Intellectual Law for Creative Industry Representatives

Protect Your Creative Work

This program is designed not only for individuals working in marketing, branding, and advertising, but also for designers, photographers, musicians, and other creative professionals who create and use intellectual property.

Upon completion of the program, you will become familiar with Intellectual Property Law legislation and case law, and you will also be able to apply the acquired knowledge in practice, correctly assess legal risks, draft contracts, protect your rights, and avoid legal problems.

The program is led by a lecturer with extensive practical and professional experience in the field of intellectual property.

The program's goal is to develop practical skills that will help you in your daily work and prevent legal problems.

Program Content

  1. Basic Intellectual Property Rights (Copyright, Trademark, Patent)
  2. Contract Law (Contract Formation, Performance, Termination)
  3. Protection of Commercial Secrets and Confidentiality
  4. Personal Data Protection
  5. Consumer Rights Protection
  6. Legal Regulation of Advertising (Use of a Person's Name and Image, Advertising Slogans)
  7. Use of Copyrighted Works (Photo, Music, Drawing, Video Material, etc.)  

Masterclass date: March 29, 2025

Masterclass duration: 6 hours 

Masterclass language: Georgian, materials will be provided in Georgian and English languages. 

Levan Nanobashvili –an attorney and patent attorney, founding partner and director of the law firm NB Legal (located in Tbilisi, Georgia), specializing in Intellectual Property Law and Internet Law. He has been providing legal assistance to representatives of the creative industry for many years, including photographers, artists, actors, directors, screenwriters, publishers, and filmmakers. Among other things, Levan has been involved in court disputes related to the protection of Georgian authors' rights on YouTube, the use of a person's image in advertising on Facebook, the establishment of the boundaries of trademark rights and freedom of expression, and other issues related to intellectual property.

Levan has been teaching Intellectual Property Law and Internet Law at the Georgian Institute of Public Affairs (GIPA) and the University of Georgia for many years.

Levan holds an LLM degree from Michigan State University (USA), an LLM degree from Central European University (Hungary), and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Tbilisi State University (Georgia). As a Fulbright Fellow, he studied at Syracuse University (USA), where he researched issues related to the legal regulation of the Metaverse.

Levan is the author of numerous scientific papers published in Georgia and the USA. His works mainly cover copyright, protection of related rights, intellectual property rights in the Metaverse, freedom of expression, and other issues.

 

Program cost: 300 GEL 

Discount System

 The program includes individual discounts:

  • Graduates of GIPA - 10%
  • Family members studying on the same program at the same time - 10%

Corporate Discount:

In case of organization covering the personnel development costs, special discounts vary: 

  • two or three employees – 10%
  • four employees – 15%
  • five or more employees – 20%

*One person is eligible to receive one kind of discount per program. 

Payment: 

The installments should be made on the organizational account. Personal ID number and name of the program should be included in the payment order. 

Bank details:

  • TBC Bank JSC
  • Bank code (MFO): TBCB GE 22
  • Name of recipient – Georgian Institute of Public Affairs

Account number - GE84TB1100000110700419 / GEL

Interested applicants should fill out the registration form.

Registration deadline: March 27, 2025.

Criteria for selection:

  • Motivation
  • Communication skill

*Knowledge of English (level B2) is preferable.

Elene Ramishvili

Coordinator

Training and Consulting Center

Address: 2 Mari Brose Street, Tbilisi, 0108

E-Mail: e.ramishvili@gipa.ge 

Mobile: 514 45 44 88