EUGIPP

From 19 to 21 November, the second of a cycle of three online workshops for teacher coordinators and Sakpatenti staff representatives will take place

The workshops, organised by the EU-Georgian Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP), are part of the initiative ‘Creativity and IP in Georgian schools’, which intends to reach out to over 1 000 Georgian students during the forthcoming academic year.

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. Due to the current situation and for the participants’ health and safety, the session took place virtually.

Over the 3 days, more than 30 participants were provided with materials, tools and learning methods to train their students on intellectual property rights. To complete the cycle, two more sessions will take place in the coming weeks.

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. Due to the current situation and for the participants’ health and safety, the session took place virtually.

Over the 3 days, more than 30 participants were provided with materials, tools and learning methods to train their students on intellectual property rights. To complete the cycle, two more sessions will take place in the coming weeks.

On 15 and 16 October, the EUIPO Boards of Appeal organised the biennial IP Case-Law Conference 2020. Selected judges, IP attorneys and more than 20 Sakpatenti officials attended this online event. As it was in English, the EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP) provided interpretation services so that Georgian representatives could listen to and interact with speakers in their own language.

On 15 and 16 October, the EUIPO Boards of Appeal organised the biennial IP Case-Law Conference 2020. Selected judges, IP attorneys and more than 20 Sakpatenti officials attended this online event. As it was in English, the EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP) provided interpretation services so that Georgian representatives could listen to and interact with speakers in their own language.

Specific designs guidelines will be developed for the practical use of both the Sakpatenti staff in charge of the various procedures and users. The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure consistency between the decisions taken by Sakpatenti and to guarantee a coherent practice in file handling.

Specific trade mark guidelines will be developed for the practical use of both the Sakpatenti staff in charge of the various procedures and users. The purpose of the guidelines is to ensure consistency between decisions taken by Sakpatenti and to guarantee a coherent practice in file handling.

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. The purpose of this activity is to accompany Sakpatenti throughout the process of preparing the gap analysis, identifying and adopting quality management system procedures, drafting relevant documentation, and the internal audit and certification. The support will continue through to a surveillance audit and implementing possible corrective plans.

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. The ultimate goal is to propose legal amendments and facilitate the convergence of the Georgian enforcement rules with European norms.

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).

The decisions will be chosen on the basis of their normative and interpretative relevance with respect to the relating intellectual property legal systems. They will be translated in Georgian and put at disposal of enforcement authorities and officials from Sakpatenti, who are the main people in charge of interpreting and applying IP jurisprudence.