USAID Will Assist Sakpatenti in Finalizing the Draft Amendments to the Law of Georgia on Copyright and Related Rights
Sakpatenti and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) start cooperation to improve the intellectual property rights enforcement system in creative industries. To this end, on March 25, 2021, Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Chairman of National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti, and Mr. Mark McCord, USAID Economic Security Program Chief of Party, signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Copyright Protection Quality will be Improved in SEU Library Activity
Within the training activities developed by Sakpatenti, the Training Centre of the Office organized a working meeting on copyright for staff members of the Georgian National University (SEU). The comprehensive training, specially created for the target group, covers all important issues related to copyright, knowledge of which will assist SEU in lawful use of copyrighted works.
Khelvachauri Tangerine, Keda Chkhaveri, Khulo Potato and Chakvi Tea are in the List of Potential Geographical Indications
In order to define GI products in the Achara region, Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Sakpatenti Chairman, met with Mr. Giorgi Surmanidze, Minister of Agriculture of the Autonomous Republic of Achara. It is the initiative of Sakpatenti, following Acharuli Chlechili and Machakhela Honey, to add to the State Register of Geographical Indications other Acharan products with the specific quality, characteristics and reputation.
Mediation – Introduction of an Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism is Planned at Sakpatenti
Sakpatenti and the Mediators Association of Georgia start cooperation on popularization of the intellectual property field and mediation. To this end, today, Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Chairman of the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia - Sakpatenti, and Mr. Irakli Qandashvili, Chairman of the Mediators Association of Georgia, signed the Memorandum of Understanding.
Seminar on Copyright Management is being Held at Sakpatenti
On March 15-18, 2021, with the involvement of international partners, a seminar is being held to raise awareness on collective management organizations of economic rights of authors in Georgia. Workshop, organized by the Commercial Law Development Program of the U.S. Department of Commerce and with the support of the U.S. Embassy to Georgia, is attended by Sakpatenti staff members, patent attorneys, collective management organizations and other parties interested in this topic.
Sakpatenti Training Centre has launched the Special Project for Creation of Pool of Trainers
“Training of Trainers in Intellectual Property Law” is a new project of the Training Centre of the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti. It is aimed to train law students, lawyers and teachers and give them the qualification of intellectual property law trainers.
Number of Intellectual Property Trainers has been increased
Sakpatenti Chairman Mr. Mindia Davitadze handed over the certificates of intellectual property trainers to the students of the Master’s Degree of the Law Faculty of Tbilisi State University (TSU). The students participated in the special training program “Training of Trainers in Intellectual Property Law”.
Mr. Mindia Davitadze – It is honorable when WIPO Director General evaluates the activities of Sakpatenti positively
Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Chairman of Sakpatenti,
met with Mr. Daren Tang, newly elected Director General of the World
Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Chairman of
Sakpatenti, gave an interview to “Interpressnews” on the outcomes of the
meeting held at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva, the prospects of future
cooperation with WIPO and the steps taken by Sakpatenti on the way of its
formation as the regional hub of intellectual property policy, information and
cooperation.
Mr. Mindia Davitadze met with Dr. Catherine Chammartin on Mutual Recognition of New Geographical Indications between the Swiss Confederation and Georgia
During the official visit to the Swiss
Confederation, Sakpatenti Chairman met with Director General of the Swiss
Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. At the introductory meeting held in
Bern the parties discussed the issues of implementation of the “Agreement
on the Mutual Recognition and Protection of Geographical Indications,
Appellations of Origin and Indications of Source between Georgia and the Swiss
Confederation”.
Mr. Daren Tang – We Consider Georgia as a Very Strong and Reliable Partner
Meeting between Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Chairman of Sakpatenti, and Mr. Daren
Tang, newly elected Director General of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO), took place at the WIPO headquarters in Geneva. In 2021 Sakpatenti
representative will lead the Central European and Baltic States (CEBS) Regional
Group and Sakpatenti Chairman in person introduced the Group Coordinator to Mr.
Daren Tang.
