MD - Federated Register Service

1. 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 Republic of Moldova and with effects in Republic of Moldova

·    Updating frequency : monthly

·    Availability of file inspection: No

·    URL to National patent register: http://db.agepi.md/inventions/

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

2. Contents provided via FRS:

	FRS data	Data provided	MD - Contents
1	Status	Yes	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 Patent not validated - The applicant has withdrawn the validation fee - The owner has not submitted a request for validation on time.
2	Application No.	Yes	AGEPI displays its own application number. Moldavian application number format:  e YYYY-NNNN e: european patent application                                 YYYY: year of assigning the application number                                      NNNN: a four digit ordinal number Example: e 2016 0001
3	Publication No.	Yes	The publication number is the number assigned by EPO to a patent and used by AGEPI on publications in the official gazette. Format number: MD/EP nnnnnnn
4	Proprietor	Yes	All current proprietors are listed
5	Invalidation date	No	This info will not be provided.
6	Not in force since	Yes	The date on which the rights conferred by the validated European patent are no longer considered to be in force in the Republic of Moldova. The possible statuses are Patent lapsed - still in grace period Patent lapsed Patent expired
7	Renewal fees last  paid	Yes	The year of the latest annual fee paid and the date of the payment
8	Register last updated	Yes	The date corresponds to the last update of the record.
9	SPC	No	This info will not be provided.

3. CONTACT DETAILS:

State Agency on Intellectual Property

of the Republic of Moldova.

24/1, Andrei Doga Str.,

Chisinau, MD2024, Republic of Moldova

email:  office@agepi.gov.md

4. RELATED LINKS:

http://agepi.gov.md/en/

http://worldwide.espacenet.com/