property, methodical and scientific literature, of legal, informative and cognitive character, including:

-          Patents for Inventions protected in the Republic of Moldova - about 16428 units (see DB “Inventions”);

-          Electronic databases on intellectual property;

-          Books in intellectual property, legal documents, normative acts, international treaties and agreements, dictionaries and encyclopedias in different branches of economy, official and methodical publications of AGEPI - more then 6000 copies.

• Cooperation with universities, research centers, technology and innovation support centers, etc.

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 60 national agreements with national institutions, 20 of which are signed with the national universities and 40 with research centers, technology and innovation support centers. To promote knowledge about intellectual property and its protection, AGEPI is involved in the organization of Round tables, seminars and trainings for the representatives of universities, research and technology centers.

• Education and training:  training courses, e learning modules (URLs), seminars, exhibitions, etc.

Starting with 01.03.2019, AGEPI launched the e-learning platform that will allow for the uploading of online specialized training courses in the field of intellectual property (IP) for different categories of users: pupils, students, professors, researchers, as well as for public authorities with responsibilities in the enforcement of IP rights, business environment.

The e-learning platform aims to improve and modernize the training process in the field of IP, promoting and disseminating information on the protection of intellectual property in the Republic of Moldova.

Access to the platform is on http://elearning.agepi.gov.md/.

VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PATENT INFORMATION

Information on the following topics is desired:

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

The AGEPI is sending, monthly, information to several destinations:

• European Patent Office (EPO)-(INPADOC), monthly:
• the bibliographic data and abstracts for published applications and issued patents and full patent information for granted patents, in XML, St.36;
• changes in legal status;
• images of bibliographic data for published applications and full patent information in the national language for patents in bookmarked PDF (examples: published, granted);
• Eurasian Patent Office, quarterly, bibliographic data in ACCESS database, abstracts, claims, images, in pdf files.
• Rospatent (CISPATENT), the bibliographic data and abstracts for published applications and issued patents and full patent information for granted patents, in both XML St.36 and MSWORD formats.
• The bibliographic data and abstracts for published applications and issued patents and full patent information for granted patents, in XML, St.36 can be downloaded from http://db.agepi.md/inventions/ITResources.aspx .

• Participation in international or regional activities and projects related to patent information

During the year under report, the AGEPI patent experts have participated only online format in the following activities related to the patent information, events organized by the international specialized institutions:

• EPO-AGEPI examiners’ coaching;
• European Patent Office Academy-AGEPI;
• WIPO Webinar- AGEPI;
• Patent Knowledge Week;
• PATLIB 2024;
• Distance learning courses of the European Patent Office Academy;
• EPO Patent Law Committee
• WIPO - Session of the Committee of Experts on the International Patent Classification (IPC);
• WIPO - Session of the International Patent Classification (IPC) Revision Working Group;
• WIPO - Session of the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP).

VII. ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO STANDARDS CONCERNING PATENT INFORMATION

Note: For each Standard listed below, please enter one of the following values: 

• "Implemented";
• "On implementation phase";
• "Planning to implement";  and
• "No plan to implement"

WIPO Standard ST.3: Two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and organizations

Implemented

For the Republic of Moldova the code is MD.

WIPO Standard ST.6: Numbering of published patent documents

Implemented

a 2025 0001 - Patent application;

s 2025 0001 - Short-term patent application;

e 2025 0001 - Application for a European patent for which validation in the Republic of Moldova has been requested;

c 2025 0001 - Application for a Supplementary Protection Certificate;

v 2025 0001 - Application for a plant variety patent;

t 2025 0001 - Application for the topography of the integrated circuit.

