Title: | Articles 13 and 16 of the Patent Law of 05/02/1999 |
Field of IP: | Patents |
Type of flexibility: | Utility models |
Summary table: |
Article 13
(1) By a patent shall be protected such a utility model, which relates to improved devices, substances, or methods and satisfies the criteria of novelty and industrial applicability.
(2) The utility model is regarded novel, if it is not known from the existing state of the art.
(3) The industrial applicability of the utility model implies the capability of its production, or making use of it in the sphere of industry, agriculture, public health, and other spheres of activity.
(4) The state of the art is defined by all those data that have become widely known by written, or verbal description, also by applying it in Georgia and which refer to devices, substances, or methods having similar application before the filing date, or if the Convention priority is claimed before this priority date.
(5) At determination of novelty of the utility model in the state of the art shall be included apart from the other information sources all the applications for utility models filed earlier with Sakpatenti provided that they have earlier priority. The novelty is defined only on basis of considering one information source.
Article 16
The following shall not be regarded as an invention, or utility model:
a) a discovery, scientific theory, or mathematical method;
b) a result of artistic design;
c) algorithms and programs for computers;
d) education, teaching method and system, grammatical system of
language, also methods for performing mental acts, rules for games or doing business.
e) economical organization and managing method;
f) plan and scheme of structures, buildings, territories;
g) a presentation of the information;
If the objects mentioned in sub-paragraphs "a-g" of the Article are presented as such.