Patent Law. Country/Territory Georgia Document type Legislation Date 1999 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Cultivated plants Keyword Intellectual property rights/patents Geographical area Asia, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Western Asia Entry into force notes This Law enters into force three months after its official publication. Abstract This Law governs the creation, legal protection and exploitation of industrial property such as inventions, utility models and industrial designs. Sakpatenti is the legal entity of public law that provides for the legal enforcement of intellectual property rights of natural persons and legal entities. Patents for such inventions shall be valid for 20 years from the date the application is filed. Patents shall be granted to inventions that are patentable and satisfy the criteria of novelty, inven Full text English Website www.tech.org.ge