Annual Technical Report 2013 on Trademark Information Activities submitted by Georgia (CWS/ATR/TM/2013/GE)
Where URLs are requested below, it is preferred that either URLs which are likely to remain stable over time (three years or more) are provided, or home (main) page URLs are provided with a short explanation of how to access the corresponding information.
I. GENERAL OVERVIEW OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN TRADEMARK INFORMATION ACTIVITIES CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE
In 2013 SAKPATENTI received 1647 applications under the national procedure.
1177 trademarks were registered under the national procedure.
3457 notifications were received on extension of the international trademarks to Georgia according to the Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks.
2975 international trademarks were protected in 2013.
By December 31, 2013, 17756 national and 32393 international trademarks were in force.
34 international applications were submitted to the International Bureau in 2013 under the Madrid Protocol. In total, 142 applications were submitted to the International Bureau by December 31, 2013.
The statistics related to trademarks are available in annual reports which are published on the website of Sakpatenti: www.sakpatenti.org.ge.
Outline of main policies and plans aimed at development of trademark information activities and expected time frames for their realization
...
The year 2013 was noteworthy for the fact that electronic filing of applications began at Sakpatenti. A new automated system of workflow of intellectual property objects and their administration was launched at Sakpatenti, which is intended to replace the similar software currently in use at the office. The development of software for an intellectual property electronic registration system was supported by USAID’s Economic Prosperity Initiative (EPI) and it was developed and implemented by company UGT.
The launching of the new system laid the foundation at Sakpatenti for modern, paperless (electronic) proceedings. The system includes functional means for electronic (online) filing of applications for IP objects (inventions, utility models, trademarks, designs, geographical indications), electronic payments, necessary notifications and other communication functions. The system will render great assistance to applicants and patent attorneys in online paperless communication with the Office, in monitoring various stages of proceedings on their applications, etc.
Other matters and useful links (URLs): annual report of the Office, news page, statistics, etc.
...
A video clip is available, which gives applicants instructions on how to fill out an electronic application. In addition, the instruction and form are also published on the website, explaining how to fill out an application which is not filed in an electronic format.
http://www.sakpatenti.org.ge/index.php?lang_id=GEO&sec_id=338
http://www.sakpatenti.org.ge/index.php?lang_id=GEO&sec_id=195
http://www.sakpatenti.org.ge/files/trademark_rules.pdf
Availability of the application dossier in electronic form
...
http://www.sakpatenti.org.ge/classifications/nice_classification1.htm
http://sakpatenti.org.ge/classifications/vienna_class/category_list.htm
Matters concerning processing of different types of non-traditional marks (e.g., three-dimensional, motion, hologram, color mark, etc.)
...
VII. OTHER RELATED MATTERS