Georgia promoted to in Property Rights Alliance’s Int'l Property Rights Index
It also stressed the increase in intellectual property rights “sub-index scores” had contributed “significantly” to the improvement of Georgia's rating. In the 10-point system, the total index of intellectual property of Georgia increased by 1.039 points. In separate sub-indices, patent protection was determined with 5.017 points, trademark protection - with 5.082 points. Photo: Georgia’s National Intellectual Property Centre
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Georgia’s National Intellectual Property Centre on Friday said the country had advanced to the 66th place in the Property Rights Alliance’s International Property Rights Index and gained “international recognition” on its improvement of intellectual property protection.
The body said the rankings, published last week, placed Georgia in the position out of 125 countries globally and on the 15th place in rankings of Central Eastern Europe and Central Asian region with a score of 4.918, a promotion of six places compared to last year’s results.
The Centre said the Index, which it called “one of a kind” in the world and “entirely dedicated” to measuring intellectual or physical property rights, was determined by legal and political environment, protection of physical property and protection of intellectual property.
It also stressed the increase in intellectual property rights “sub-index scores” had contributed “significantly” to the improvement of Georgia's rating. In the 10-point system, the total index of intellectual property of Georgia increased by 1.039 points. In separate sub-indices, patent protection was determined with 5.017 points, trademark protection - with 5.082 points.
Georgia has also advanced to the 65th place out of 132 countries in the World Intellectual Property Organisation’s Global Innovation Index with a score of 29.9 - a promotion of nine places compared to last year’s results - with the Centre crediting the “recent push in innovation-oriented policies” for the outcome.
Georgia’s National Intellectual Property Centre on Wednesday said the country had advanced to the 65th place in the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Global Innovation Index and credited the “recent push in innovation-oriented policies” for the outcome.
Georgian Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili on Saturday said the Fraser Institute's Economic Freedom of the World 2023 report ranked Georgia 15th in Europe and 25th in the world, being ahead of 19 NATO members, 16 European Union member states and all EU candidate countries.
Georgia moved up 10 places in the Economic Freedom of the World annual report, published on Tuesday by the Fraser Institute, ranking 15th among 165 countries of the world and seventh in Europe.
Georgia’s ranking in the European Research Centre for Anti Corruption’s latest Government Transparency index has jumped from 54th to 17th, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili told the Parliament on Friday.
Georgia’s ranking in the European Research Centre for Anti Corruption and State-Building’s latest Transparency in the Time of War index has jumped from 54th to 17th, Revaz Javelidze, the Head of the Government Administration, announced on Monday.
Revaz Javelidze, the Head of the Government Administration, on Monday highlighted Georgia’s selection in 11th place in Europe in corruption control in the World Economic Forum’s Global Competitiveness Report, and credited the outcome with “correct and effective” Government reforms.
Georgian Deputy Finance Minister Mikheil Dundua on Monday said Georgia’s ranking in the latest Global Competitiveness Report, which placed the country in 11th place in Europe in corruption control, proved the country was “developing in the right direction”.
Applicants are now able to validate European patents granted by the European Patent Organisation in Georgia, following an agreement between the organisation and the Georgian Government.
Soso Giorgadze, the Chair of the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia and Antonio Campinos, the President of the European Patent Office on Saturday discussed the validation agreement between the agencies, which came into force on January 15, allowing applicants to validate European patents granted by the EPO in Georgia.