Microsoft Offers Companies Service Against Cyber Threats
On November 7, 2017, a meeting on intellectual property protection and cybersecurity issues took place at the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti. Mr. Nikoloz Gogilidze, Sakpatenti Chairman, and Mr. Loran Siniore, Director, Central and Eastern European Software Assets Management and Compliance, Microsoft, participated in the meeting.
Young Inventors’ Competition “Leonardo da Vinci”
On November 3, 2017, the final stage and the awards ceremony of the young inventors’ competition “Leonardo da Vinci” took place at the TBC Bank head office. The event was organized by Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation of the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia.
Negotiations on Mutual Recognition of Geographical Indications Took Place in Bern, Switzerland
On October 25-26, 2017, in Bern, Switzerland the second round of negotiations between the Georgian and the Swiss parties on drafting the text 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” took place.
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.
