Civil Code of Georgia — Intellectual property

Book Four

Intellectual Property Law

Section One

Copyright Law

Chapter One

General Provisions

Article 1017 – Concept of copyright law

An author’s property and personal non-property rights regulated by copyright law, as well as some of the

associated rights shall be protected under the Law of Georgia on Copyright and Associated Rights.

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Article 1018 – (Deleted)

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Article 1019 – (Deleted)

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Article 1020 – (Deleted)

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Article 1021 – (Deleted)

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Article 1022 – (Deleted)

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Article 1023 – (Deleted)

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Chapter Two

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Article 1024 – (Deleted)

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Article 1025 – (Deleted)

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Article 1026 – (Deleted)

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Article 1027 – (Deleted)

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Article 1028 – (Deleted)

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Article 1029 – (Deleted)

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Article 1030 – (Deleted)

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Article 1031 – (Deleted)

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Article 1032 – (Deleted)

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Article 1033 – (Deleted)

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Article 1034 – (Deleted)

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Article 1035 – (Deleted)

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Article 1036 – (Deleted)

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Article 1037 – (Deleted)

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Article 1038 – (Deleted)

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Article 1039 – (Deleted)

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Article 1040 – (Deleted)

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Article 1041 – (Deleted)

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Article 1042 – (Deleted)

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Article 1043 – (Deleted)

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Article 1044 – (Deleted)

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Article 1045 – (Deleted)

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Article 1046 – (Deleted)

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Article 1047 – (Deleted)

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Article 1048 – (Deleted)

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Article 1049 – (Deleted)

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Article 1050 – (Deleted)

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Article 1051 – (Deleted)

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Article 1052 – (Deleted)

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Article 1053 – (Deleted)

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Article 1054 – (Deleted)

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Article 1055 – (Deleted)

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Article 1056 – (Deleted)

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Article 1057 – (Deleted)

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Article 1058 – (Deleted)

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Article 1059 – (Deleted)

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Article 1060 – (Deleted)

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Article 1061 – (Deleted)

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Chapter Three

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Article 1062 – (Deleted)

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Article 1063 – (Deleted)

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Article 1064 – (Deleted)

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Article 1065 – (Deleted)

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Chapter Four

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Article 1066 – (Deleted)

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Article 1067 – (Deleted)

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Article 1068 – (Deleted)

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Article 1069 – (Deleted)

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Article 1070 – (Deleted)

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Article 1071 – (Deleted)

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Article 1072 – (Deleted)

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Article 1073 – (Deleted)

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Article 1074 – (Deleted)

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Article 1075 – (Deleted)

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Article 1076 – (Deleted)

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Chapter Five

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Article 1077 – (Deleted)

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Article 1078 – (Deleted)

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Article 1079 – (Deleted)

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Article 1081 – (Deleted)

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Article 1082 – (Deleted)

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Article 1083 – (Deleted)

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Article 1085 – (Deleted)

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Article 1086 – (Deleted)

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Article 1087 – (Deleted)

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Article 1088 – (Deleted)

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Article 1089 – (Deleted)

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Article 1090 – (Deleted)

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Article 1091 – (Deleted)

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Article 1092 – (Deleted)

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Article 1093 – (Deleted)

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Article 1094 – (Deleted)

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Chapter Six

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Article 1095 – (Deleted)

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Chapter Seven

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Article 1096 – (Deleted)

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Article 1097 – (Deleted)

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Article 1098 – (Deleted)

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Chapter Eight

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Article 1099 – (Deleted)

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Section Two

Industrial Property

Article 1100 – Protection of rights in inventions, utility models and designs

1. Rights in inventions and utility models shall be protected in accordance with the relevant law.

2. Rights in designs shall be protected in accordance with the relevant law.

3. Private non-property copyrights based on the inventions, utility models or designs shall be inalienable and

indefinite in time.

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Article 1101 – Protection of rights in selection

An exclusive right in a plant or animal species (achievement in selection) shall be protected by issuing a certificate

according to the relevant law.

Article 1102 – Protection of an exclusive right in a trademark

An exclusive right in a trademark shall be protected according to the appropriate law, by registering the

trademark.

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Article 1103 – Right to indicate geographical indications and designations of origin

The right to indicate a geographical indication and designation of origin of goods (services) shall be regulated

under the relevant law.

Article 1104 – Protection of company names

An exclusive right to a company name shall be protected under this Code, the Law on Entrepreneurs and other

legislative acts on industrial property.

Article 1105 – Protection of trade secrets

1. An entrepreneur who possesses a trade secret (know-how) consisting of technological, organisational or

commercial information of extraordinary importance, as evidenced by the necessary and adequate measures taken

for keeping it secret, shall have an exclusive right to the information.

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2. An exclusive right to know-how shall be protected under this Code and other legislative acts on industrial

property.