Effective today, Moldova has become the 40th member state of the European Patent Convention (EPC). In practice, this means that it is no longer necessary to extend protection to Moldova via payment of a separate EPO official fee. Instead, Moldova will be designated automatically, along with the other 39 member states of the EPC, upon payment of a single designation fee, integrating Moldova more deeply into the European patent system.
Moldova joins the European Patent Convention
By Nick Davies, Chartered and European Patent Attorney on
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