Mr. Soso Giorgadze, Chairman of Sakpatenti, on June 5, met with representatives of the USAID Economic Security Program to discuss current joint interventions and prospects for future cooperation
To
develop effective mechanisms of intellectual property rights enforcement and
introduce modern tendencies of combating counterfeiting and piracy, on July
24-25, 2023, the 7th International
Conference “Georgia Against Counterfeiting and Piracy” will be held in Batumi.
The event is co-organized by Sakpatenti and the Commercial Law Development
Program (CLDP) of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
The Agrarian Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia at the offsite sitting, held in Akhmeta Municipality, discussed the draft Law of Georgia on Appellations of Origin of Goods and Geographical Indications. The draft Law is initiated by the Agrarian Issues Committee of the Parliament of Georgia. The draft is co-authored by the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia – Sakpatenti and is prepared with the support of the European Union within the Twinning Project “Establishing Efficient Protection and Control System of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Georgia”.
Along
with other functions defined by the legislation, the National Intellectual
Property Center of Georgia - Sakpatenti is responsible for the implementation
of the state policy in the field of copyright and related rights. Sakpatenti is
authorized by law to study any information related to the management of authors’
property rights.
The
Parliament approved the Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the
European Patent Organisation on Validation of European Patents (Validation
Agreement).
Today, the Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee of the Parliament of Georgia discussed the Draft Law on Appellations of Origin of Goods and Geographical Indications, initiated by the Agrarian Issues Committee. The draft amendments are aimed to support development of the system of appellations of origin and geographical indications in Georgia.
Today, the Sector Economy and Economic Policy Committee of the Parliament approved at the Committee reading the “Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the European Patent Organisation (EPO) on Validation of European Patents” (Validation Agreement) and the draft amendments to be entered in the Patent Law of Georgia.
Ways
of implementation of a new project and perspectives of future cooperation were
discussed by Mr. Soso Giorgadze, Chairman of the National Intellectual Property
Center, with Mr. Sandris Laganovskis, Director of the Institutional and
Cooperation Service, European
Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), and Mr. Ignacio de Medrano, Head of the International
Cooperation Service, EUIPO, at the meeting held at Sakpatenti.
The EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP) is drawing to a close. The Project, which is implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) with the support of the European Union, is aimed to develop and strengthen the intellectual property system in Georgia. The Closing Event is held at Tbilisi Marriott Hotel, which is attended by Mr. Soso Giorgadze, Sakpatenti Chairman, Mr. Sandris Laganovskis, Director of the Institutional and Cooperation Service, EUIPO, Mr. Ignacio de Medrano, Head of the International Cooperation Service, EUIPO, Mr. Martin Marianov, EUGIPP Project Leader, Ms. Ketevan Khutsishvili, Programme Manager of the Delegation of the European Union to Georgia, as well as representatives of Sakpatenti and various state agencies, project experts and beneficiaries.
The IP case-law compilation of European court decisions was presented at the High School of Justice. The compilation was published in the Georgian language within the EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP). The work has been compiled on the basis of the decisions of the General Court of the European Union (GCEU), the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the Boards of Appeal (BOA) of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).