Azerbaijani FM meets with President of Eurasian Patent Office

Azerbaijan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Jeyhun Bayramov has met with President of the Eurasian Patent Office (EAPO) Grigory Ivliev.

During the meeting, Minister Jeyhun Bayramov brought to Ivliev’s attention that the development of the intellectual property institute in Azerbaijan is in the spotlight of the country's leadership, adding that the large-scale structural reforms are being carried out in this field.

The sides emphasized that the cooperation between the Intellectual Property Agency of Azerbaijan and EAPO, as well as mutually beneficial activities within the international organizations are of great importance.

Grigory Ivliev noted that there is a great potential for cooperation in the field of intellectual property, including the training of relevant personnel, the registration of patents, and the application of uniform standards.

The two stressed the importance of continuing contacts at the level of management and employees, as well as discussing issues of both bilateral and multilateral cooperation meetings through conferences and round tables in order to contribute to the development of relations in the field of intellectual property.

The meeting also featured discussions on other issues of mutual interest, including cooperation between the EAPO and other international organizations, recent trends in the field of global patent applications, elections to the relevant structures of the EAPO.