Technical cooperation: strengthening IP institutions, networks, and IP personnel, for a more efficient and user-friendly IPR system.
Policy & Enforcement cooperation: supporting the modernisation, transparency and fair implementation of IP enforcement policies in Georgia.
Awareness raising: increasing awareness on the benefits of a comprehensive IPR system among opinion makers and specific segments of the general public in Georgia.
Annual work plan
2020
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Activity
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On-demand study or assistance related to strengthening the protection and/or enforcement and/or awareness of IPRs in the context of the AA/DCFTA
Result 1 - Strengthened IP institutions, networks and related staff for an efficient IPR system in Georgia
Result 3 - Increased awareness on the benefits of a comprehensive IPR system among opinion makers and specific segments of the general public in Georgia
Technical cooperation: strengthening IP institutions, networks, and IP personnel, for a more efficient and user-friendly IPR system.
Policy & Enforcement cooperation: supporting the modernisation, transparency and fair implementation of IP enforcement policies in Georgia.
Awareness raising: increasing awareness on the benefits of a comprehensive IPR system among opinion makers and specific segments of the general public in Georgia.
Annual work plan
2021
No
Activity
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sept
Oct
Nov
Dec
1
On-demand study or assistance related to strengthening the protection and/or enforcement and/or awareness of IPRs in the context of the AA/DCFTA
Result 1 - Strengthened IP institutions, networks and related staff for an efficient IPR system in Georgia
Technical cooperation: strengthening IP institutions, networks, and IP personnel, for a more efficient and user-friendly IPR system.
Policy & Enforcement cooperation: supporting the modernisation, transparency and fair implementation of IP enforcement policies in Georgia.
Awareness raising: increasing awareness on the benefits of a comprehensive IPR system among opinion makers and specific segments of the general public in Georgia.
Annual work plan
2022
No
Activity
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Feb
Mar
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Sept
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On-demand study or assistance related to strengthening the protection and/or enforcement and/or awareness of IPRs in the context of the AA/DCFTA (throughout the year 2022)
Result 1 - Strengthened IP institutions, networks and related staff for an efficient IPR system in Georgia
Technical cooperation: strengthening IP institutions, networks, and IP personnel, for a more efficient and user-friendly IPR system.
Policy & Enforcement cooperation: supporting the modernisation, transparency and fair implementation of IP enforcement policies in Georgia.
Awareness raising: increasing awareness on the benefits of a comprehensive IPR system among opinion makers and specific segments of the general public in Georgia.
Annual work plan
2023
No
Activity
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Result 1 - Strengthened IP institutions, networks and related staff for an efficient IPR system in Georgia
Result 3 - Increased awareness on the benefits of a comprehensive IPR system among opinion makers and specific segments of the general public in Georgia
On 6 June 2023, the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti) successfully passed the external audit to obtain the ISO 9001 quality management system certification with the support of the EU Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP).
On 9-11 May 2023 the EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project will organise a study visit to Hungary to allow Georgian enforcement authorities to become familiar with different IP systems in order to replicate best practices in Georgia.
On 4 May 2023, the EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP) will hold its closing event. After three and a half years of implementation, the project will come to an end in June 2023.
On 21 April 2023, the EU Georgia Intellectual Property Project will organise the last of a series of courses designed for the Sakpatenti Intellectual Property Training Centre of Georgia. This session will focus on EUIPO Boards of Appeal’s (BoA) decisions.
On 29-31 March 2023, the EU Georgia Intellectual Property Project will organise another training session of a series of tailored courses designed for the Sakpatenti Intellectual Property Training Centre of Georgia. This session will cover the topic of designs.
From 20-21 March 2023, the EU Georgia Intellectual Property Project will organise the second of a series of tailored courses designed for the Sakpatenti Intellectual Property Training Centre of Georgia. This session will focus on relative grounds.
From 15-17 March 2023, the EU Georgia Intellectual Property Project will organise the first of a series of courses designed for the Sakpatenti Intellectual Property Training Centre of Georgia. This session will focus on the topic of absolute grounds.
After completing the update of the trade mark guidelines, the EUGIPP will provide support to organise a seminar on how they are applied in practice. The aim is to consolidate and promote the use of the guidelines among users.
Based on the success of the training courses organised for Sakpatenti staff in 2022 on IP pre-diagnostic services, this activity aims to further develop the IP scan services at Sakpatenti.
Based on the success of the activities carried out in 2022 and following the calendar of the school year, a promotional closing event will be organised in February 2023 to raise awareness among schools and students involved in the project.
