Law of Georgia on Appellations of Origin and Geographical Indications of Goods (No. 2108–IIS of 1999)

This Law regulates relations associated with the registration, protection and use of appellations of origin and geographical indications of goods (services). An appellation of origin is a contemporary or historical name of a geographical location, district, region or, in exceptional cases, of a country ('geographical area), used to designate the goods: a) that come from the given geographical area; b) the specific quality or properties of which are essentially or exclusively determined only by the natural environment and human factors of the given geographical area; and c) the production, processing or preparation of which takes place in the given geographical area. A geographical indication is a name or sign which refers to a [specific] geographical location and which is used to designate the goods: a) that come from the given geographical area; b) the specific quality, reputation or other properties that are associated with this geographical area, and c) whose production or, raw materials production or, processing takes place within the given geographical area.