Filing requirements for the Dniester Republic

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TRADEMARKS

- Name and address of the applicant
- Prints of the trademark (size 5x5 cm, 6-fold)
- List of goods/services (International Classification)
- Priority document (if priority is claimed). Priority can be claimed within 6 months from the filing of the priority ap- plication. It is possible to claim priority within two months after expiry of the 6 months' term by supplying evidence that the applicant is not responsible for the delay.
- Power of Attorney (no notarization).

As a protective document for a trademark a Certificate of Registration will be issued in the name of the applicant. The Certificate is valid for 10 years from the filing date.

DESIGNS

- Name and address of the applicant
- Name and address of the inventor(s)
- Representation of the design (if necessary in different views) size 5x5 cm (may be larger depending on the product), 6-fold per view. Multiple design applications are possible.
- Description of the design and its essential features.
- Depiction of the closest prior art with indication of the bibliography.
- Priority document (if priority is claimed). Priority can be claimed within 6 months from the filing of the priority application. It is possible to claim priority within two months after expiry of the 6 months' term by supplying evidence that the applicant is not responsible for the delay.
- Power of Attorney (no notarization).

As a protective document on a design a letters patent will be issued in the name of the applicant. If there are two or more applicants, a letters patent will be issued for every applicant. Each inventor will receive an Inventor's Certificate. A patent on a design is valid for 10 years from the filing date.

Fees for keeping the patent in force must be paid annually.

PATENTS ON INVENTIONS and UTILITY MODELS

- Name and address of the applicant
- Name and address of the inventor(s)
- Specification, set of claims, abstract, drawings, schemes
- Priority document (if priority is claimed). Priority can be claimed within 6 months from the filing of the priority ap- plication. It is possible to claim priority within two months after extension of the 6 months' term by supplying evidence that the applicant is not responsible for the delay.
- Power of Attorney (no notarization)
- Fee (fee must be paid at the moment of filing the application or within two months from the filing date).
As a protective document for an invention or utility model a letters patent will be issued in the name of the applicant. If there are two or more applicants, a letters patent will be issued for every applicant. Each inventor will receive an Inventor's Certificate, which contains a complete specification of the invention or utility model. Upon the applicant's request, the application for a patent on an invention or utility model will not be published. In this case the Inven- tor's Certificate will not contain the specification. A patent on an invention is valid for 20 years from the filing date.

A patent on an utility model is valid for five years from the filing date and can be extended.

Fees for keeping the patent in force must be paid annually.

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