The current trademark law in Georgia is the Law of Georgia on Trademarks. Georgia is a member of the Paris Convention and the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS Agreement).

According to the law, if a trademark has not been actively used for a continuous period of five years following its registration, any third party may file a request for its cancellation with the relevant authority..

Classification

The 11th Edition of the Nice Classification has been adopted.

Convention Priority

Georgia is a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. Priority can be claimed within six months calculated from the filing date in any member country of Paris Convention 

Examination Procedure

After completion of filing procedure the Official notification of the receipt of the Application is issued within 3-4 months. Then the trademark undergoes substantive examination for about 8–10 months. On condition that the Trademark meets the requirements of protectability the grant decision is issued and the trademark is published. The decision of the trademark registration can be opposed by the third parties within 3 months from the date of publication. After the three months term in absence of opposition the notification to pay the registration fee is issued. Then after payment of the prescribed registration fee the certificate of registration is issued within 2-4 months. The procedure of the trademark registration takes from 16 to 24 months.

Opposition

The decision of the trademark registration can be opposed by the third parties within 3 months from the date of publication.

Duration and Renewal

The validity of a trademark registration is for 10 years from the registration date and renewable for similar periods of 10 years each. The renewal application can be submitted within 1 year before expiry. The trademark law provides for a 6 months period for late renewal of a trademark with penalty.