Joint Delegation of the Parliament and Sakpatenti Met with Secretary General of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM)

The joint delegation of the National Intellectual Property Center and the Parliament of Georgia, composed of Mr. Soso Giorgadze, Sakpatenti Chairman, Ms. Nino Chikovani, Deputy Chairperson, and Mr. Gela Samkharauli, First Deputy Chairperson of the Agrarian Issues Committee of the Parliament, is paying an official visit to Madrid. Within the visit, the delegation of Georgia met with Mr. José María Calleja Rovira, Secretary General of the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM). During the visit, which is aimed to deepen bilateral cooperation in the intellectual property field, members of the joint delegation of Sakpatenti and the Parliament of Georgia got acquainted with the specificity of the IP pre-diagnostic service at OEPM. Sakpatenti is working actively to introduce this service at the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia.

Sakpatenti Staff Development Program is Delivered by EUIPO Experts

On March 15, to raise the staff qualification, the professional development program started at Sakpatenti. The activity, organized by the Sakpatenti Training Center, covers three training series, which will be delivered by leading experts from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The program is implemented within the EU Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP), which is aimed to support the intellectual property system in Georgia, namely, to elaborate trademark and design examination and to harmonize it with the EU legislation and practice. 

Mediation of Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology Disputes

On March 23, 2023, 15:00, a Webinar on Mediation of Intellectual Property (IP) and Technology Disputes will be held, co-organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Arbitration and Mediation Center and Sakpatenti. The event is organized within the Memorandum of Understanding signed between WIPO and LEPL National Intellectual Property Center “Sakpatenti”. The webinar will be delivered by leading specialists from WIPO, who will share with the participants WIPO practice and experience in the direction on settlement of disputes through mediation.

Georgia will Host the Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications

The Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications, by the decision of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), will be held in Georgia. On June 14 and 15, Tbilisi will host the forum which will be attended by representatives of international and national associations, international organizations, national administrations of various countries, national intellectual property offices, associations of producers of GI products and GI specialists from around the world. The event, which is held every two years, is organized jointly by WIPO and the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia. 

Paid Internship Program was Launched at Sakpatenti – Chairman Met with Appointed Interns

Mr. Soso Giorgadze congratulated personally the first four winners of the paid internship vacancy announced by Sakpatenti on their appointment. Sakpatenti Chairman met with the interns on their first working day and wished them success. 

Prime Minister met with Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Center

Mr. Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, met with Mr. Soso Giorgadze, Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia.

During the meeting, the Chairman of Sakpatenti informed the Prime Minister about the projects implemented by the National Intellectual Property Center and introduced the future plans.  

The WIPO Global Awards Annual Competition is Receiving Applications until March 31

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has opened the 2023 edition of its Global Awards competition. The competition is seeking enterprises and individuals, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) of inventors, creators and designers that make smart use of intellectual property to achieve their business goals and harness their innovation and creativity for the progress and good of society.

700 Lessons on Intellectual Property were Delivered, Attended by 2200 Pupils

The project “Creativity and IP in Georgian Schools” is over. Within the project, organized by the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), aimed to introduce teaching of intellectual property in the school education, 108 teachers from 28 schools were trained in the intellectual property teaching methodology. During the past academic period they delivered 700 lessons on intellectual property. The lessons were attended by 2200 pupils from schools of Kvemo Kartli, Shida Kartli, Kakheti, Imereti, Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti and the Autonomous Republic of Ajara. The teacher training curriculum included study of intellectual property basics and practical sessions. The project also envisaged provision of teachers with a guide published in the Georgian language, books, brochures, table games and other necessary items.  

Mr. Soso Giorgadze is Meeting Representatives of the Government of the USA in Washington

On February 9, within the visit to the USA, Mr. Soso Giorgadze, Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti, held a working meeting in Washington with Mr. Steve Gardner, Chief Counsel for the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Mr. Soso Giorgadze Met with Advisor to the President of the USA

Mr. Soso Giorgadze, Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti, met with Ms. Kathi Vidal, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), who at the same time is the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property of the USA and the IP advisor to the President of the USA. The meeting took place at the USPTO head office in Alexandria (Virginia, USA).