WIPO - PCT Applicant's Guide MD - República de Moldova
Oficina Estatal de Propiedad Intelectual (República de Moldova)

    En vigor desde 1 de enero de 2026
    (publicado en 13 de noviembre de 2025)

    Resumen de los últimos cambios en esta versión
    RO: RO fees
    Consulte la lista completa de cambios

    [MT] Información útil sobre el hotel

    [MT] La Guía del solicitante del PCT se actualiza casi semanalmente con la información recibida por la Oficina Internacional.
    In case of question, please contact the Office or the International Bureau: pct.guide@wipo.int.
    [MT] Lista de abreviaturas utilizadas en el presente documento:
    Office: State Agency on Intellectual Property (Republic of Moldova)
    MPL: Moldovan Law on the Protection of Inventions
    [MT] Lista de monedas utilizadas en este documento:
    EUR (Euro), USD (dólar de los EE.UU.)
    [MT] Países y oficinas de información:
    The list of acronyms used for Offices is no longer shown as it has been integrated in the mouseover functionality for each ST.3 code shown in this document.
    Refer to List of WIPO Standards, Recommendations and Guidelines formerly Annex K, List of country names and two-letter codes. It includes a list of short names and two-letter codes accepted for use in indicating States, other entities and intergovernmental organizations and their Offices in documents relating to international applications under the PCT. The list is as set out in WIPO Standard ST.3.
    Also refer to PCT Contracting States formerly Annex A.
    [MT] Perfil de oficina
    For more technical information about the Office, refer to ePCT Office profile.
    [MT] Reservas, declaraciones, notificaciones e incompatibilidades del PCT
    Artículo 64.5)
    Refer to the full list.
    [MT] Fechas cerradas
    The Office is closed weekly on Saturday and Sunday
    Additional closed dates can be consulted on the Office Closed dates page

    [MT] Fase internacional

    [MT] Anexo B - Información sobre los Estados Contratantes o las Organizaciones Intergubernamentales

    [MT] Estado Contratante:
    República de Moldova
    [MT] Código de dos letras:
    MD
    [MT] Nombre de la oficina:
    Oficina Estatal de Propiedad Intelectual (República de Moldova)
    [MT] Ubicación:
    24/1 A. Doga St.
    MD-2024 Chisinau
    Republic of Moldova
    [MT] Dirección postal:
    Same as above
    [MT] Teléfono:
    (373-22) 40 05 00
    (373-22) 18 85 06
    [MT] Correo electrónico:
    office@agepi.gov.md
    [MT] Sitio web:
    [MT] Fax:
    (373-22) 18 86 99
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina la presentación de documentos por fax o por medios similares ( Regla 92.4 del PCT )?
    Yes, by facsimile
    [MT] ¿Qué tipos de documentos pueden transmitirse de esta manera?
    All kinds of documents
    [MT] ¿Debe presentarse el original del documento en todos los casos?
    Yes, within one month from the date of the transmission, if the transmitted document is the international application or a replacement sheet containing corrections or amendments of the international application
    No, only upon invitation in the case of other documents
    [MT] ¿Envía la Oficina notificaciones por correo electrónico en relación con las solicitudes internacionales?
    No
    [MT] ¿ Aceptaría la Oficina pruebas de envío de un documento, en caso de pérdida o retraso, cuando se utilice un servicio de entrega distinto de las autoridades postales ( Regla 82.1 del PCT )?
    Yes, provided that the delivery service is:
    DHL, Federal Express
    [MT] ¿ Está la Oficina dispuesta a permitir que los solicitantes pongan sus solicitudes a disposición del Servicio de Acceso Digital de la OMPI para Documentos de Prioridad ( DAS ) ( Regla 17.1 b bis ) del PCT )?
    More information about WIPO DAS is available at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/das.
    No
    [MT] Oficina (s) receptora (s) competente (s) para las solicitudes internacionales presentadas por nacionales o residentes de este Estado:
    IB,
    MD
    [MT] ¿Restringe la legislación nacional la presentación de solicitudes internacionales en Oficinas extranjeras?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] Oficina (s) competente (s) designada (s) (o elegida (s)) para este Estado:
    Refer to corresponding National Phase.
    MD
    [MT] Tipos de protección disponibles a través del PCT:
    National:
    Patents,
    Short-term patents

