Patentability Assessment of an Invention Before Starting a Business in Georgia

The starting point is a specific technical solution to a clearly described problem. A mere business idea, company name, or product’s appearance alone does not constitute a technical invention. The technical teaching must be defined so that its essential features and how it works are clear. Novelty exists only if this teaching was not publicly available before the relevant filing or priority date. Prior art may include patent publications worldwide, technical articles, presentations, sales, uses, and other public disclosures. Inventive step requires more than a modification of known prior art that would be obvious to a person skilled in the art. Industrial applicability requires that the invention can be made or used in an area of economic activity. Publications, tests involving external parties, and discussions with investors should be assessed for potential novelty risks before filing and, where necessary, kept confidential. Development records must document inventors, dates of creation, experiments, and technical variants in a clear and verifiable way. Sakpatenti assesses the patent application against the applicable Georgian patent requirements and the patent claims as drafted.