What Falsification Means under Criminal Law Falsification, as defined in the criminal legislation of Georgia, is the deceptive alteration of the quality of an item by the producer or the recipient, co
Brand ProtectionCustoms and Intellectual Property — the Foundations The state border is the most sensitive point for counterfeit goods and goods created in breach of a right in a mark: import, export and warehousing
Brand ProtectionThe Essence of Monitoring — the Register and the Bulletin Trademark monitoring means the systematic tracking of registration processes, terms and changes in legal status — both for one's own mark and
Trademark DisputesTrademark Infringement Litigation Litigation over the infringement of trademark rights is read through three norms: what counts as infringement (Article 6), what the claimant and the court may demand
Trademark DisputesTrademark Registration Cancellation — Two Routes, Two Effects To strike someone else's registration — or to save your own — the Law on Trademarks provides two distinct instruments: administrative canc
Trademark DisputesTrademark Opposition is an administrative legal procedure that allows a rights holder to block the registration of a competitor's trademark before it is finalized. Under Georgian law, after Sakpatenti
Trademark RegistrationTrademark Protection in Georgia Trademark protection in Georgia is built as a complete system in the Georgian Law on Trademarks: Article 3 defines what counts as a mark and how it may be protected — b
Trademark RegistrationUS Trademark Registration and Georgian Law Federal trademark registration in the United States is a procedure of American law with rules of its own — a non-Georgian registration system. For a Georgian
Trademark RegistrationInternational Trademark Registration — the Madrid System and Georgia International trademark registration under the Madrid system works for Georgia in both directions: a Georgian applicant may, throug
Trademark RegistrationTrademark Portfolio Management under Georgian Law Managing a trademark portfolio in Georgia is maintenance under rules set by the law: the record must be kept current (Article 19), the portfolio can b
Trademark RegistrationFiling an application via the Madrid System is the most efficient way to protect your trademark in multiple countries simultaneously. Service #1214 focuses specifically on the technical and legal proc
Trademark RegistrationDomestic Trademark Filing involves protecting a brand specifically within the territory of Georgia. This is the first and essential step for any business operating in the Georgian market. Unlike inter
Trademark RegistrationThe EU Trade Mark — the Georgian Applicant's Route The European Union trade mark is in itself an institution of European Union law, and its registration is administered by the European Union Intellect
Trademark RegistrationInternational Filing based on the Madrid Protocol is a service enabling companies to expand their brand protection geographically. This service is often confused with simple form-filling, but here the
Trademark RegistrationA Regional Trademark Strategy for the Georgian Holder International practice knows regional registration systems — one application granting protection across an entire region — but these are non-Georg
Trademark RegistrationTrademark Registration in Georgia Trademark registration in Georgia is regulated in detail by the Georgian Law on Trademarks, and the entire process rests on five articles: Article 9 defines what an a
Trademark SearchTrademark Availability Search is a preventive measure that every business should take during the brand selection phase. Before spending money on marketing, logo design, or signage, it is essential to
Trademark SearchTrademark Search and Clearance Before Filing A pre-filing trademark search and clearance is necessary because the rules of refusal and nullity are written precisely in the law: Article 5 of the Law on