    European:
    Validation of European patents
    For international applications filed on or after 1 November 2015 refer to:
    http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/officialjournal/information-epo/archive/20151009.html
    [MT] Métodos de pago aceptados por la Oficina:
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] Disponibilidad en virtud de la legislación nacional para una búsqueda internacional de tipo (artículo 15 del PCT):
    None
    [MT] Protección provisional después de la publicación internacional:
    The publication of the translation into Moldovan of the international application gives the applicant provisional protection in the sense that he, upon grant of the patent, is entitled to damages (refer to Art. 43(3) and Art. 19 of the Moldova Law on the Protection of Inventions). International patent applications shall be published within six months from the date on which the national phase was entered (refer to Art. 49(4) of the Moldova Law on the Protection of Inventions).
    [MT] Información de interés si este Estado Contratante es designado ( o elegido )
    [MT] Fecha en que se deben indicar el nombre y la dirección del inventor:
    Must be in the request. If the data concerning the inventor are missing at the expiration of the time limit under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit fixed in the invitation.
    [MT] ¿Existen disposiciones especiales relativas al depósito de microorganismos y otros materiales biológicos?
    Yes, refer to Annex L.

    [MT] Anexo C - Oficina receptora

    [MT] Oficina de recepción competente para los nacionales y residentes de:
    República de Moldova
    [MT] Idioma en que podrán presentarse las solicitudes internacionales:
    If the language in which the international application is filed is not accepted by the International Searching Authority (refer to Annex D), the applicant will have to furnish a translation (PCT Rule 12.3).
    English,
    French,
    German,
    Russian
    [MT] Idioma aceptado para el texto libre dependiente del idioma en la lista de secuencias:
    The Office has not specifically notified the International Bureau of the language that it accepts under PCT Rule 12.1(d).
    Same as above
    [MT] Idioma en que puede presentarse la solicitud:
    English,
    French,
    German,
    Russian
    Number of copies required by the receiving Office if the international application is filed on paper:
    3
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de solicitudes internacionales en forma electrónica?
    For the relevant notification by the Office, refer to the Official Notices (PCT Gazette) dated 31 October 2019, pages 159 et seq.
    Where the international application is filed in electronic form in accordance with and to the extent provided for in Part 7 and Annex F of the Administrative Instructions, the total amount of the international filing fee is reduced (refer to “Fees payable to the RO”).
    Where the international application contains a sequence listing as a separate part of the description, this should be furnished in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, that is, in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 XML format; no fees are due for sequence listings filed in this format. If the receiving Office does not accept international applications in electronic form in such format, the international application will be transmitted to the International Bureau as receiving Office (PCT Rule 19.4(a)(ii-bis)).
    Yes, the Office accepts electronic filing via ePCT-Filing
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de documentos previos a la conversión y, en caso afirmativo, en qué formato ( artículo 706 de las Instrucciones Administrativas del PCT )?
    Yes, any format
    [MT] ¿ La Oficina receptora acepta la incorporación por remisión ( Regla 20.6 del PCT )?
    Sí
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina receptora la presentación de dibujos en color de manera oficiosa y los transmite a la Oficina Internacional?
    Sí
    [MT] ¿ La Oficina receptora acepta peticiones de restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 26bis.3 del PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies both the “unintentional” and the “due care” criteria to such requests
    [MT] Autoridad competente encargada de la búsqueda internacional:
    EP,
    RU
    [MT] Autoridad competente para el examen preliminar internacional:
    RU

