January 15, 2024

The Validation Agreement for European Patents in Georgia is now in force

Today the Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the European Patent Organisation (EPO) on the Validation of European Patents being signed in 2019 has entered […]
November 21, 2023

Training at the Georgian Bar Association

Georgian Bar Association (GBA) organized a training session at its office, featuring speakers George Taktakishvili and Nikoloz Gogilidze, managing partners of MGT. The session aimed to brief GBA members […]
October 18, 2023

The guidelines for the examination of trademarks are now available

The guidelines for the examination of trademarks under the EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP), with active participation from members of the MGT team, are now officially […]
July 24, 2023

MGT on the 7th conference – Georgia Against Counterfeiting and Piracy

On July 24, 2023 the 7th international conference Georgia Against Counterfeiting and Piracy, commenced in the coastal city of Batumi, Georgia. This significant event is jointly […]
June 5, 2023

Amendments to the Patent Law of Georgia have entered into force

By introducing these amendments Georgia has fulfilled it obligations being necessary for entering into force  of the Agreement between Georgia and the European Patent Organization (EPO) […]
May 18, 2023

The Georgian parliament has ratified Georgia – EPO Validation agreement

On the 16th of May 2023, the Parliament of Georgia ratified the Agreement between the Government of Georgia and the European Patent Organisation (EPO) on the […]
March 25, 2023

Commercial Law Development Program’s (CLDP) and REACT’s joint workshop

On March 09-13 our partner George Taktakishvili participated in Commercial Law Development Program’s (CLDP) and REACT’s joint workshop being held in Dushanbe and Tashkent. This workshop […]
January 17, 2023

Trainings on anti-counterfeiting and border measures for the Customs Department of Revenue Service of Georgia

On October 24 and 26, 2022 trainings on anti-counterfeiting and border measures for the Customs Department of Revenue Service of Georgia was held in Tbilisi. The […]
September 26, 2022

Commercial Law Development Program’s (CLDP) and REACT’s joint workshop held in Almaty and Bishkek

On September 08-14 our partner George Taktakishvili participated in Commercial Law Development Program’s (CLDP) and REACT’s joint workshop being held in Almaty and Bishkek.  This workshop […]
March 25, 2022

Second Round of INTA IP Policy Dialogue Held in Georgia

On March 15, 2022 INTA Anti-Counterfeiting Committee in cooperation with National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti conducted the second round of IP Policy Dialogue which […]
February 2, 2022

New Design Guidelines for Examination of National and International Design Applications published

On November 15, 2021 the new Design Guidelines for Examination of National and International Design Applications were published by the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia […]
October 5, 2021

Unprecedented Number of Counterfeit Goods Detained by Georgian Customs Service in September 2021

In September 2021 Georgian customs service detained unprecedented number of counterfeit goods designated with trademarks of our clients. In total, customs service has detained 18,282 items […]
July 7, 2021

Trainings for Georgian Customs Officers

Managing partner of our company Mr. Giorgi Taktakishvili and our associate Mr. Giorgi Tsatava conducted joint trainings for Georgian customs officers on July 02, 2021 in […]
July 5, 2021

IP Enforcement Forum was held in Georgia

The event was organized by Georgian Intellectual Property Center Sakpatenti and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) within EU funded EU-Georgia Intellectual Property Project (EUGIPP). The […]
May 31, 2021

6,456 pairs of Counterfeit Slippers Were Detained by Customs Service

In May 2021, Customs Department of Revenue Service detained 6,456 pairs of counterfeit slippers designated with trademarks of different widely known international companies. Counterfeited goods were […]
February 26, 2021

More than 40,000 bottles of Counterfeit Dish-washing Products Were Detained by Customs Service

In February 2021, Customs Department of Revenue Service detained more than 40,000 bottles of counterfeit dish-washing products designated with a trademark of one of the widely […]
December 25, 2020

Significant Amount of Counterfeit Branded Sneakers Were Detained by Customs Service

In November 2020, Customs Department of Revenue Service detained 9,691 pairs of counterfeit sneakers designated with trademarks of one of the widely known international producer of […]
November 5, 2020

Significant Amount of Counterfeit Branded Socks Were Destroyed Following Customs Detention

In October 2020, Customs Department of Revenue Service detained  1,260 pairs of counterfeit socks designated with trademarks of different widely known international producers of clothing and […]
September 3, 2020

Significant Amount of Counterfeit Branded Underwear Were Destroyed Following Customs Detention

In July 2020, Customs Department of Revenue Service detained more than 11,300 pieces of counterfeit men’s underwear designated with trademarks of one of the widely known […]
April 9, 2020

State of emergency declared in Georgia for prevention of spread of COVID-19

Taking into account the mass spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) and the increasing challenge facing the country, on March 21, 2020 a state of emergency […]
February 24, 2020

One more case of arrest of significant amount of counterfeit goods on the market

In January 2020 per request of our law firm, Revenue Service of Georgia initiated administrative procedures in the chain store of mobile phone accessories located in […]
January 22, 2020

Customs detention of significant amount of counterfeit jewelry

In December 2019, Customs Department of Revenue Service detained up to 4 kilos of counterfeit silver jewelry designated with a trademark of one of the widely […]
July 30, 2019

Georgia Against Counterfeiting and Piracy

On July 18-19, 2019, the fifth international conference Georgia Against Counterfeiting and Piracy was held in Batumi. The Conference was organized by The National Intellectual Property […]
June 10, 2019

First React Training in Georgia

On May 30, 2019 a training seminar on anti-counterfeiting and border measures for the Customs Department and Tax Monitoring Department of Revenue Service of Georgia was […]
July 10, 2017

Fighting against counterfeit in the cement production industry

In June, 2017 as a result of joint efforts of MGT and Revenue Service of Ministry of Finance, were revealed and administrative measures were taken against […]
March 27, 2017

Protection of Copyright on the Internet

Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia and National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia ”Sakpatenti” have started working on Law of Georgia on Electronic Commerce. […]
March 7, 2017

Forthcoming amendments to Patent Law of Georgia

A number of procedural and substantive amendments to prosecution of a patent application are proposed for the purposes of harmonization of the law with European Patent […]
November 1, 2016

BRANDING STRATEGIES CONFERENCE, Tbilisi, October 27-28

On October 27-28, “Branding Strategies”, the conference organized by the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (SAKPATENTI) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) was held […]
March 4, 2016

III Professional Conference in Kiev

On May 11th, 2012 in Kiev was held the III Professional Conference «Issues of intellectual property rights protection and fair competition principles in the alcohol, food […]
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