General Assembly of OriGIn - the Global Alliance of Geographical Indications
On October 17-19, 2017, the global alliance of geographical indications - OriGIn General Assembly, took place in Treviso, Italy. The meeting was attended by representatives of Sakpatenti and “OriGIn – Georgia”.
Preliminary Patent Search: Sakpatenti’s new service is available for everyone
Starting from today (16.10.2017) every interested person will have an opportunity to use Sakpatenti’s Patent Information Service – Preliminary Patent Search. This service covers a patent search in worldwide commercial and public sector patent databases, as well as in non-patent (e.g. scientific) literature databases. The searched documents and reports will assist the inventors to get an overview on the state of the art in their fields of technology, to be able to assess patentability of their inventions prior to drafting a patent application and to better plan further steps, e.g. drafting a patent application and filing it at Sakpatenti.
57th Series of Meetings at General Assembly of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
From October 2 to 11, 2017, Fifty-Seventh Series of Meetings at General Assembly of the Member States of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) took place in Geneva, Switzerland, which was attended by Sakpatenti delegation, headed by Chairman Mr. Nikoloz Gogilidze.
Science and Innovations Festival 2017
From September 24 to October 8, 2017, “Science and Innovations Festival 2017” will take place, organized by the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, during which the scientific and innovative potential of the country, achievements of Georgian and foreign researchers will be presented.
Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce
On September 23-25, 2017, “Workshop on Adjudication of Civil Intellectual Property Infringement Cases” will be held in Batumi, sponsored by the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of U.S. Department of Commerce and the Embassy of the United States of America to Georgia.
Training Course on Geographical Indications
On September 18-22, 2017, an English-language “Training Course on Geographical Indications” is held in Tbilisi, at Sakpatenti Training Centre, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Academy and the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti, within the WIPO professional development program.
Sub-Regional Symposium on Geographical Indications is Held in Trabzon
On September 12-13, 2017, Sub-Regional Symposium on Geographical Indications is held in Trabzon, Turkey, organized by the World intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia (Sakpatenti) and Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (Turkpatent). At the event, issues of legal protection of origin-based products are considered.
12th Session of the Advisory Committee on Enforcement of the World Intellectual Property Organization
On September 4 to 6, 2017, Sakpatenti participated in the Twelfth Session of the Advisory Committee on Enforcement of the World Intellectual Property Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
Unauthorized Use of “Sulguni” and Georgian Wine “Kakheti” was Prevented in Poland and Latvia
LEPL National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti applied to the European Commission Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development and requested prevention of unauthorized use of the appellation of origin of Georgian wine “Kakheti” (Kakhuri) as well as the geographical indication of Georgian cheese “Sulguni”.
Memorandums of Understanding were Signed between National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti, Georgian Copyright Association and Tbilisi City Municipal Assembly
On August 2, 2017, within the Literature and Art Competition “Tbilisi”, Memorandums of Understanding were signed between National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti, Georgian Copyright Association and Tbilisi City Municipal Assembly.
