Reception, verification, examination and transmission of the application in accordance with international registration procedures, with the exception of inventions

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  Step 1. Submission/Receive request

  How to submit the application:

  - at the AGEPI, address: 24/1, Andrei Doga Str., MD-2024, Chişinău, Republic of Moldova;

  -   online, by following the link (https://e-service.agepi.gov.md/);

  - online, via Madrid eFiling Platform (for international trademarks applications);

  -   by e-mail, application@agepi.gov.md (the application will be considered filed on the date of receipt of the e-mail, if the AGEPI receives the original application within one month from the date of receipt of the e-mail, except for the electronic document signed with digital signature).

  Note:

  1. Forms developed by the International Bureau of WIPO:

  -         for international trademarks - Madrid System Forms (wipo.int),

  -         for ID - Hague System forms,

  -         for IG/DO - Forms for the International Registration of Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications (wipo.int)

  2. Guide to filling the application form:

  - for trademarks: https://agepi.gov.md/en/trademarks/international, https://www.wipo.int/publications/en/details.jsp?id=4600&plang=EN

  - for ID: https://agepi.gov.md/en/design/international, https://www.wipo.int/hague/en/guide/

  

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  Step 2. Payment of the service

  - directly at the counter; 

  - by bank transfer;

  - through the government electronic payment service MPay (https://mpay.gov.md).

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  Step 3. Pre-screening of the application

  The forms can be sent in advance for consultation to the following e-mail addresses:

  - for trademarks - madrid@agepi.gov.md,

  - for ID - haga@agepi.gov.md,

  - for IG/DO - lisbon@agepi.gov.md.

  Applications submitted to the above-mentioned addresses shall not be deemed to have been filed with AGEPI.

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  Step 4. Verification and examination of the international application to AGEPI

  AGEPI examines and verifies the documents of the international application in order to comply with the legal provisions:

  -         for trademarks and GIs/DOs - one month from the date of receipt of the international application,

  -         for ID - 10 working days from the date of receipt of the international application.

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  Step 5. Transmission of the application to the International Bureau of WIPO

  If an application satisfies the requirements, the AGEPI shall visa it and shall send one copy to the International Bureau and a second copy to the applicant as proof that the application has been filed.