Training on “Legal Regulation on the use of Industrial Property Objects” was held
On June 10-11, training on “Legal regulation on the use of industrial property objects” was organized jointly with the Azerbaijan Entrepreneurs Confederation and the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Up to 50 audiences from the private sector attended at the free of charge training courses.
Mr. Sanan Tapdigov, Member of the Board of the Intellectual Property Agency, Mr. Khudayat Hasanli, Director of the Patent and Trademarks Expertise Center under the Agency, welcomed and wished success to the participants, emphasized that this event would be beneficial to entrepreneurs. Fuad Humbatov, Deputy Secretary General of the Azerbaijan Entrepreneurs Confederation, noted that the application of trademarks in the form provided by the legislation will play a positive role in the development of entrepreneurship and especially this issue is actual in the regions.
Later on, presentations conducted by Mr. Faig Alizade, Head of sector – Deputy Head of Law, Appeal and Internal Control Department of the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan on “Judicial practice on providing Intellectual Property Rights”, Mr. Zahir Hajiyev, Advisor to the Director of the Patent and Trademark Examination Center on “Legal provision for the protection of industrial property objects”, Ms. Guljahan Alimardanova, Trademark, Industrial sample and Geographical indications Expertise Department, Head of the Trademarks and Geographical expertise Sector of the Center on “Examination of documents submitted for registration of trademarks in accordance with national legislation, decision on registration, publication of information on the claim and validity period of registration”, Mr. Anar Huseynov, Trademark, Industrial sample and Geographical indications Expertise Department, Head of the International Trademarks Expertise Sector of the Centre on “International registration of trademarks” (Madrid Agreement), Ms. Nigar Fattahova, Trademark, Industrial sample and Geographical indications Expertise Department, Head of the Industrial sample Expertise Sector on “International classification of industrial samples” (Locarno Agreement), Ms. Lamiye Hagverdiyeva, Senior Consultant-Expert in the Trademark and Geographical indications Expertise Sector on “Legal protection of geographical indications: application of national and international law”. As a result of answering the questions with active participation of the workshop participants and explaining specific items, the entrepreneurs received useful information in this area.
