- CHAPTER I BASIC PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER II SUBSTANTIVE LAW IN RELATION TO THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
- Part 1 Conditions of protection of industrial designs
- Part 2 Scope and term of protection
- Part 3 Author of an industrial design. Rights owner of an industrial design
- Part 4 Validity of the right in an industrial design
- Part 5 Rejection of a registration application. Invalidity
- Part 6 Transfer of rights in an industrial design
- CHAPTER III REGISTRATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
- CHAPTER IV TERMINATION OF RIGHTS IN A REGISTERED INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
- CHAPTER V ENSURING OBSERVANCE OF RIGHTS
- CHAPTER VI GENERAL PROVISIONS
- CHAPTER VII FINAL AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
PARLIAMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF MOLDOVA
LAW on the Protection of Industrial Designs
No. 161-XVI of July 12, 2007
Monitorul oficial (Official Gazette) No. 136-140/577 of August 31, 2007
(English version * )
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CONTENTS
Chapter I
BASIC PROVISIONS
Article 1. Scope and purpose of the Law
Article 2. Legal basis
Article 3. Basic concepts
Article 4. Legal protection
Article 5. National office
Chapter II
SUBSTANTIVE LAW IN RELATION TO THE PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL DESIGNS
Part 1
Conditions of protection of industrial designs
Article 6. Subject matter of protection
Article 7. Novelty
Article 8. Individual character
Article 9. Composite products
Article 10. Disclosure
Article 11. Unprotectable industrial designs
Part 2
Scope and term of protection
Article 12. Scope of protection
Article 13. Term of protection
Article 14. Extension
* Courtesy translation provided by WIPO.
Part 3
Author of an industrial design.
Rights owner of an industrial design
Article 15. Right in an industrial design
Article 16. Service industrial designs
Article 17. Requesting a right in an industrial design
Article 18. Consequences of a court judgment on a new rights owner of a registered industrial design
Article 19. Author’s rights
Part 4
Validity of the right in an industrial design
Article 20. Implementation of rights in an industrial design
Article 21. Limitation of rights in an industrial design
Article 22. Expiry of rights
Article 23. Right of prior use of a registered industrial design
Article 24. Preventive marking
Part 5
Rejection of a registration application. Invalidity
Article 25. Decision on the rejection of a registration application. Recognition of invalidity
Article 26. Grounds for the rejection of a registration application. Grounds for invalidation
Article 27. Consequences of invalidity
Part 6
Transfer of rights in an industrial design
Article 28. Transfer of rights
Article 29. Licensing agreement
Chapter III
REGISTRATION OF AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGN
Part 1
Industrial design registration application
Article 30. Filing of a registration application
Article 31. Representation
Article 32. Criteria which an application must satisfy
Article 33. Multiple registration application
Article 34. Application filing date
Article 35. Application amendments at the applicant’s initiative
Article 36. Withdrawal of an application
Part 2
Priority
Article 37. Effect of the right of priority
Article 38. Right of priority
Article 39. Exhibition priority
Article 40.