Renewal of the validity of the certificate of registration of the industrial design

The registration of the industrial design (hereinafter referred to as the ID) confers on the holder the exclusive right to use and prohibit the use of the ID by third parties, without the consent of the holder for the entire term of validity of the ID. 

The registration of the ID may be renewed for several periods of 5 years each, up to a maximum of 25 years from the filing date, i.e. 6 months before the expiration of the right to the ID. 

The renewal of the validity of the certificate of registration of the ID may be requested by the holder or any other person expressly empowered by him by filing the application for renewal of the registration of the ID (hereinafter - application) with the AGEPI.

- Natural and legal persons having their domicile or registered office in the Republic of Moldova, who have the right to obtain the legal protection of an industrial design, shall act before AGEPI personally or through a representative, empowered by power of attorney.

- Individuals and legal entities with domicile, respectively headquarters, permanently abroad act before AGEPI only through an authorized representative from the Republic of Moldova.

- If a foreign legal person is affiliated with a legal person having its domicile or headquarters in the Republic of Moldova, the former may act before AGEPI through the affiliated person or its representative, empowered by a power of attorney. 


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    Step 1. Submission of the application

    How to apply:

    -   at the Agency’s counter atthe following address: Str. Andrei Doga no. 24, block 1, MD-2024, Chisinau, Republic of Moldova;

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

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

    Note:

    1. Application form for renewal of the design registration certificate ( https://www.agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/formulations/F-02-DM-004-E-02-0041.doc)

    2. Guide to filling in the application for renewal of the design registration certificate ( https://www.agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/formulation/guide/gh-2113_0041.pdf)

    3. Where applicable, application form for the granting of reductions for small and medium-sized enterprises

    (https://www.agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/formulations/F-06-CC-017-E-01-0839.doc)

    4. Where applicable, application form for discounts for natural persons

    (https://www.agepi.gov.md/sites/default/files/formulations/F-06-CC-016-E-01-0837.doc)

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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. Processing and Examination

    Following receipt of the application for renewal of the ID registration, it is verified that the legal conditions for renewal of the ID are met, i.e. the correctness of payment of the fee for renewal of the ID registration (in the amount and time limits set); identification of the holder; the mailing address; where applicable, the powers of the representative; where appropriate, permission to use the official or historical name of the State. 

    Depending on the outcome of the examination, one of the following decisions shall be taken:

    1. renewing the registration of the ID; or

    2. rejecting the application for renewal of the registration of the ID.

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    Step 4. Issuance of the certificate of registration of the renewed ID/rejection of the application for renewal of the registration of the ID

    When issuing the decision to renew the registration of the ID, the certificate of registration of the renewed ID shall be issued in the name of the holder, or his representative, with the same ID registration number, preceded by the inscription R or, as the case may be, 2R, 3R, etc., depending on the serial number of the renewed term.

    In the event of non-fulfilment of the conditions for the renewal of the registration of the ID, a decision shall be issued rejecting the application for renewal of the registration of the ID, which may be challenged before the Appeals Board of the AGEPI within two months from the date of its receipt.

    In case of non-submission of the application for renewal of the registration of the ID, after the additional period of 6 months that starts to run the day after the expiry of the set deadline, it will be found that the period for registration of the ID has expired from the day after the date on which the registration of the ID expires, the data on the expiry of the ID will be entered in the National Register of ID and it will publish the information on the expiry of the ID in BOPI.

Agenția de Stat pentru Proprietatea Intelectuală
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