WORLD TRADE
ORGANIZATIONIP/N/1/GEO/1
30 August 2002
(02-4642)
Council for Trade-Related Aspects of
Intellectual Property RightsOriginal:  English
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE AGREEMENT
GEORGIA
By means of communications, dated 20 February and 14 March 2002, the following
notification has been received from Georgia under Article 63.2 of the Agreement.
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Pursuant to Article 63.2 of the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property
Rights, Georgia hereby notifies the laws and regulations pertaining to the subject-matter of the
Agreement, as follows:
- Annex I to this document states the main dedicated intellectual property laws and
regulations.
- Annex II to this document states  the other laws and regulations.- Annex III to this document states the International Agreements to which Georgia is a
party.
- Answers to the Checklist of Issues on Enforcement.
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1 See document IP/N/6/GEO/1.IP/N/1/GEO/1
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ANNEX I
MAIN DEDICATED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWS AND REGULATIONS
- Law on Copyright and Neighbouring Rights. 2
Adopted on 22 June 1999, amended on 9 September 1999 and 5 December 2000.
- Law on Trademarks. 3
Adopted on 5 February 1999.
- Law on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Goods. 4
Adopted on 22 June 1999.
- Patent Law. 5
Adopted on 5 February 1999.
- Law on Topographies of Integrated Circuits. 6
Adopted on 22 June 1999.
- Law on Border Measures Relating to Intellectual Property. 7
- Law on Protection of Selected Achievements. 8
1996.
- Law on Permission for Distribution of Agricultural Crop Varieties, Seeds and
Planting Materials. 9
                                                     
2 See document IP/N/1/GEO/C/1.
3 See document IP/N/1/GEO/T/1.
4 See document IP/N/1/GEO/G/1.
5 See document IP/N/1/GEO/P/1.
6 See document IP/N/1/GEO/L/1.
7 See document IP/N/1/GEO/E/1.
8 See document IP/N/1/GEO/P/3.
9 See document IP/N/1/GEO/P/2.IP/N/1/GEO/1
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ANNEX II
OTHER LAWS AND REGULATIONS
TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Copyright and related rights
Criminal Code.
Adoption:  22 July 1999.
Entry into force:  1 June 2000.Misappropriation of authorship in copyright or
neighbouring rights form, and its unlawful use for
commercial purposes or forcing to co-authorship,
shall be punishable by penalties or correctionlabour for a two-year term.
Code on Administrative Violations.
Adoption:  15 December 1984.According to Article 157 1 unlawful reproduction
of copies of a work of art, phonogram or visual
record with the purpose of sale, rent or use results
in monetary fines from 500 to 1 000 Lari, alongwith seizure of reproduced copies.
According to Article 157
2 forging of the
information indicated on the copies of the work
of art, phonogram or visual record, indicating
false information on producer or place ofproduction, which leads consumers to confusion,
results in monetary fines from 500 to 1 000 Lari,
along with seizure of copies of the work of art,
phonogram or visual record, along with seizure of
copies of the work of art, phonogram or visualrecord.
According to Article 157
3 change or destruction
of the protective sign affixed to the work of art,
phonogram or visual record by the holder of the
copyright or neighbouring right, results inmonetary fines from 1 000 to 3 000 Lari.IP/N/1/GEO/1
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Trademarks
Criminal Code.
Adoption:  22 July 1999.
Entry into force:  1 June 2000.According to Article 196 unlawful use of other
person's trade (service) mark, which caused
significant damage, shall be punishable withpenalties or correction labour for a two-year term,
and false indication of warning notice together
with unregistered trade (service) mark, shall be
punishable with penalties or with works useful
for public from one hundred and twenty to onehundred and eight hours and/or correction labour
for a one-year term.
Geographical indications
Criminal Code.
Adoption:  22 July 1999.
Entry into force:  1 June 2000.Unlawful use of other person's appellation of
origin or geographical indication, which caused
significant damage, shall be punishable with
penalties or correction labour for a two-year term,
and false indication of warning notice together
with unregistered appellation of origin orgeographical indication of goods, shall be
punishable with penalties or with works useful
for public from one hundred and twenty to one
hundred and eight hours and/or correction labour
for a one-year term.
Patents
Criminal Code.
Adoption:  22 July 1999.
Entry into force:  1 June 2000.According to Article 189 misappropriation of
authorship in invention, utility model, industrial
design, shall be punishable by penalties or
correction labour for a two-year term, and
unlawful use of other person's invention, utility
model, industrial design for the commercialpurpose or forcing on co-authorship, shall be
punishable by penalties or detention for two
years.IP/N/1/GEO/1
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Layout-designs of integrated circuits
Criminal Code.
Adoption:  22 July 1999.