    EP
    The Office is competent only if the international search is or has been carried out by that Office.
    Fees payable to the RO:
    [MT] Tarifa de transmisión:
    100 EUR
    [MT] Tasa de presentación internacional:
    This fee is reduced by 90% if certain conditions apply (refer to Annex C(IB)).
    1,667 USD
    [MT] Tarifa por hoja superior a 30:
    19 USD
    [MT] Reducciones (en la partida 4 de la Lista de tasas):
    [MT] Presentación electrónica ( la solicitud en formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    251 USD
    [MT] Presentación electrónica ( solicitud, descripción, reivindicaciones y resumen en formato codificado por caracteres ) :
    376 USD
    [MT] Tasa de búsqueda:
    Refer to
    Annex D(EP)
    Annex D(RU)
    [MT] Tasa por documento de prioridad ( Regla 17.1 b) del PCT):
    20 EUR
    [MT] Tasa por solicitar el restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 26bis.3 d) del PCT):
    100 EUR
    [MT] ¿Es necesario un agente para la Oficina receptora?
    No, if the applicant resides in the Republic of Moldova
    Yes, if the applicant is a non-resident
    [MT] ¿ Quién puede actuar como agente?
    Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney
    [MT] Renuncia al poder:
    Waivers of powers of attorney do not apply (PCT Rule 90.4(e) and 90.5(d)) where the agent or common representative submits any notice of withdrawal during the international phase (PCT Rule 90bis.1 to 90bis.4, also refer to International Phase, paragraph IP 11.048).
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Oficina al requisito de presentar un poder por separado?
    Sí
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere un poder por separado:
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated on the request form at the time of filing
    [MT] ¿Ha renunciado la Oficina al requisito de que se presente una copia de un poder general?
    Sí
    [MT] Casos particulares en los que se requiere una copia de un poder general:
    Upon appointment of, or for any paper submitted by, an agent or a common representative who was not indicated on the request form at the time of filing

    [MT] Anexo L - Depósitos de microorganismos y otros materiales biológicos

    [MT] Requisitos de las Oficinas designadas y elegidas
    Only Offices whose applicable national law contains provisions concerning the deposits of microorganisms and other biological material are listed in Annex L. Unless otherwise indicated, deposits may be made for the purposes of patent procedure before these Offices with any depositary institution having acquired the status of international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.
    For a list of these institutions refer to:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/pdf/idalist.pdf (and the detailed requirements for each institution at: https://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/section_d/subsection_c.html)
    Notifications related thereto may be consulted under:
    http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/registration/budapest/
    Further information concerning the requirements of international depository authorities under the Budapest Treaty is available at:
    http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/guide/index.html
    [MT] Fecha ( si la hubiere ) anterior a 16 meses de la fecha de prioridad en que el solicitante debe presentar :
    [MT] - las indicaciones prescritas en la Regla 13bis.3 a) i) a iii):
    None
    [MT] - cualquier indicación adicional:
    None
    [MT] Indicaciones adicionales (si las hubiere) que deberán darse además de las prescritas en la Regla 13bis.3 a) i) a iii) en virtud de notificaciones de la Oficina:
    To the extent available to the applicant, relevant information on the characteristics of the microorganism
    [MT] Información adicional
    The deposit may be made with a depositary institution designated by the Government or with institutions which have the status of international depositary authority not later than the filing date of the international application.

