The twinning project ‘Trade marks and Industrial Designs Office’ was initiated on the 20 January 2020 and is scheduled for implementation over a period of 18 months, with the objective of strengthening the protection of trade marks and industrial designs in Egypt.

The EUIPO supports the above objectives of the twinning project via the AfrIPI project, especially in the capacity building efforts. AfrIPI has been supporting the Egyptian partners by:

In order to enhance the quality, consistency and transparency of the examination of trade marks and designs in OAPI, it is important to have common guidelines for all examiners to use as a reference in their examination work. This will also enhance the predictability of OAPI’s decisions, benefiting all users (trade marks and designs owners and IP agents).

On July 2, the EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP) organised a ‘Workshop on alternative dispute resolution’.

The purpose of the workshop was to discuss the mediation and alternative dispute resolution services provided by the EUIPO’s Boards of Appeal and to share best processes and practices with the Georgian counterparts.

IPR enforcement is crucial for the proper implementation of the association agreement between the EU and Georgia. It contributes to create the best possible conditions for European and Georgian companies to invest and trade in the region by ensuring that trade-related rules, including IPR, are respected and implemented.

IPR enforcement is crucial for the proper implementation of the association agreement between the EU and Georgia. It contributes to create the best possible conditions for European and Georgian companies to invest and trade in the region by ensuring that trade-related rules, including IPR, are respected and implemented.

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, are consistent across EU national and regional IP offices. Besides those adopted in 2020, Sakpatenti has expressed interest in exploring the adoption of new trade mark and design practices available for non-EU IP offices.

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 EUGIPP main achievements will be presented during a policy-level event gathering stakeholders in the third trimester of 2021.

The objective of this activity is to promote the EU-funded project by highlighting the benefits it will bring to the Georgian IP system. It will improve the awareness among IPR users, enforcement practitioners and national media on the importance and value of IP, as well as the negative effects and risks related to counterfeiting and piracy.

The main purpose of this activity is to create promotional materials for disseminating the benefits and main features that IP brings for economic development. These materials will raise awareness among SMEs and private sector representatives when developing a global branding strategy for Georgian entrepreneurs.

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.