Sheep, khachapuri and suluguni to become Georgia’s brand. – News – GeorgiaTimes.info: “Georgian sheep, suluguni cheese and khachapuri [Georgian cheese pastry] will be patented as the national brand of Georgia, stated Irakli Gvaladze, the head of Sakpatenti [National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia], the ex-deputy Minister of finance – Trend.
He says serious work must be done to register the national patrimony. The company intends to register some plants, animals and national Georgian dishes.
He draws the example of France, which patented up to 300 items of cheese.
At the same time, Georgia hasn’t already registered even suluguni, he mentions. It’s planned to register Georgian sheep being sold massively, and some traditional dishes, like khachapuri.
The head of Sakpatenti has already discussed a number of joint events with Bakur Kvezereli, the Minister of Agriculture.”