Georgia (GE)

Georgia is a country located at the intersection of Eastern Europe and Western Asia. It is a part of the Caucasus region, bounded to the west by the Black Sea, to the north and east by Russia, to the south by Turkey and Armenia, and to the southeast by Azerbaijan. It covers 69,700 square kilometres (26,911 sq. mi) and has a population of around 4 million. Georgia is a representative democracy governed as a unitary parliamentary republic. Tbilisi is the capital and largest city, home to roughly a quarter of the population.

Intellectual property protection in Georgia

Intellectual property office National Intellectual Property Center (SAKPATENTI)
Website http://www.sakpatenti.gov.ge
Contact details Antioch st. 5
3300 Mtskheta
Georgia
(995) 32 225 25 33

Patent

Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase 31 months from the priority date
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language Ukrainian
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Georgian Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing or within two months

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • Applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
Multiple-class applications Yes
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing or within one month
Opposition period Within three months from publication of the trademark application
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Georgian Trademark Attorney

Industrial Design

Filing requirements
  • Applicant's name and address
  • Representation of the design
Multiple design applications Yes, if of same class of the International Classification.
Power of Attorney A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing or within two months
Examination Substantive examination
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Georgian Design Attorney

Source: WIPO and Wikipedia