Students of ELSA Summer School received Certificates of Completion at the Reception Held at Sakpatenti
July 15, 2022
The Summer School of the European Law
Students’ Association (ELSA) on the topic “Intellectual Property Law” was held
in Georgia for the seventh time this year. 14 students of the Faculties of Law
of the leading universities of ten European countries participated in the Summer
School. Today, on July 15, 2022, the participants of ELSA 2022 were hosted at
Sakpatenti on occasion of successful completion of the Summer School. Ms. Ana
Dalakishvili, Head of Sakpatenti Training Center, congratulated the students on
graduating from the Summer School and handed over to them certificates of
completion in solemn ceremony.
During the five-day intensive course, the students
were introduced exhaustive information on the intellectual property law system
and mechanisms of its protection, in particular, they considered intellectual
property subject-matters – trademark, design, geographical indication,
invention and their examination procedures. The participants also received
information on copyright. In addition, the course covered introduction to
intellectual property legislation and discussion of practical examples.
The lecture course of the Summer School was led by experts of Sakpatenti and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Lectures for the students were also delivered by representatives of the Georgian Copyright Association, the Association of Patent Attorneys and Georgia’s Innovation and Technology Agency.
ELSA is the association which covers 44 European
states on the level of national groups, up to 390 well-known universities
throughout Europe, up to 51000 law students and young lawyers. ELSA Summer
School in various fields of law is held annually in 32 countries. It is organized
in Georgia for several years with the support of Sakpatenti, in the direction
of intellectual property. The support of the event is aimed to arouse interest in
the intellectual property field among students of the Faculties of Law.