Based on the necessity of assessing the current impact of IP rights on the Georgian economy, this study will specifically target the reality within Georgia and will consider all relevant factors influencing the protection and enforcement of IP in Georgia.
To strengthen the competences of Sakpatenti staff on specific subjects related to examination, the EUGIPP will support the SIPTCG in organising a staff development programme with the participation of EUIPO IP experts.
Following up on the actions implemented during the previous working plans and to avoid duplication with other ongoing projects, cooperation in the field of copyright will continue, in order to complete the set of draft law amendments.
Following on from the successful organisation of the Enforcement Forum in June in 2021, the present activity aims to mobilise EU expertise to exchange best practices with Georgian enforcement authorities.
After completing the trade mark guidelines, a seminar on their application will be organised, together with a stakeholder event, in order to consolidate and promote the use of the guidelines among users.
Based on the success of the IP Case Law Conference (IPCLC) 2020, the activity will allow more IP practitioners from Georgia to participate in the IPCLC 2022 and benefit from the opportunity to meet again with high qualified experts in the IP field fro
The purpose of this activity is to do a comparative study of the Georgian and EU copyright systems. The study will assess the level of approximation between the European and Georgian law and analyse the divergences between the two systems.
This activity intends to identify the existing gaps between Georgian legislation on trade marks and designs and the EU legislation. It will make recommendations for closing the gaps and propose legal amendments to converge with European Union IP standards.
The project will support Sakpatenti to compile a list of decisions on trade marks and designs taken by the Court of Justice of the European Union, the General Court, and the EUIPO Boards of Appeal (BoA).
This activity consists of a comparative analysis of the EU and Georgian legislations. The analysis will cover best practices on IP rights enforcement and will assess the degree of convergence of the two legislations.
In order to improve the quality of actions taken by enforcement authorities and judges, the cooperation between the different IP practitioners in the country (i.e.
The main purpose of this activity is to reinforce HR policies within Sakpatenti as part of the ISO certification process. Within this framework, following two main actions will be carried out during the AWP 2022.
IP pre-diagnostics are one of the key elements in building an SME’s IP strategy. SMEs can benefit from IP experts looking at their business model, products and services, and growth plans and advising them on an IP strategy.
The EU Georgia Intellectual Property Project will support Sakpatenti in obtaining the ISO 9001 certification, building on previous efforts already initiated to obtain the certification.
This activity aims to enhance the role of the Chamber of Appeals at Sakpatenti creating consistency in the decisions taken by the authority, increasing legal certainty and forging an effective and comprehensive IP system.
Based on the necessity of assessing the current impact of counterfeiting and piracy in Georgia, a study will be carried out to analyse the necessity of strengthening IPR enforcement measures, especially in the fields of
This activity aims to support the Sakpatenti IP Training Centre of Georgia (SIPTCG) to define and take specific actions to build a conducive IP learning environment in the following areas of cooperation:
Drawing on the established cooperation with the EUIPO Boards of Appeal, and building on the experience of the seminar on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) held in July 2021, this activity seeks to allow selected Sakpatenti staff to attend specific
Based on the necessity of assessing the current impact of IPR on the Georgian economy, this study will specifically target the reality within Georgia and will take into account all relevant factors influencing the protec
Further to the development and adoption of the design guidelines initiated in 2020, Sakpatenti examiners and intellectual property users were trained on the correct application and interpretation of the different provisions of the guidelines.
The EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP) has been supporting the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti) to develop examination guidelines for national and international design applications.
The European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN) has created several common practices ensuring that applications for trade mark and design registrations, as well as e
The purpose of this webinar is to prepare school activities in view of the World IP Day (26 April 2020). A trainer will coordinate a brainstorming session with teachers and advise on how to carry out such activities successfully.
The European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN) has created several common practices ensuring that applications for trade mark and design registrations, as well as examination
Following the integration of Georgian terms in the EUIPO harmonised database, this activity entails organising a seminar for the benefit of Sakpatenti officials, IP attorneys and other Georgian users.
The main purpose of this activity is to create promotional materials for disseminating the benefits and main features that IP brings for economic development.
On 27 and 28 November, the third and last of a cycle of three online workshops for teacher coordinators and Sakpatenti staff representatives will take place.
From 5 to 7 November, the European Union Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP) organised the first of a cycle of three workshops for teacher coordinators and Sakpatenti staff representatives.
As of 13 July 2020, Georgian speaking users can search for terms in their own language on the European Union Intellectual Property Office’s (EUIPO) Harmonised Database (HDB).
