Meeting with Students of Ilia State University Took Place at Sakpatenti
Today, on January 21, 2019, students of Ilia State University visited Sakpatenti. The meeting was organized on the initiative of members of Ilia State University Students Club “E Pluribus Unum”, who are interested in Sakpatenti activities and expressed a desire to attend training in order to familiarize with the ongoing processes at Sakpatenti.
The Georgian Version of MGS is Already Available
Sakpatenti joined the Madrid Goods and Services Manager (MGS), a program administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). By means of this program the Georgian users, filing international applications, are given an opportunity to use the Georgian interface and make a list of goods and/or services in the Georgian language, which will simplify for them the procedure of extension of trademarks to the member states of the “Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks”.
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Georgia has Acceded to the Protocol Amending the TRIPS Agreement
On November 21, 2018, a meeting took place in Geneva between Mr. Roberto Azevêdo, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and Mr. Victor Dolidze, Permanent Representative of Georgia in Geneva, during which the instrument of ratification of the Protocol Amending the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) by Georgia was deposited.
Inventors and Researchers’ Competition “Leonardo da Vinci”
On November 15, 2018, the final stage and the awards ceremony of the young inventors’ competition “Leonardo da Vinci”, organized by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, took place at the exhibition hall of the TBC Bank head office.
Sakpatenti is the Third Office in the World which has Made Available the Madrid „eFiling“ for International Applications
Sakpatenti has joined the WIPO-administered program „eFiling“, by means of which Georgian users will be able to file their international applications electronically, which will simplify for them the procedure of extension of trademarks to the member states of the “Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks”.
Chacha Festival 2018
On November 3, 2018, on the initiative of the Georgian Chamber of Culture, the “Chacha Festival” was founded and held for the first time in Telavi. The event was co-organized and supported by the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti, together with other organizations.
Georgia at Wine Exhibition “EXPOVINA”
On November 1-15, 2018, Wine exhibition “EXPOVINA” is held in Zurich, the Swiss Confederation, where Georgia participates with the honorary guest status. “EXPOVINA” is the annual wine event, distinguished by its unique locality. The exhibition takes place every autumn on the stationary boats on Lake Zurich. At the event about 4000 varieties of wines from around the world are presented. Up to 65000 wine importers attend the exhibition annually.
The 100000th Application for a Trademark
On October 24, 2018, the 100000th application for a trademark registration was recorded in Sakpatenti electronic database.
VIP4SME Meeting with Patent Attorneys and Lawyers
On October 19, 2018, the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti, within the Project “Value of Intellectual Property for SME” – (VIP4SME), funded by the European Union Program for Research and Innovations “Horizon 2020”, is organizing a meeting with patent attorneys and lawyers working in the intellectual property field.
