Law No. 3144 provides a comprehensive regime of data protection in Georgia. The Law aims to bring Georgian legislation on personal data protection into closer alignment with the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) by establishing obligations such as the appointment of a data protection officer (DPO) and the conducting of a data protection impact assessment (DPIA), as well as requirements regarding data breach notifications, data subject rights, and international data transfers. Law No. 3144 superseded the Data Protection Act of 2011 (No. 5669), with effect starting from June 2024.

Art. 24 of Law No. 1791 mandates that patent applications be submitted in Georgian. It is reported that, in instances where the applicant submits application documents in a foreign language, a Georgian translation must be provided within 2 months of the date of submission.

According to Art. 22 of Law No. 1791, any applicant lacking a residence or registered legal address within Georgia must appoint a Georgian patent attorney to represent before the National Intellectual Property Centre of Georgia (Sakpatenti) to enforce the patent.

Georgia is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). However, the country does not consider itself bound by Art. 59 related to disputes.

Georgia has a copyright regime under the Law on Copyright and Related Rights. However, the exceptions do not follow the fair use or fair dealing model, limiting lawful use by others. Chapter III lists exceptions, including the use of a copyrighted work for personal use (Art. 21), reprographic reproduction by libraries (Art. 22), and educational or informational purposes (Art. 23), among others.

It is reported that copyright is not adequately enforced online in Georgia. Online piracy in the country is widespread across various sectors, including the distribution of films, series, music, video games, and software. The prevalence of pirated content negatively affects numerous private-sector stakeholders by discouraging both domestic and foreign investment and limiting revenue for audiovisual producers and firms involved in post-production and distribution. Moreover, Georgia is reported to have one of the highest global piracy rates, with 91% of software used illegally.

Georgia has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Georgia has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Georgia is a signatory of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) of 1996 and its 2015 expansion (ITA II).

Georgia is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA). However, the country has been an observer of the WTO GPA since 1999.

According to Art. 3(1) of the Law of Georgia on Promotion and Guarantees of Investment Activity, the rights and guarantees of foreign investors may not be less than those enjoyed by Georgian natural and legal persons, except where legislation provides otherwise. In addition, Art. 2(3) provides that investments may be made in entities of any ownership pattern, except where investment is prohibited or subject to special permits or licences. The current law does not specify a maximum foreign equity ceiling.

Hong Kong has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Hong Kong has adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.