WIPO Standard ST.9: Bibliographic data on and relating to patents and SPCs

Implemented

a) the code of the country in which the patent was granted, the patent number, the document type code and the date of its publication;

MD 0001 B1 2025.01.01

b) the name of the author, the title of the article, the title of the journal, manual, treatise, etc., the name of the publishing house, the year of publication, the edition number and the pages of the publication containing the relevant information;

D. Cebotarescu, C. Neagu, L. Bibire. Utilaj tehnologic pentru vinificatie. Tehnica.. Bucuresti. 1997. p. 441-443

c) the name of the online publication, the date of exposure of the information or the date of the last visit to the respective site and the electronic address at which the information can be accessed.

Ioan Hutu, Emil Sas, Ioan Chesa. Cresterea puilor pentru carne.Timisoara, RO, 2006, gasit in Internet la 2022.12.19, URL: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/342335300_Alimentatia_puilor_destinati_productiei_de_carne

WIPO Standard ST.10/C: Presentation of bibliographic data components

Implemented

MD/EP 4081511 T2 - Publication of European patents issued in the Republic of Moldova, T2- translation of the validated European patent specification;

MD 0001 C1 2025.01.01, C1- issued patent for invention;

MD 0001 Z 2025.01.01, Z - issued short-term patent for invention.

Country, issue, Publication level, date.

WIPO Standard ST.13: Numbering of applications for IPRs

Implemented

MD a 2025 0001;

MD s 2025 0001;

MD e 2025 0001;  

MD c 2025 0001;  

MD v 2025 0001;  

MD t 2025 0001.

MD - Country; a- Application for a patent for invention; s- Application for a short-term patent for invention; e- Application for a European patent for which validation in the Republic of Moldova was requested; c- Application for a Supplementary Protection Certificate; v- Application for a plant variety patent;  t- Application for the topography of the integrated circuit.

WIPO Standard ST.14: References cited in patent documents

Implemented  

(56) - List of prior art documents;

MD - Country;

B1 - granted patent for invention

For example: (56) - MD 0001 B1 2025.01.01

WIPO Standard ST.16: Identification of different kinds of patent documents 

Implemented

A0 - patent application published before the established term of 18 months after the filing date or recognized priority date;

A1 - patent application published within the established term with a search report;

A2 - patent application published within the established term without a search report;

A3 - search report of a patent application (published after publication of the application);

A8 - patent application published with corrected or modified first page of the document

A9 - patent application with corrections or amendments to any part of the document;

B1- granted patent for invention;

B2 - granted patent for invention, amended after opposition procedures;

B8 - granted patent for invention with corrected or modified first page of the document;

B9 - granted patent for invention with corrections or amendments to any part of the document;

C1 - issued patent for invention;

C3 - issued patent for invention, amended after limitation or cancellation procedures;

C8 - issued patent for invention with corrections or amendments to the front (bibliographic) page of the document;

C9 - issued patent for invention with corrections or amendments to any part of the document;

U0 – short-term patent application published before the established term of 18 months after the filing date or recognized priority date;

U1 –  short-term patent application published within the established term together with a search report;

U2 – short-term patent application published within the established term without a search report;

U3 – search report of a short-term patent application (published after publication of the application)

Y - granted short-term patent for invention;

Y3 - granted short-term patent for invention, amended after opposition procedure;

Y8 -  granted short-term patent for invention with corrections or amendments to the front (bibliographic) page of the document;

Y9 - granted short-term patent for invention with corrections or amendments to any part of the document;

Z - issued short-term patent for invention;

Z4 - issued short-term patent for invention, amended after limitation or cancellation procedures;

Z5 - extended short-term patent for invention;

Z6 - extended short-term patent for invention, amended after extension procedure;

Z8 - issued or extended short-term patent for invention with corrections or amendments to the front (bibliographic) page of the document;

Z9 - issued or extended short-term patent for invention with corrections or amendments to any part of the document;

T1 – translation of the claims of a European patent application;

T2 –  translation of the validated European patent specification;

T3 –  translation of the validated European patent specification maintained in its amended form;

 T4 – translation of the validated European patent specification maintained in limited form;

T8 – corrected translation of the validated European patent specification with corrections to the front (bibliographic) page of the document;

T9 – corrected translation of the validated European patent specification with corrections  to any part of the document.