    [MT] Fase nacional

    [MT] Resumen de los requisitos para entrar en la fase nacional

    [MT] Plazos aplicables para la entrada en la fase nacional:
    Under PCT Article 22(3): 31 months from the priority date
    Under PCT Article 39(1)(b): 31 months from the priority date
    [MT] ¿ Permite la Oficina la restitución de derechos ( Regla 49.6 del PCT )?
    Sí
    [MT] Traducción de la solicitud internacional requerida a ( uno de ) los siguientes idiomas :
    Must be furnished within three months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Moldovan
    [MT] Contenidos requeridos de la traducción para entrar en la fase nacional:
    Must be furnished within three months from the expiration of the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    Under PCT Article 22: Description, claims (if amended, both as originally filed and as amended, together with any statement under PCT Article 19), any text matter of drawings, abstract
    Under PCT Article 39(1): Description, claims, any text matter of drawings, abstract (if any of those parts has been amended, both as originally filed and as amended by the annexes to the international preliminary examination report)
    [MT] ¿Se requiere una copia de la solicitud internacional en circunstancias particulares?
    The applicant should only send a copy of the application if he has not received Form PCT/IB/308 and the Office has not received a copy of the international application from the International Bureau under PCT Article 20. This may be the case where the applicant expressly requests an earlier start of the national phase under PCT Article 23(2)
    [MT] ¿Acepta la Oficina dibujos en color en virtud de su legislación nacional?
    Refer to the Office
    [MT] Tasas nacionales:
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    100 EUR
    [MT] Tasa por reivindicación de prioridad
    100 EUR
    [MT] Tasa de examen, incluida la búsqueda
    400 EUR
    Annual fee for the 1st to the 5th year, per year
    100 EUR
    [MT] Patentes a corto plazo
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    Must be paid within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1).
    100 EUR
    [MT] Cuota de examen
    200 EUR
    [MT] Exenciones, reducciones o reembolsos de tasas :
    [MT] Requisitos especiales de la Oficina ( Regla 51 bis del PCT) :
    If not already complied with within the time limit applicable under PCT Article 22 or 39(1), the Office will invite the applicant to comply with the requirement within a time limit of two months from the date of receipt of the invitation.
    Name and address of the inventor if they have not been furnished in the “Request” part of the international application
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Instrument of assignment of the priority right where the applicants are not identical
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    Appointment of an agent if the applicant is not resident in the Republic of Moldova
    Any document relating to any transfer of rights
    This requirement may be satisfied if the corresponding declaration has been made in accordance with PCT Rule 4.17.
    [MT] ¿ Quién puede actuar como agente?
    Any person registered to practice before the Office as patent attorney
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina el efecto de la restauración del derecho de prioridad por la Oficina receptora ( Regla 49ter.1 del PCT )?
    Sí
    [MT] ¿ Acepta la Oficina solicitudes de restablecimiento del derecho de prioridad ( Regla 49ter.2 del PCT )?
    Yes, the Office applies both the “unintentional” and the “due care” criteria to such requests

    [MT] El procedimiento en la fase nacional

    [MT] MD.01 FORMULARIO PARA ENTRADA EN LA FASE NACIONAL
    The Office has available a special form for entering the national phase (refer to Annex MD.II). This form should be used.
    [MT] MD.02 TRADUCCIÓN ( CORRECCIÓN )
    Errors in the translation of the international application can be corrected with reference to the text of the international application as filed (refer to National Phase, paragraphs NP 6.002 and NP 6.003).
    [MT] MD.03 REPRESENTACIÓN
    MPL Art. 86
    Natural or legal persons having their residence or principal place of business outside the territory of the Republic of Moldova shall be represented by a patent agent registered to practice with the Office, except for the filing of a patent application, the payment of fees or the filing of an earlier application. A list of registered patent agents is available on the website of the Office.
    [MT] MD.04 TASAS (FORMA DE PAGO)
    MPL Art. 61
    The manner of payment of the fees indicated in the Summary and in this Chapter is outlined in Annex MD.I.
    [MT] MD.05 EXAMEN
    MPL Art. 51
    A patent will only be granted after substantive examination by the Office. A request for examination should be filed prior to the expiry of 30 months from entry into the national phase. The request shall only be deemed to be filed upon payment of the examination fee and may not be withdrawn. There is a special form for the request (refer to Annex MD.III). The amount of the said fee is indicated in Annex MD.I.
    [MT] MD.06 TAXA POR SUBVENCIÓN
    A fee for grant must be paid within six months from the date of publication of the decision to grant the patent.
    [MT] MD.07 TASAS ANUALES
    MPL Art. 61,
    MPL Art. 93

