Mr. Mindia Davitadze met with Dr. Catherine Chammartin on Mutual Recognition of New Geographical Indications between the Swiss Confederation and Georgia

During the official visit to the Swiss Confederation, Sakpatenti Chairman met with Director General of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. At the introductory meeting held in Bern the parties discussed the issues of implementation of the “Agreement on the Mutual Recognition and Protection of Geographical Indications, Appellations of Origin and Indications of Source between Georgia and the Swiss Confederation”.

The above-mentioned Agreement between the countries was signed on May 31, 2018 and entered into force from 2019. The Agreement provides for protection of Georgian geographical indications, appellations of origin and indications of source on the territory of the Swiss Confederation under reciprocity principle and also defines the procedures related to their use and enforcement. One of the main issues discussed at the meeting was the exchange of new geographical indications registered in Georgia with the Swiss Confederation.

In addition, at the meeting with Director General of the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property Dr. Catherine Chammartin the issues regarding deepening of the bilateral cooperation were discussed and the experience related to the GIs registration process and the institutional structure was shared. The conversation also touched upon the initiatives implemented by the offices in order to support small and medium enterprises and the prospects of cooperation in the field of mutual interest in the bilateral as well as multilateral formats.