Georgia

PVP Office Contact Information

LEPL National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia Sakpatenti
5 Antioch St.,
Mtskheta 3300,
Georgia 31

Tel. +995 322 25 25 33
E-mail : info@sakpatenti.org.ge
Website: http://www.sakpatenti.gov.ge

Filing and consulting:

N. Ramisvili 4,
Tbilisi 0179,
Georgia
Phone: +995 322 25 25 33

Specific requirements in relation to UPOV PRISMA

Are there any specific requirements in relation to UPOV PRISMA that are not required when filing an application directly to the PVP Office?

No requirements have been notified by the PVP Office (Sakpatenti).

Application data

Will I receive confirmation that my application data has been received successfully?

Yes. The applicant will receive a standard confirmation of receipt of the application by post or through the e-filing system of the PVP Office (Sakpatenti).

Plant Material

When applicable, where should I send the plant material?

If the variety has already undergone a DUS test in another country, sample material shall not be required. If no previous DUS test results are available, the applicant shall provide the sample material to the Georgian DUS testing authority.

The authority empowered to conduct examinations on the distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) of a new plant variety is the LEPL Scientific-Research Center of Agriculture, operating under the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, or a person accredited in accordance with the legislation of Georgia.

When relevant, the applicant shall provide sample materials to the Georgian DUS testing authority within 2 weeks from the publication of the plant variety application in the Official Bulletin.

LEPL Scientific-Research Center of Agriculture

E-mail: info@srca.gov.ge; chancellery@srca.gov.ge

Payment

How and when do I pay the PVP application fee?

Currently there is no national application fee for the processing of a new plant variety application at Sakpatenti.

Will I receive confirmation that the payment has been received?

Not applicable.

Agent / Local Representative

Do I need an agent or local representative in the country, if I am not a resident?

It is highly recommended that an applicant who does not have a permanent residence or a registered legal address in Georgia be represented by a Georgian patent attorney or another representative.

Official list of Georgian patent attorneys: http://www.sakpatenti.org.ge/en/patent_attorneys/

UPOV PRISMA Note: Agents that have already created an AGENT Account in UPOV PRISMA can indicate the territories in which they operate. Those agents will appear in a list. In cases where agents need to be accredited by the PVP Office, the agents will only be added to the list of agents available in UPOV PRISMA after the PVP Office has confirmed that the necessary accreditations have been given.

Filing Date

What is considered to be the filing date? (Note: For instance, are there any documents that the applicant must submit to the PVP offices in addition to the application form in PRISMA and the documents required in the application form in PRISMA. If so, please indicate such documents. Are there any documents that the applicant must send in paper format to the PVP Office. If so, please indicate such documents.)

The application shall be deemed filed with Sakpatenti on the day of the submission of the following documents:

application form;
proposed denomination of the new plant variety;
description of the new plant variety.

UPOV PRISMA Disclaimer: The authority entrusted with the task of granting breeders’ rights (PBR authority) retains full responsibility in relation to the requirements concerning the filing date of applications in accordance with the legislation of the member of the Union concerned.

Dates for submission

For testing or plant material purposes, are there dates for the submission of applications?

Applications may be submitted at any time. See “Plant Material” section for more information, when plant material is required.

Additional requirements

Are there any additional requirements?

Where the application is filed by a representative, a document certifying the representative’s authority shall be attached to the application or filed within one month from the filing date.
Where the application is filed by a successor in title, a document certifying the successor’s status shall be attached to the application or submitted within 1 month from the filing date.
If the new plant variety described in the application filed with Sakpatenti has been filed in another member of the Union, the applicant shall attach to the application a certified copy of the first application and its Georgian translation.
If the plant variety is protected in another member of the Union, a certified copy of the official documents confirming the breeder's right, issued by the competent authority of the respective country and its translation into Georgian shall be attached to the application or submitted within two months from the filing date.
If the application filed with Sakpatenti concerns a variety for which the examination of distinctness, uniformity, and stability (DUS) has already been conducted by the competent authority of a member state of the Union, the applicant shall attach to the application a certified copy of the official document issued by that authority reflecting the results of the DUS examination, together with its Georgian translation.
The application shall be filed in the Georgian language. If the application materials are submitted in a foreign language, the applicant shall submit a Georgian translation within three months from the filing date.