Companies can register new trademarks for the fifth edition of the national contest of the most famous trademarks of Moldova NOTORIUM Trademark Awards until September 25. The competition is organized by the intellectual property company INTELSTART LTD in partnership with the State Agency on Intellectual Property Protection (AGEPI), IPN reports.

In a news conference, INTELSTART LTD director Marian Bunescu said that during five years already, the company has enabled the most prominent national and international trademarks that are present on the market of the Republic of Moldova to be recognized by the public by online voting.

AGEPI deputy director general Natalia Mogol said the contest is a nationwide one and is designed to highlight the most successful trademarks that enjoy the greatest trust among consumers. “The contest is useful both to business entities and to consumers. For the business entities, it is a possibility of emphasizing their distinctive signs, the brands they promote. For costumers, the contest is one more instrument that helps them to reduce the time spent on the purchase of particular products,” stated Natalia Mogol.

According to her, the AGEPI annually receives about 5,000 applications for registering trademarks. Consequently, 4,500 trademarks appear annually and their main duty is to make the products and services of some of the companies different from those of the opponents. Statistics show that more than 80% of the applications for intellectual property submitted annually refer to trademarks.

The contest involves more than 4,500 trademarks present on the Moldovan market. The participants compete for anniversary awards, such as trophies, gold, silver and bronze medals, and for the exclusive right to use the logotype “VOTED RENOWNED BRAND” that will be offered to the winners of the 150 subcategories of products and services.

Business entities can apply to take part in the contest by filling out the form online. Only one trademark or type of wine in each subcategory can be voted online daily. The winners will be conferred prizes at the Award Gala at end-November.

The fifth edition of the national contest of the most famous trademarks of Moldova NOTORIUM Trademark Awards was launched on September 1. Through the agency of this competition, INTELSTART LTD enables the most prominent national and international trademarks that are present on the market of the Republic of Moldova to be recognized by the public by secured online voting on Facebook and on the official website www.notorium.md.