Business & intellectual property · 17 July 2026
Trademark registration
in Georgia.
Protect a name, logo or service brand through Sakpatenti—with a proper clearance search, defensible Nice classes and a realistic national or Madrid strategy.
Why register
Protect the brand
before launch.
Georgia grants exclusive trademark rights through registration. Trading first, incorporating an LLC or buying the domain is not a substitute.
A registration can support action against specified unauthorised use of identical or confusingly similar signs, and can be licensed, transferred, franchised or reviewed by investors.
A fast filing with the wrong owner, weak mark or incomplete classes preserves the wrong thing.
Clearance search
Exact matches are
only the beginning.
Words and sounds
Search spelling, plurals, abbreviation, translation and phonetic equivalents.
Georgian script
Check likely transliterations and how the mark is pronounced locally.
Related goods
Conflicts can cross classes; compare commercial similarity, not only numbers.
Registrability
Descriptive, generic, deceptive or non-distinctive signs may fail without an earlier match.
Market landscape
Review company names, domains, marketplaces, social accounts and relevant use.
Risk decision
Decide whether to file, redesign, narrow, seek consent or select a stronger name.
Nice Classification
Protection follows
the specification.
The 45 classes divide goods and services, but the written list determines scope. A software business may need Class 9 for downloads and Class 42 for SaaS; a café may need Class 43 and, if selling packaged coffee, Class 30.
Cover current and genuine near-term activity without paying for speculative classes that may later face non-use problems.
National application
From search
to certificate.
Search first
Check identical, similar, phonetic and Georgian-script marks—not only exact English names.
Choose the owner
File in the name of the person or entity that should license, sell and enforce the brand.
Draft the scope
Map real goods and services to the Nice Classification; class numbers alone are not a specification.
File in Georgian
Submit one application per mark with applicant, representation, goods/services and representative details.
Examination
Sakpatenti reviews formalities, distinctiveness, prohibited matter and earlier rights.
Publication and registration
A positive decision is published; after the statutory challenge stage and fees, the certificate is issued.
Filing pack
Prepare before filing.
Official fees
Staged and
class-dependent.
Confirm Sakpatenti’s live schedule and electronic-filing reduction on filing day.
Formal examinationUSD 90
Substantive examinationUSD 120
PublicationUSD 60
Registration/certificateUSD 150
Official-fee estimate reviewed 17 July 2026. Extra classes, priority, acceleration, appeals, translation and representation are separate.Check current official fees ↗Timing choices
Plan for the procedure.
Standard
Formal and substantive examination, publication and challenge stages mean planning in months, not days.
Accelerated
A premium procedure exists, but speed cannot cure a weak search or unregistrable mark.
Paris priority
A qualifying first Convention filing may support priority if Georgia is filed within six months and formal deadlines are met.
Beyond Georgia
Madrid is not
one global mark.
A Georgian registration protects Georgia only. WIPO’s Madrid System can centralise filings for chosen member jurisdictions where eligibility and a base mark exist.
Each designated office applies its own law and can refuse protection. Direct national filings may suit a few difficult markets; Madrid can simplify a wider portfolio.
Align the mark owner with the company →Explore WIPO Madrid ↗
Trademark FAQ
Before the final logo.
Can a foreigner register?
Yes. Foreign individuals and companies can own Georgian marks; local representation and Georgian correspondence may be required.
Word or logo mark?
A word mark normally protects the name independent of styling; a device mark protects the filed design. Important brands often file both separately.
Does an LLC name protect me?
No. A company name, domain and social handle are not a trademark registration.
How long does it last?
Ten years from registration, renewable indefinitely in ten-year periods. A six-month late-renewal grace period exists.
Must I already use it?
Use is not normally required to file, but prolonged non-use can make a registration vulnerable. Keep dated evidence of genuine use.
Does Georgia protect me worldwide?
No. Use national filings or the WIPO Madrid System for other territories; each designated office can examine and refuse.
Trademark assistance
Search, classes
and filing.
Send the mark, owner, products/services and target countries. We will define scope before quoting professional and government fees.
Published and reviewed 17 July 2026. General information, not a registrability opinion or legal advice. Verify the live register, fees and current Georgian law.