On April 29-30, the 5th Conference on Intellectual Property, organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), was held in Alicante, Spain. The event was attended by Ms. Tika Nebieridze, Deputy Chairperson of Sakpatenti, and Ms. Dea Tchitcinadze, Head, Division of Trademarks and Geographical Indications.
On April 30, the closing event of the joint project of the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia – “Sakpatenti” and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was held. The “Project on Collective Management, Branding and Commercialization of Selected Registered GI in Georgia” was a one-year project and was aimed to support the farmers, associations and entrepreneurs who produce unique Georgian products marked with geographical indications and appellations of origin.
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April 26 is the World Intellectual Property Day. On occasion of this date, Sakpatenti hosted students from 13 different universities at the Head Office in Mtskheta.
At the event, the Chairman of the office, Mr. Soso Giorgadze, spoke to the students about the role of the youth in the development of the intellectual property field. He noted that in the period of innovations and new technologies, intellectual property is an important investment, which, in fact, determines the progress and development of the country in all key directions, whether economy, industry, agriculture, science or culture. Arousing interest in intellectual property among the youth, informing them about the recent developments in this field and deepening knowledge are prerequisites for the development of this area and, accordingly, a possibility of further improvement and elaboration of the intellectual property protection system.
The first meeting of the Republic of Moldova-Georgia Joint Committee on Geographical Indications was held in videoconference format. Together with representatives of Sakpatenti, representatives of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia and the Revenue Service of the Ministry of Finance of Georgia participated in the meeting.