National Intellectual Property Strategy
On September 15-16, a Sub-Regional Conference on Intellectual Property Strategies will be held at Courtyard Marriott hotel, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in cooperation with the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti.
Visit of Executive Director of WIPO Intellectual Property Academy to Georgia
On September 13 and 14, 2016, Mr. Sherif Saadallah, Executive Director of World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Intellectual Property Academy, paid an official visit to Georgia.
A Memorandum of Understanding was Signed between the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti and the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia
A Memorandum of Understanding was concluded between the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti and the Investigation Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia. The document was signed by Mr. Giorgi Badashvili, Head of the Investigation Service, and Mr. Nikoloz Gogilidze, Chairman of Sakpatenti.
International Conference “Georgia Against Counterfeiting in the Context of DCFTA” brings to Georgia best practice in enforcement of intellectual property rights
Batumi, 1 August 2016 – an international conference on European and international standards and experiences in enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) opened in Batumi today.
ELSA’s Summer school is held in Georgia
Today, on 25th of July (2016), summer school of “Intellectual Property Law” was opened by the initiative of the European Law Students Association in Georgia. This year Georgia is hosting 35 students of 15 European countries who will participate in the course on Intellectual Property Protection during one week. Students will visit Georgia’s Innovations and Technology Agency (GITA) and the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia “Sakpatenti”. During Summer School program , the lectures will be given by the representatives of Sakpatenti, Georgian Copyright Association, GITA , the association of Patent attorneys and World Intellectual Property organization.
Workshop on Internet Service Provider (ISP) Liability
On 26 of July, within the framework of TAIEX, a meeting was held on “Internet Service Provider (ISP) Liability”, which was organized by EU Delegation to Georgia and the National Intellectual Property Center Sakpatenti . The meeting was attended by the representatives of the private and public sector who got familiar with the EU law, approaches and experience on “Internet Service Provider (ISP) Liability”. During the meeting the existing problems of IPR infringement and legal mechanisms of copyright enforcement have been discussed. Based on the practical cases internet piracy mechanisms and Internet Service Provider (ISP) Liability was outlined.
Georgian Lawyers are Familiarizing with the US Experience
Today, on July 14, the Workshop on Adjudication of Civil Intellectual Property Infringement Cases opened in Kobuleti with the participation of Georgian judges. The workshop is organized by the Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), the United States Embassy in Georgia and the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti.
Seminar on Internet Service Providers Liability
On July 10-11, with the support of the Government of the United States of America, Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), a meeting was held at Sakpatenti Office, during which the US legislation, approaches and practical cases on Internet Service Providers Liability were discussed.
Searching of Marks/Designs Registered in Georgia is Already Possible in European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Databases
Sakpatenti trademark and design databases were integrated into the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) databases - TMview and Designview. From today, July 7, foreign users can receive information on marks/designs registered in Georgia on the European Union Intellectual Property Office website. In addition, users will be able to search in EUIPO databases by means of the Georgian interface. Sakpatenti has also joined the TMclass platform, which allows searching and translating the list of goods and services in 42 languages.
Mr. Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, Met with Mr. António Campinos, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Integration of Georgian databases into European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) trademark and design databases is launched, was noted during the meeting of Mr. Giorgi Kvirikashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, with Mr. António Campinos, Executive Director of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The parties considered issues of cooperation between Georgia and EUIPO.
