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Workshops on Intellectual Property and Innovation for Georgia

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CLDP, in partnership with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti), hosted two workshops on intellectual property and innovation.  The April 1 workshop focused on technology transfer and innovation and was attended by leading academic and scientific institutions and universities, intellectual property lawyers, private sector representatives, and officials from the Technology Transfer Center of Georgia, and Sakpatenti.  Topics included technology transfer in the United States and Georgia – law and policy, intellectual property valuation, and transfer of intellectual property rights.  Two USPTO patent attorneys and a European patent lawyer led the workshop. Participants were interested in how to obtain the most objective assessment for valuation, valuation of small and medium enterprises, and the reasons behind Georgia’s low ranking among developing countries in protection of IP.  The participants were also interested in the European experience in drafting license agreements and compliance with the anti-trust provisions of the Treaty for Functioning of European Union.

On April 2, the workshop focused on technical intellectual property aspects of interest to Georgian patent examiners and Sakpatenti officials.  Topics included data protection for pharmaceutical data, USPTO work-sharing initiatives, and the implementation of the recently adopted America Invents Act.  Discussions focused on the roles of patents in marketing new drugs, how to pursue abbreviated marketing approval, how countries can join the public procurement highway, and practical implementation of the “first to file” policy. 

These training programs aimed to bolster innovation and R&D commercialization in Georgia as well as provide an opportunity for an exchange of best practices with US and European counterparts in effective IP protection.  
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual Property
Countries and Regions
Georgia
Eurasia