News: Trademark registration in Georgia

Registration of trademark in Georgia

The procedure for registering trademark rights in Georgia is legally similar to registration for other CIS countries. All trademarks undergo strict verification concerning well-known status through the appellate chamber of Sakpatenti. Trademark in Georgia can be registered in accordance with international standards within the framework of the Madrid Agreement and through the national department.

Text designations, images and logos are subject to the procedure. Roman alphabet, Cyrillic alphabet, Georgian and other alphabets are allowed.

• Initially, it is necessary to make application. The leading organization in the domestic market is the National Center of Intellectual Property of Georgia. It is supplemented by the list of all the necessary classes of application of the trademark.
• It is essential to provide documents about the applicant, namely: passport or certificate of registration (for legal entities).
• It is needed to attach 15 copies of color or black and white images of the trademark being registered, as well as documents on payment of the fee.

The cost of registration in Georgia remains relatively low. According to the international system within the framework of the Madrid Protocol, the fees equal to 281 Swiss francs per one class and additional 105 for each subsequent one.

The remunerations of patent attorneys also depend on the number of classes declared. In Georgia, they are especially careful about checking the brands of wine and other alcoholic beverages.

Trademark registration rules in Georgia

In Georgia, it is possible to submit applications with the indication of several classes according to the ICGS. In case of national registration, additional fees for each position above three are not charged. The trademarks are not formally divided into individual and collective, and the amounts of fees according to the foregoing do not differ.

Usual terms of registering a brand name in Georgia are from 8 to 12 months, and according to the Madrid protocol - up to 1.5 years. The patent is valid for 10 years. The issued registration can be unlimitedly renewed upon repeated payment of the corresponding fee. Registration allows to use the trademark in advertising. Trademark protection by judicial means is quite effective in the country.

Among the advantages of international registration is the ability to add new countries when entering new markets. The limitation period for appeals on well-known status and intensity of using the trademark under the Paris Convention can be up to 3 months.