Delegation of Georgia is Participating in the 64th Session of the General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
July 07, 2023
The delegation of Georgia, headed by Mr. Soso Giorgadze, Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Center, is attending the sessions of the 64th session of the WIPO General Assembly.
The Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are held in Geneva every year. At the session of this year, the delegates of the Assemblies will summarize the results of the activities of the previous year, discuss the challenges and tasks in the field and consider the main directions and priorities that determine the intellectual property policy of the WIPO member states. The Assemblies were opened by the address of Mr. Daren Tang, Director General of WIPO. Sakpatenti Chairman Mr. Soso Giorgadze delivered a statement at the Assemblies, in which he spoke about the results of cooperation between Sakpatenti and WIPO. Sakpatenti Chairman focused attention on the Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications, which was held in Tbilisi on June 14-16 of the current year. He also highlighted the importance of improving the international mechanisms of intellectual property protection.
The WIPO General Assembly will continue until July 15 and the participants will hear reports on the work of the Standing Committees on Copyright and Related Rights, on the Law of Patents, on the Law of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications, along with this, the reports will be delivered by the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore, the Advisory Committee on Enforcement, etc.
During the Assemblies, an official meeting of Mr. Soso Giorgadze with Mr. Daren Tang, Director General of WIPO, is planned. Sakpatenti Chairman will also meet with Ms. Wang Binying, Deputy Director General of WIPO, and Mr. Habip Asan, Director of Division for Transition and Developed Countries. In addition, Sakpatenti Chairman will hold working meetings with the Heads of Intellectual Property Offices of different countries and international organizations, including the President of the European Patent Office (EPO) Mr. António Campinos and Chief Executive Officer of the International Trademark Association (INTA) Mr. Etienne Sanz de Acedo. Mr. Soso Giorgadze will also meet with Mr. Cemil Başpinar, President of the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (TURKPATENT), Mr. Yerbol Ospanov, Director of the National Institute of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Mr. Shen Changyu, Commissioner of the China National Intellectual Property Administration. In addition, within the framework of the Eastern Partnership, a meeting of the EUIPO representatives will be held with the Heads of Intellectual Property Offices of Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.