(WIPO code: GE) (last revised April 2024)
by GVARAMADZE PATENT BUREAU, Tbilisi – Dr. Shalva Gvaramadze and KATZAROV SA, Geneva, Switzerland
Georgia
General Information
Area
69,700 sq. km.
Population
4.5 million (2023).
Capital
Tbilisi with about 1.1 million inhabitants (2023).
Languages
Georgian, Russian 9%.
Currency
Lari.
Industry
Steel, aircraft, machine tools, electrical appliances, mining, chemicals, pharmaceutical products, wood products and wine, fresh fruits and vegetables, processing of agricultural products, tourism.
General Remarks
New Patent and Trademark Laws were approved by the Georgian Parliament on February 4, 1999, and came into force on May 24, 1999. The Patent Law was last amended on May 16, 2023 (in force since June 2, 2023). The Law of Designs is in force since June 2010.