    After a patent has been granted, annual fees must be paid for maintaining the patent in force for each year calculated from the first year of the international filing date. The first annual fee is to be paid simultaneously with payment of the fee for grant. If the decision to grant the patent was taken within one year or more from the international filing date of the application, the fee should be paid for each complete year starting with the filing date. All subsequent fees are to be paid before the beginning of the year for which the fee is due but not earlier than three months from the date of the following year of validity. Payment can still be made, upon request for extension of the time limit together with the payment of a corresponding fee, within six months from the final date. The amounts of the annual fees and of the surcharge for late payment are indicated in Annex MD.I.
    [MT] MD.08 CORTO - PATENTE DE PLAZO
    Artículo 4.3) del PCT,
    Artículo 43 del PCT,
    Regla 49bis.1.a) del PCT,
    Regla 49bis.1.b) del PCT,
    Regla 76.5 del PCT

    If the applicant wishes to obtain a short-term patent in the Republic of Moldova on the basis of an international application instead of a patent, such an indication should be made to the Office on entry into the national phase.
    [MT] MD.09 PLAZO DE UNA PATENTE CORTA - PLAZO DE UNA PATENTE
    MPL Art. 18,
    MPL Art. 61,
    MPL Art. 93

    The term of a short-term patent shall be six years from the date of filing of the short-term patent application. The patent owner may file with the Office a request for extension of the time limit for a period not exceeding four years, provided that the patent owner requests the Office to carry out a search of the state of the art and establish a search report accompanied by a written opinion on patentability relating to the invention which forms the subject-matter of the respective patent on payment of the prescribed fee. Fees for maintenance of a short-term patent shall be due on the anniversary of the date of filing of the application and for each year of effectiveness of the certificate.
    [MT] MD.10 CONVERSION
    MPL Art. 54
    A patent application may be converted, at the request of the applicant, into an application for a short-term patent prior to the date on which the decision to grant a patent is published or, at the latest, within two months following the date on which a decision to refuse the patent application has been sent. An application for a short-term patent may be converted, at the request of the applicant, into a patent application at any time before the decision to grant a short-term patent has been taken.
    [MT] MD.11 EXAMEN CON ARREGLO AL ARTÍCULO 25 DEL PCT
    Artículo 25 del PCT,
    Regla 51 del PCT

    The applicable procedure is outlined in paragraphs NP 6.018 to NP 6.021 of the National Phase. If, upon review under PCT Article 25, the Office denies an error or omission on the part of the receiving Office or the International Bureau, an appeal against this decision may be lodged with the Office.
    [MT] MD.12 EXCUSACIÓN DE DEMORA EN EL LÍMITE DE TIEMPO DE LAS REUNIONES
    Artículo 24.2) del PCT,
    Artículo 48.2) del PCT,
    Regla 82bis del PCT

    Reference is made to paragraphs NP 6.022 to NP 6.027 of the National Phase. Where, during the international phase or before the Office, the applicant has missed a time limit for performing any act in relation to the international application or the patent, such time limit may be extended and restored by the Office upon request by the applicant and where justified.
    [MT] MD.13 CERTIFICADO DE PROTECCIÓN SUPLEMENTARIA
    MPL Art. 4(2)c),
    MPL Art. 18,
    MPL Art. 69,
    MPL Art. 70

    A supplementary protection certificate is available to the owner of a patent with effect in the Republic of Moldova, the subject matter of which is a medicinal or a phytopharmaceutical product (basic patent) for which marketing authorization has been granted. The application for the grant of a supplementary protection certificate shall be filed within six months following the date of issuance of the marketing authorization, or, if the authorization has been issued prior to the grant of the initial patent, the application shall be filed within six months from the date of grant of the patent. The application shall not be deemed filed until after the prescribed fees have been paid. Fees for maintenance of a supplementary protection certificate shall be due on the anniversary of the date of filing of the application. The amounts of the fees are indicated in Annex MD.I.

