New Practice Paper - Graphic Representation of Designs

Sakpatenti is the first non-EU IP office which has aligned its practice of design representation with the common practice of the IP offices of the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN).

Announcement

Announcement

Due to prevention of spreading COVID19 virus, National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia – SAKPATENTI asks applicant’s to prevail from visiting Sakpatenti offices and use e-filing system (www.sakpatenti.gov.ge).

The 4th Meeting of the Twinning Project Steering Committee

The fourth meeting of the Steering Committee of the EU funded Twinning Project on “Establishing Efficient Protection and Control System of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Georgia” (GE/16 ENI EC 0318)

“From Idea to Innovation – Intellectual Property for Start-ups”- Training was Held for JET 29 Participants

Today, on February 27, 2020, the necessity of protection of intellectual property was introduced to students gathered at the Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Centre of Tbilisi State University, participating in the pre-acceleration program of the Centre - JET 29.

Delegation of Kazakhstan Visited Sakpatenti

On February 14, 2020, a meeting took place at SAKPATENTI Office in Mtskheta between Mr. Yermek Kuantyrov, Director of the National Institute of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Kazakhstan, and Ms. Manan Pruidze, Acting Chairperson of SAKPATENTI.

Sakpatenti has Registered “Tequila” Trademark as a Collective Mark in Georgia

Today, on February 11, 2020, Mr. Miguel Angel Domínguez Morales, President of the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT), paying an official visit to Georgia, was handed over the certificate of registration of “Tequila” as a collective mark at the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia SAKPATENTI. The visit of the delegation of the Tequila Regulatory Council (CRT), aimed to popularize Tequila on the Georgian market as well as to facilitate the export of Georgian wine to the Mexican market and to cooperate in this direction, continues for two days.

Free of Charge, Georgian-language General IP Course – Registration has Opened

In the framework of cooperation of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the LEPL National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia SAKPATENTI, the WIPO Academy Distance Learning Course - General Course on Intellectual Property (DL101GE) has become available in the Georgian language, free of charge.  The course is open for any person interested in the intellectual property rights.

European Union-Georgia Joint Project on Intellectual Property (EUGIPP)

Today, on February 3, 2020,  to initiate elaboration of the first year Action Plan of the European Union-funded project - European Union-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP), the Project Leader - Mr. Ibon Ormazabal, representative of the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) Department of International Cooperation and Legal Affairs, paid a working visit to Georgia.

Sakpatenti Protected Georgian Appellations of Origin: “Vazisubani”, “Napareuli”, “Gurjaani”, “Manavi”, “Teliani”, “Kvareli” and “Kakheti” in the Russian Federation

The National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia SAKPATENTI has registered seven Georgian appellations of origin: “Vazisubani”, “Napareuli”, “Gurjaani”, “Manavi”, “Teliani”, “Kvareli” and “Kakheti” at the Federal Service for Intellectual Property of the Russian Federation (ROSPATENT). Last August, Sakpatenti applied to ROSPATENT requesting granting legal protection to Georgian appellations. The exclusive right on the above-mentioned appellations on the territory of the Russian Federation was granted to the National Wine Agency.