Intellectual Property Training for Georgian Journalists and Media Members
On July 20, 2018, training on intellectual property rights for journalists took place in Batumi. The meeting was organized by the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of U.S. Department of Commerce and the Embassy of the United States of America to Georgia.
National patent collection of Georgia in Patentscope and Espacenet
The full national patent collection of Georgia is now available for the first time in WIPO’s global patent search system Patentscope. The collection includes patents issued by Sakpatenti from its establishment in 1992 until today, altogether around 8850 documents. It includes ca. 6900 patents on invention and ca. 1950 patents on utility model.
ELSA Summer School
The Summer School on Intellectual Property Law is held in Georgia for already the third time. The event is organized by the European Law Students Association Georgia (ELSA Georgia), National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti,
International Conference “Georgia Against Counterfeiting and Piracy”
Today, on July 12, 2018, the fourth International Conference “Georgia Against Counterfeiting and Piracy” was opened. It is jointly organized by The National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti and Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), U.S. Department of Commerce. The conference takes place in Batumi and aims to facilitate effective implementation of intellectual property enforcement mechanisms, deepening a dialogue between the private and public sectors, sharing interoffice and international experience and establishing contacts between stakeholders in the direction of rights enforcement.
Conference “Intellectual Property (IP) and Education”
On June 20-21, 2018, The National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti, in cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), is organizing the conference “Intellectual Property (IP) and Education”.
International Project “Intellectual Property for Youth and Teachers” (IP4YOUTH&TEACHERS)
On June 19, 2018, within the International Project “Intellectual Property for Youth and Teachers”, “Training on Tutoring and Teaching” delivered training for teachers which was organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti.
Workshop on Implementation of Georgia’s Amended Patent Law
On June 13-14, 2018, Workshop was organized by the World Trade Organization and National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia, aimed to draft the text of the Resolution approving the “Rule of Granting a Compulsory License for the Use of a Patented Invention and Utility Model”, on the basis of the amendments entered in the Patent Law of Georgia on January 11, 2018, in accordance with the commitments under the Association Agreement between Georgia and the European Union.
Artificial Intelligence Search System
National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti has successfully introduced Trademark Vision – search system of figurative elements. Henceforth, Sakpatenti examiners as well as applicants will be able to use the artificial intelligence throw Sakpatenti website, figurative elements search system, which will facilitate improving examination quality of trademark applications. Sakpatenti has joined the list of IP Offices of the European Union, United Kingdom, France, Australia and Chile, which are using Trademark Vision artificial intelligence technology.
Amendments in the Fees for the Services Related to Patenting, Registration and Deposition of Intellectual Property Subject-Matters
In accordance with Resolution N 328 of the Government of Georgia of June 12, 2018, amendments were made to the fees related to patenting, registration and deposition of intellectual property subject-matters. The Resolution was enacted on the basis of the amendments implemented in the Patent Law of Georgia in 2017, according to which relevant fees were determined for proceedings for issuing a supplementary protection certificate, registration of a supplementary protection certificate,
The Final Training of Trainers of the Georgian Intellectual Property (IP) Academy – Module 5: Training on Copyright and Related Rights is organized by Sakpatenti and World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
On June 4-8, 2018, the final, Module 5: Training on Copyright and Related Rights is organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti for trainers of the Georgian Intellectual Property (IP) Academy.