Entry into force:  1 June 2000.According to Article 189 misappropriation of
authorship in a topography of integrated circuit,
shall be punishable by penalties or correctionlabour for a two-year term, and unlawful use of
other person's topography of integrated circuit for
commercial purposes or forcing on co-authorship,
shall be punishable by penalties or detention for
two years.
Protection of undisclosed information
Administrative Code.
Adoption:  25 June 1999.
Entry into force:  1 January 2000.Obligation of protection of undisclosed
information (commercial (trade) secret) in the
State agencies is provided for by theAdministrative Code of Georgia and relevant
regulations.  These obligations apply to all the
State agencies, among them the Ministry of
Health, which issues marketing approvals on use
of pharmaceutical products in the market and theMinistry of Agriculture and Food, which issues
marketing approvals on usage of chemical
products in agriculture.
Criminal Code.
Adoption:  22 July 1999.
Entry into force:  1 June 2000.According to Article 202 illegal collection of
information containing trade secrets for its
unlawful disclosure or use shall be punishable
with fines or correction labour for one year or
detention for two months or imprisonment fortwo years, release from the post or making void
the permission on work for three years or without
it, and the illegal disclosure or use of the
information containing trade secrets purposefully
or under other personal motive, that has causedsignificant damages, shall be punishable with
fines or detention for three years and/or
imprisonment up to four years, release from the
post or making void the permission for work or
without it.IP/N/1/GEO/1
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Civil Code.
Adoption:  26 June 1997.
Entry into force:  25 November 1997.According to Article 1105 a production-
commercial secret is protected, in particular:"An entrepreneur, who possesses a production-
commercial secret (know-how), which is an
information of special technological,
organisational or commercial value supported by
necessary and sufficient measures taken for
keeping it secret, has an exclusive right to this
information."
Civil judicial procedures and remedies
Code of Civil Procedures.
Adoption:  14 November 1997.
Entry into force:  15 May 1999.The Code establishes the basic procedures for
civil judicial proceedings.
Civil Code.
Adoption:  26 June 1997.
Entry into force:  25 November 1997.The Code sets forth the regulation applicable to
disputes relating to compensation of damages.
Law on Border Measures Relating to Intellectual
Property.
Adoption:  23 June 1999.
Amendments:  9 September 1999 and
5 December 2000.The law contains provisions on the protection and
enforcement of copyright.  The Law sets forth
certain additional remedies applicable in the case
of disputes involving intellectual property right
infringements.IP/N/1/GEO/1
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Law on Trademarks.
Adoption:  5 February 1999.
Law on Appellations of Origin and Geographical
Indications of Goods.
Adoption:  22 June 1999.
Patent Law.
Adoption:  5 February 1999.
Law on Topographies of Integrated Circuits.
Adoption:  22 June 1999.The Law on Trademarks, the Patent Law and the
Law on Topographies of Integrated Circuitscontain provisions on the protection and
enforcement of industrial property rights.  The
above laws set forth pre-court dispute resolution
procedures by the Sakpatenti Chamber of
Appeals in specified cases related to examination
decisions.  Besides, the laws contain provisions
on certain additional remedies (injunctions)applicable in cases of infringements of industrial
property rights.
Provisional judicial measures
Code of Civil Procedures.
Adoption:  14 November 1997.
Entry into force:  15 May 1999.The Code of Civil Procedures contains provisions
on the main types of judicial measures available
under Georgian law, including any existing
provisional judicial measures.
Special requirements related to bordermeasures
Law on Border Measures Relating to Intellectual
Property.The Law contains the requirements ofArticles 51-60 of the Agreement on Trade-
Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights.
Criminal procedures
Criminal Code.
Adoption:  22 July 1999.
Entry into force:  1 June 2000.The Code contains offences and provides
punishments and other means of influence whichshall apply to persons who commit these
offences.IP/N/1/GEO/1
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TITLE
DATE OF ADOPTION AND ENTRY
INTO FORCEBRIEF DESCRIPTION
Criminal Procedure Code.
Adoption:  20 February 1998.
Entry into force of the principle part of the Code
on 15 May 1999.The Code prescribes criminal proceedings in
preliminary investigations and in court.
Other administrative procedures and remedies
Administrative Procedure Code.
Adoption:  23 July 1999.
Entry into force:  1 January 2000.The Code prescribes the competence of the
administrative court and proceedings in court.
Law on Enforcement Procedure.
Adoption:  16 April 1999.
Entry into force:  15 May 1999.The Law sets forth procedure of execution of
court and administrative body decisions.IP/N/1/GEO/1
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ANNEX III
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS TO WHICH GEORGIA IS A PARTY
- Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.
- Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.- Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of
Marks.
- Patent Cooperation Treaty.
- WIPO Copyright Treaty.- WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty.
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