To introduce activities aimed at professional development and deepening the knowledge of students in the field of Intellectual property, Sakpatenti and Tbilisi State University (TSU) renewed the Memorandum of Understanding, which was signed by Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Sakpatenti Chairman, and Mr. Giorgi Sharvashidze, TSU Rector. The Memorandum provides possibility to grant relevant ECTS credits after passing the General Course on Intellectual Property (DL101GE), which will facilitate raising awareness in this field, promotion of the course and increasing the number of professionals of this field in the future.
In elaborating the Institutional Strategy Document of the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti for 2021-2024, the Center is assisted by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). To discuss the ongoing project and future cooperation, Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Sakpatenti Chairman met with Ms. Sabine Machl, UN Resident Coordinator in Georgia.
Outstanding graduates of the fall session of the “General Course on Intellectual Property” (DL101GE) were hosted at Sakpatenti. The joint certificates of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Sakpatenti were handed over to the participants in solemn ceremony by Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Sakpatenti Chairman, and Ms. Sabine Machl, UN Resident Coordinator in Georgia.
Sakpatenti plans to conclude an agreement on cooperation with Amazon, Ebay, Alibaba and Rakuten within the EU funded Twinning Project on “Establishing Efficient Protection and Control System of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Georgia” (GE/16 ENI EC 0318). The above-mentioned issue was discussed during the 7th meeting of the Steering Committee of the Project, held on March 30, 2021.
Within the EU funded Twinning Project on “Establishing Efficient Protection and Control System of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Georgia” (GE/16 ENI EC 0318), Sakpatenti starts working for registration of two new geographical indications. The issue was discussed on the 7th meeting of the Steering Committee of the Project, held on March 30, 2021.
Sakpatenti is giving possibility to any person interested in intellectual property field to take part in general course on intellectual property through distance learning, free of charge and in Georgian language, also to obtain international certificate and to further continue studying at other specialized courses of World Intellectual Property Organization if they wish to.
The National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia SAKPATENTI has published a Practice Paper concerning the criteria for assessing disclosure of designs on the internet and to provide recommendations thereof.
Sakpatenti and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) start cooperation to improve the intellectual property rights enforcement system in creative industries. To this end, on March 25, 2021, Mr. Mindia Davitadze, Chairman of National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti, and Mr. Mark McCord, USAID Economic Security Program Chief of Party, signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Within the training activities developed by Sakpatenti, the Training Centre of the Office organized a working meeting on copyright for staff members of the Georgian National University (SEU). The comprehensive training, specially created for the target group, covers all important issues related to copyright, knowledge of which will assist SEU in lawful use of copyrighted works.