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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
On June 10, 2016, the first employment and internship forum of San Diego State University took place at Radisson Hotel, Tbilisi, organized by Millennium Challenge Foundation-Georgia (MCA-Georgia) and San Diego State University (SDSU-Georgia). During the event, representatives of public and private sectors met with successful students of San Diego State University and discussed with them education and internship prospects.
Chairman of Sakpatenti, Mr. Nikoloz Gogilidze was elected as a Chair of the Working Group for the Preparation of Common Regulations under the Lisbon Agreement and the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Today, on June 2, 2016, a sub-regional seminar “Intellectual Property Policies in Universities and Research Institutions” was opened, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti. During the seminar the current situation regarding IP policies at universities in Georgia will be discussed, experience of Israel on the use of IP policies at universities and research institutions as well as WIPO guidance will be introduced to the participants.
On the invitation of the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti, Mr. Habip Asan, President of the Turkish Patent Institute (TPI), is paying an official visit Tbilisi. Today, on June 2, 2016, at Sakpatenti Office, a memorandum of understanding was signed between the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti and the Turkish Patent Institute, which provides for cooperation in the field of industrial property protection. Within the memorandum, the intellectual property offices of the two countries will cooperate in the direction of capacity building of examiners, sharing of experience and best practices, training programs will also be drafted for the Intellectual Property Educational Center of Georgia. In addition, the memorandum envisages support in participation of Georgian students in the Master’s Program on intellectual property in Turkey, organization of joint conferences and seminars and holding consultations in the process of drafting new legislative acts in the intellectual property field.