    [MT] Anexos 10

    [MT] Anexo MD.I - Tasas
    [MT] Patentes
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    100 EUR
    [MT] Tasa por reivindicación de prioridad
    100 EUR
    [MT] Examen sustantivo, incluida la búsqueda :
    400 EUR
    [MT] — para cada reivindicación independiente, tal como se presentó originalmente o tal como se modificó, que exceda de una
    100 EUR
    [MT] — para cada reclamación dependiente, tal como se presentó originalmente o tal como se modificó, que exceda de cinco
    10 EUR
    [MT] — tarifa por hoja superior a 15
    10 EUR
    [MT] Tasa de subvención:
    [MT] — hasta 15 páginas
    100 EUR
    [MT] — tarifa por hoja superior a 15
    10 EUR
    [MT] Tasas anuales:
    [MT] — para los años 1 a 5, por año
    100 EUR
    [MT] — para los años 6º a 10º, por año
    300 EUR
    [MT] — para los años 11º a 15º, por año
    500 EUR
    [MT] — para los años 16º a 20º, por año
    700 EUR
    [MT] Recargo por pago tardío de la cuota anual:
    [MT] — por cada mes ( pero no más de seis meses )
    50 EUR
    [MT] Tasa por restablecimiento de derechos
    100 EUR
    [MT] Patentes a corto plazo
    [MT] Cuota de presentación
    100 EUR
    [MT] Tasa por reivindicación de prioridad
    100 EUR
    [MT] Tasa por examen
    200 EUR
    [MT] Tasa de subvención:
    [MT] — hasta 15 páginas
    100 EUR
    [MT] — tarifa por hoja superior a 15
    10 EUR
    [MT] Tasas anuales:
    [MT] — para los años 1 a 6, por año
    100 EUR
    [MT] Presentación y examen de la solicitud de prórroga del plazo de validez de la patente de corta duración, incluida la búsqueda y la elaboración del informe de búsqueda con opinión escrita sobre la patentabilidad
    300 EUR
    [MT] Publicación y expedición de patentes de breve duración ampliadas, incluida la impresión de la patente con el informe de búsqueda
    20 EUR
    [MT] Mantenimiento de la patente a corto plazo después de la prórroga, del séptimo al décimo año, por año
    200 EUR
    [MT] Certificado complementario de protección
    [MT] Presentación y examen de la solicitud de certificado complementario de protección
    300 EUR
    [MT] Tasa por la subvención
    100 EUR
    [MT] Mantenimiento del certificado complementario de protección, por año :
    700 EUR
    [MT] ¿Cómo se puede efectuar el pago de las tasas?
    The payment of fees must be effected in euro. All payments must indicate the application number (national, if already known; international, if the national number is not yet known), the name of the applicant and the category of fee being paid
    AGEPI accounts – Foreign applicants (EUR)
    Beneficiary
    MF-Trezoreria de Stat
    Agentia de Stat pentru Proprietatea Intelectuala
    Code IBAN
    MD55TRPAAA142310A15851AA
    Beneficiary Bank
    National Bank of Moldova
    Chisinău
    Republic of Moldova
    SWIFT
    NBMDMD2X
    Intermediary bank
    De Nederlandsche Bank N.V.
    Amsterdam
    Netherlands
    IBAN
    NL90FLOR0600126226
    SWIFT
    FLORNL2ACAC
    [MT] Formularios
    The following documents are maintained by the Office. Refer to the Office website (Annex B) for latest version and other languages.
    Annex MD.II - National processing request form (Form F-01-BI-003-E-02-0211)
    Annex MD.III - Request for examination (Form F-01-BI-004-E-01-0212)
    Versión actual en vigor desde 1 de enero de 2026 , impresa en 13 de febrero de 2026
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