The WIPO First Online Roving Webinar on Services and Initiatives will Take Place on May 26
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) begins a series of online Roving Seminars, which aims to offer detailed information on WIPO services and initiatives to all stakeholders under the conditions of different measures of confinement and restrictions related to the COVID 19 pandemic. In the course of the webinar, WIPO experts will introduce the basic features of their respective services of the organization as well as the measures WIPO has adopted to address the COVID 19 pandemic. During 90 minutes participants of the webinar will be given an opportunity of interaction, receiving answers to specific questions and obtaining practical knowledge on the following issues:
Sakpatenti has aligned in all trademark practice papers of EUIPN member offices
As a result of the joint efforts of the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Sakpatenti has today published three Practice Papers on trademarks
Tsarapi - Sakpatenti Registered a New Appellation of Origin for Wine
“Tsarapi” was added to the register of appellations of origin in Georgia. The National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti issued the certificate of registration for the new appellation of origin of Georgian wine in the name of N(N)IP Kardenakhi Wine, after the completion of relevant procedures.
Sakpatenti Chairman Mindia Davitadze and WIPO Director General Francis Gurry Confer through Virtual Meeting
Chairman of National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Mindia Davitadze and World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry met on May 13, 2020 to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on intellectual property.
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The Next Director General of WIPO will be Mr. Daren Tang
Today, on May 8, 2020, during the 60th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the next Director General was appointed officially. From October 1, 2020, during the next 6 years, Mr. Daren Tang, who held Chief Executive Position at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), prior to the appointment as Director General, will helm the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
The World Celebrates International Intellectual Property Day on April 26
Protection of intellectual property facilitates the formation of the modern world and the development of art and technologies. It applies to both creative and inventive activities and is protected by legislation. Everything what is created by the human intellect represents intellectual property and its protection is not a choice but a duty. That is why it is necessary to understand its significance.
On 23rd of April World Celebrates International Book and Copyright Day
Human intellect is unique, therefore, everything it creates belongs to it and needs protection. Without copyright protection, development of civilization would be delayed considerably, whereas people would lose the opportunity of spiritual and cultural enrichment.
It is crucial to guarantee uninterrupted functioning of Sakpatenti, to assure business operations in the present situation – An interview with Mindia Davitadze
In spite of the situation caused by the current pandemic, the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti continues its functioning and provides its full services to users. International publication World Trademark Review article recognized, that Sakpatenti is one of the intellectual property offices worldwide which fully shifted its operations to teleworking and has not had any disruption in its activities.
The First Teleworking Session Took Place at Sakpatenti Chamber of Appeals
The Chamber of Appeals operating at the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti continues its functioning in the teleworking mode without interruption.
