On April 24, 2019, Commission Meeting on Agrarian Innovations was held at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences. Short presentation was delivered by Chief Academician –Secretary Elguja Shapakidze. He stated that two distinguished researchers who are the authors of the most number of State Patents for their innovations in Agrarian Sciences - Dr. Vladimer Maruashvili and young scientists Dr. Edisher Midelashvili have been recognized with with Honorable Certificates of the Academy. The event was dedicated to the 26th of April – International Day of Intellectual Property.
The next presentation – delivered by the representatives of Sakpatent” Davit Gabunia and Merab Kutsia - focused on the main problems of development of system of protection of Geographical identifications. New species development in agriculture is the result of purposeful creative activity, therefore they are the objects of intellectual property which needs to be protected by due regulations. The researcher should get appropriate payment and profit through multiplying and selling the material which was obtained through selection process.
The meeting participants also mentioned that in accordance with Georgian Law, a testing on distinguished properties of new species should be carried out by a person who has accreditation; then, testing results should be verified by by Expert Group which is operating at the Ministry of Environment and Agriculture. Unfortunately, till present, registration and accreditation of a new breed could be obtained only from other country, or in the result of testing results carried out by a selectioner – researcher.
The Commision stated that a working group should be set up which will be staffed by the members of “Sakpatent” and the research Center of the Ministry of Agriculture. The group will work out the strategy and present the plan on how to regulate the abovementioned problem to the Presidium of the Academy.