Examiners of the Intellectual Property Agency visiting the Baku Engineering University

On December 13, 2023, a meeting was held at the Baku Engineering University with the participation of examiners of the Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The purpose of the event was to educate university employees on the protection of intellectual property rights and increase ingenuity.

The presentations covered the advantages of patenting international applications in the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) system, the government funding of 50 percent of the fees to be paid by applicants who are citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan for patenting and maintaining for the first three years of inventions and utility models in foreign countries through the international PCT system to stimulate inventive activity.

At the meeting, a dialogue was held on the material and technical base of the university, research activities, and activities of laboratories, as well as the future work on increasing inventive activity. The Intellectual Property Agency is ready to support the Baku Engineering University in creating a Technology and Innovation Support Center for patenting and legal protection of intellectual property objects.