WIPO Standard ST.18: Patent gazettes and other patent announcement journals

Implemented

An example of publication of the Official Bulletin of Intellectual Property can be viewed at the following address: www.agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/bopi/BOPI_01_2025.pdf

WIPO Standard ST.26: Presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings using XML

Implemented

Ex. MD/EP 3303379 T2 2022.02.28, The patent document can be found at the following address: https://www.db.agepi.md/Inventions/details/3303379/LinkTitluElib (page 61-81).

Ex. MD/EP 3310809 T2 2025.03.31, The patent document can be found at the following address: https://www.db.agepi.md/Inventions/details/3310809/LinkTitluElib (page 12-14).

WIPO Standard ST.27: Recommendation for the Exchange of Patent Legal Status Data

No plan to implement

WIPO Standard ST.36: Processing of patent information using XML

Implemented

The State Agency for Intellectual Property exchanges data with other offices in the format XML.

WIPO Standard ST.37: Recommendation for an Authority File of Published Patent Documents

Implemented

The State Agency for Intellectual Property publishes information regarding patents and short-term patents.

WIPO Standard ST.50: Corrections, alterations and supplements relating to patent information

Implemented

A8 – patent application published with corrected or modified first page of the document;

A9 – patent application with corrections or amendments to any part of the document;

B8 – granted patent for invention with corrected or modified first page of the document;

B9 – granted patent for invention with corrections or amendments to any part of the document;

C3 – issued patent for invention, amended after limitation or cancellation procedures;

C8 – issued patent for invention with corrections or amendments to the front (bibliographic) page of the document;

C9 – issued patent for invention with corrections or amendments to any part of the document;

T3 –  translation of the validated European patent specification maintained in its amended form;

T8 –  corrected translation of the validated European patent specification with corrections to the front (bibliographic) page of the document;

T9 – corrected translation of the validated European patent specification with corrections  to any part of the document;

Y3 – granted short-term patent for invention, amended after opposition procedure;

Y8  – granted short-term patent for invention with corrections or amendments to the front (bibliographic) page of the document;

Y9 – granted short-term patent for invention with corrections or amendments to any part of the document;

Z6 – extended short-term patent for invention, amended after extension procedure;

Z8 – issued or extended short-term patent for invention with corrections or amendments to the front (bibliographic) page of the document;

Z9 - issued or extended short-term patent for invention with corrections or amendments to any part of the document.

WIPO Standard ST.90: Recommendation for processing and communicating Intellectual Property data using Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)

No plan to implement

WIPO Standard ST.91: Recommendations on digital three-dimensional (3D) models and 3D images

Planning to Implement

WIPO Standard ST.92: Recommendations on the Data Package Format for the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents

Planning to Implement

WIPO Standard ST.96: Processing of Industrial Property information using XML

No plan to implement

Other WIPO Standards Related to Patents

Note: Please list any other WIPO Standards related to patents (not mentioned above) that your Office or Organization has implemented, is currently in the process of implementing, or plans to implement in the future.  For each Standard, please indicate the implementation status with an option: Implemented, On implementation Phase or Planning to Implement.

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VIII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS

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1.Classification is allotting one or more classification symbols (e.g., IPC symbols) to a patent application, either before or during search and examination, which symbols are then published with the patent application.

2. Preclassification is allotting an initial broad classification symbol (e.g., IPC class or subclass, or administrative unit) to a patent application, using human or automated means for internal administrative purposes (e.g., routing an application to the appropriate examiner).  Usually preclassification is applied by the administration of an office.

3. Reclassification is the reconsideration and usually the replacement of one or more previously allotted classification symbols to a patent document, following a revision and the entry into force of a new version of the Classification system (e.g., the IPC).  The new symbols are available on patent databases.