Round Table Meeting was Organized by the Georgian Bar Association and Sakpatenti

Today, on March 1, 2016, Georgian Bar Association and National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti organized a round table meeting for lawyers and patent attorneys at Sakpatenti Tbilisi Office. Sakpatenti new approaches on trademark examination issues were introduced to lawyers and patent attorneys. Last year the number of appeals related to trademarks filed with Sakpatenti Chamber of Appeals, decreased by 20%, which was due to the improvement of examination quality and introducing a uniform practice at Sakpatenti.

The round table meeting was opened by Mr. Nikoloz Gogilidze, Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti, and Mr. Zaza Khatiashvili, Chairman of the Georgian Bar Association. During the meeting, conducted in the discussion format, future plans for cooperation were outlined.