I. General Overview
Area: 69,700 square kilometers.
Population: 3.736 million (January 2023). The majority are ethnic Georgians (86.8%), with other ethnic groups including Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Russians, Ossetians, Abkhazians, and Greeks. Georgian is the official language, and many residents are fluent in Russian. The majority of the population adheres to Eastern Orthodox Christianity, with a minority practicing Islam. In 2021, Georgia's GDP reached US$18.7 billion, a year-on-year increase of 10.6%, and its foreign trade reached US$14.3 billion, a year-on-year increase of 25.6%. In 2022, Georgia's GDP reached US$20.6 billion, a year-on-year increase of 10.1%, and its foreign trade reached US$19 billion, a year-on-year increase of 32.8%.

II. Treaty Membership
1. Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property (Paris Convention)
Accession: 1991

2. Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Accession: 1991

3. Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks (Madrid Protocol)
Accession: 1998

4. Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (hereinafter referred to as the Hague Agreement)
Accession: 2003

III. Trademark Application Procedure and Required Documents
1. Trademark Registrable Elements and Types
Elements that can be registered as trademarks in Georgia include: text, graphics, symbols, slogans, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, sounds, etc.
The types of trademarks that can be registered in Georgia include: trademarks, service marks, collective trademarks, and certification trademarks.

2. Filing Routes
1) National filing (direct filing)
2) Madrid International Registration

3. Required Documents
⦁ List of goods and/or services
⦁ Clear representation of the mark
⦁ Power of attorney
⦁ If a priority is claimed, a certified copy of the priority document and the corresponding Georgian translation need to be provided.

4. Application Procedure and Timeline
Filing: the 12th edition of Nice Classification is adopted; multiple-class applications are possible; the first-to-file principle is followed.
Examination: formal examination and substantive examination
Publication/Opposition: the opposition period is 3 months
Registration: It takes about 12 months from filing to registration (if smooth).

5. Protection Period and Renewal
The validity period is 10 years from the date of registration and can be renewed for 10 years each time before expiration

5. Assignment
Allowed for both pending and registered trademarks. A power of attorney and an assignment agreement are required, and the processing period is approximately 2 months.

5. Chang of Name/Address
Trademark changes require a power of attorney and a proof of change, and the processing period is approximately 2 months.

8. Cancellation
Non-use Cancellation: If a trademark has not been used for 5 consecutive years, any interested party may file a cancellation request for the non-used trademark.

IV. Trademark application statistics *:
A: Statistics on total trademark applications:
2020: 4,368
2021: 4,677
2022: 4,507
B: Statistics of trademark applications from China:
2020:325
2021:310
2022:288