The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) organized a "Technical Workshop on Tools and Practices" from November 29 to December 1, 2021 in Kiev, Ukraine.

Intellectual property specialists from Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Georgia, Moldova and Armenia were involved in the seminar. Our country was represented at the event by Mr. Elnur Muslimov, Head of the Information Technology and Publishing Department of the Intellectual Property Agency, and Mr. Anar Huseynov, Deputy Director of the Patent and Trademark Examination Center under the Agency.

The experts of the European Union (EU) presented reports on "Activities and achievements of the EUIPO in the field of international cooperation", "The main activities of the EUIPO and the European Union Intellectual Property Network", "EU-funded projects in the field of intellectual property", "Observation of intellectual property rights infringements in Europe" and other topics to discussion of the participants of the event. Information was also provided on the search and classification platforms used in the field of trademarks and industrial designs in the European Union Intellectual Property Network, Memorandums of Understanding signed between the EUIPO and various countries and experiences in this field were exchanged.

According to the program of the event, the participants made presentations on the field of intellectual property of their countries. In this context, A. Huseynov informed about the establishment, activities, structure and achievements of the Intellectual Property Agency.

In particular, he said that in order to ensure openness and transparency, the Agency has launched a digital information system "Open Target to Patents and Trademarks" (PANAH). Thus, the principle of "one window" was applied in the field of registration of industrial property objects. A. Huseynov answered many questions of the participants on the principle and mechanisms of operation of this system, noting that its effectiveness is confirmed by the practical results obtained.

He also provided information on the statistics on lawsuits received by the Agency in recent years, and conducted a comparative analysis.