An event on the topic of “Industrial Property Objects and Their Registration” was organized at Azerbaijan Technical University (AzTU) with the support of the Intellectual Property Agency.

During the event, Subhan Namazov, Vice Rector for Science and Innovation at AzTU, emphasized the strategic importance of protecting and effectively managing intellectual property for realizing the country's scientific potential. He pointed out that the collaboration between scientific research and higher education institutions and the agency would lay a solid foundation for future successes. He also noted that awareness-raising efforts in the field of intellectual property would be crucial for attracting young researchers to this area and forming an innovative environment.

In her speech, Sevinj Zeynalova, Head of the Invention and Utility Model Expertise Department at the Patent and Trademark Expertise Centre of the Intellectual Property Agency, thanked the university leadership for organizing the event and regarded the meeting as the first step toward mutual collaboration.

The event, aimed at increasing knowledge on the protection of intellectual property, included presentations by experts for the participants. Sevinj Zeynalova gave a presentation on “Expertise on the Nature of Intellectual Property Objects” and “International and Regional Patent Procedures,” while Afat Qasimova, Head of the Initial Expertise and Industrial Design Expertise Department at the Patent and Trademark Expertise Centre, discussed “Patentable Objects and the Preparation and Submission of Patent Claims.”

The event continued with interactive discussions, where representatives of the agency answered participants’ questions.

Books on intellectual property authored by Kamran İmanov, Chairman of the Board of the Intellectual Property Agency, were gifted to the AzTU library.