The National Commission on Intellectual Property (hereinafter - the Commission) is an advisory body under the Government which is established to ensure coordination and interaction of ministries, other central administrative authorities and holders of intellectual property rights in activities aimed at developing and strengthening the national intellectual property system, combating and preventing infringements of intellectual property rights and fighting against counterfeiting, importation and marketing of counterfeit products in the Republic of Moldova.
The legal framework of the Commission activity is the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, other national normative acts, international treaties in the field to which the Republic of Moldova is party and the Regulation of the National Commission on Intellectual Property.
The nominal composition of the National Commission and the Regulation on its activity are approved by Government Decision No.489 of March 20, 2008.