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Ministerial Decree No. 295 validating the Regulation on the proceedings for submittal and examination of the application, issuance and keeping in force patents for plant variety.

Country/Territory
Moldova, Republic of
Document type
Regulation
Date
2009
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Subject
Cultivated plants
Keyword
Intellectual property rights/patents Plant variety Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings
Geographical area
CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, Landlocked Developing Nations
Abstract

This Ministerial Decree establishes the modalities of submittal and examination of the application, issuance and keeping in force patents for plant variety. The application for the issuance of patent for plant variety shall be submitted to the State Intellectual Property Agency (AGEPI) personally by natural and legal persons or by their legal representatives. The application shall contain filled in model form in accordance with the item 13, and filled in technical questionnaire containing data specified in the item 23. The following documentation shall be submitted together with the application form: (a) recipe of payment of required fees and charges; (b) designation of authority in case of submittal of the application through legal representative; (c) priority document attesting priority of the application; (d) documentary evidence of purchase of patent if the applicant is not a plant breeder; (e) color photos required for identification of plant variety; and (f) authorization issued by the competent biological safety body attesting safety of plant variety for environment.

Full text
Russian
Website
www.moldova.md