More than 50 members of the International Trademark Association (INTA) attended today the Virtual Round Table, organized by Sakpatenti and INTA, a dialogue on the intellectual property policy, which was devoted to discussion of the challenges and problems related with counterfeiting during the Coronavirus pandemic period and ways of their overcoming.
The Virtual Round Table, organized by the International Trademark Association (INTA) and Sakpatenti, will take place on May 28, 2020 at 16:00. The dialogue will be devoted to the results of the measures taken against counterfeiting in Georgia during the Coronavirus (Covid19) period and future prospects.
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) begins a series of online Roving Seminars, which aims to offer detailed information on WIPO services and initiatives to all stakeholders under the conditions of different measures of confinement and restrictions related to the COVID 19 pandemic. In the course of the webinar, WIPO experts will introduce the basic features of their respective services of the organization as well as the measures WIPO has adopted to address the COVID 19 pandemic. During 90 minutes participants of the webinar will be given an opportunity of interaction, receiving answers to specific questions and obtaining practical knowledge on the following issues:
As a result of the joint efforts of the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), Sakpatenti has today published three Practice Papers on trademarks
“Tsarapi” was added to the register of appellations of origin in Georgia. The National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia Sakpatenti issued the certificate of registration for the new appellation of origin of Georgian wine in the name of N(N)IP Kardenakhi Wine, after the completion of relevant procedures.
Chairman of National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Mindia Davitadze and World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Francis Gurry met on May 13, 2020 to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on intellectual property.
Today, on May 8, 2020, during the 60th General Assembly of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the next Director General was appointed officially. From October 1, 2020, during the next 6 years, Mr. Daren Tang, who held Chief Executive Position at the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS), prior to the appointment as Director General, will helm the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).
Protection of intellectual property facilitates the formation of the modern world and the development of art and technologies. It applies to both creative and inventive activities and is protected by legislation. Everything what is created by the human intellect represents intellectual property and its protection is not a choice but a duty. That is why it is necessary to understand its significance.
Human intellect is unique, therefore, everything it creates belongs to it and needs protection. Without copyright protection, development of civilization would be delayed considerably, whereas people would lose the opportunity of spiritual and cultural enrichment.