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.

Under Art. 37 of the General Administrative Code, as amended by Art. 1 of the Law of Georgia No. 2542 (On Adding Amendments to the General Administrative Code), public institutions are required to share personal data or commercial secrets with another public institution upon a written request, if necessary to resolve a specific issue. In such cases, the requesting institution must obtain and provide written consent from the individual whose personal data or commercial secrets are being disclosed.
Additionally, under Art. 99, an interested party in administrative proceedings is entitled to access case materials, except for intra-agency documents related to the preparation of an individual administrative act. If the interest in accessing these materials outweighs confidentiality concerns, documents containing commercial secrets may be disclosed, provided such access is authorised by law or a court decision. Copies of these materials may only be provided under similar legal or judicial authorisation.
Although the law does not explicitly mention algorithms or source codes, Art. 27.1 provides a broad definition of commercial secrets. This includes any information about a plan, formula, process, or means of commercial value, or any other information used for manufacturing, preparation, or processing of goods, rendering of services, and/or information that represents a novelty or significant technical achievement, and other information that may prejudice the competitiveness of a person if disclosed.

Georgia has a comprehensive framework regulating trade secrets, established by several laws. According to the General Administrative Code (Art. 27), a commercial secret is defined as information that, if disclosed, could harm the competitive position of an entity and is thus protected from such disclosure. The Civil Code (Art. 1105) grants entrepreneurs exclusive rights over technological, organisational, or commercial information, ensuring its confidentiality. The Criminal Code (Art. 202) imposes penalties for the illegal collection, disclosure, or use of commercial secrets. Additionally, the Constitution of Georgia (Art. 18) guarantees that public institutions protect commercial and professional secrets.

There is an obligation for passive infrastructure sharing in Georgia to deliver telecom services to end users. Art. 19 of Law No. 1514 stipulates that an authorised person may request a provider of a public electronic communication network to provide access and/or interconnection to the relevant elements of its network. Furthermore, Art. 34 mandates that an authorised person with significant market power who owns an electronic communication network shall ensure unrestricted, transparent and non-discriminatory access to the relevant elements, technical facilities of its network, and other types of electronic communication services.
In addition, in 2023, Georgia adopted the Law of Georgia on Sharing Telecommunication Infrastructure and Physical Infrastructure Applicable for Telecommunication Purposes, which establishes a mandatory infrastructure-sharing framework. Under this framework, infrastructure operators must provide authorised persons with access to passive physical infrastructure, including ducts, masts, manholes, buildings, towers, and poles, on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms. Art. 3(d) defines “physical infrastructure” as any non-active element of a network intended to host or install other network elements, and it enumerates typical passive assets, including pipes, masts, channels, inspection and maintenance manholes, booths, buildings and building entrances, interface points, antenna assemblies, towers, and poles.

Georgia mandates functional and accounting separation for operators with significant market power (SMP) in the telecom market. Art. 29 (c) of Law No. 1514 provides that the National Communications Commission of Georgia may, by decision, impose on an authorised entity with significant market power the obligation to maintain separate records of expenditure and income in accordance with the methodological rules approved by the Commission. Furthermore, Art. 34.8 stipulates that, by decision of the Commission, an electronic communications network operator must ensure the separation of the functional resources of the relevant elements of its network, upon a reasonable request by an interested authorised entity. Additionally, Art. 27.6 establishes that the Commission may require an operator with significant market power resulting from a merger to ensure functional separation, meaning the division of functionally separated structural units into separate legal entities.

Georgia has appended the World Trade Organization (WTO) Telecom Reference Paper to its schedule of commitments.

Georgia has two government bodies in the telecommunications sector: a governmental ministry responsible for policy formulation and an independent regulatory commission, the Georgian National Communications Commission. The Commission serves as the country's regulatory authority for broadcasting and electronic communications. It functions as an independent state agency, operating as a legal entity under public law, with a commission comprising five appointed members. Although the authority enjoys operational and budgetary autonomy and is reported to operate independently of the government in decision-making, it remains accountable to the President, the Government, and Parliament, which may compromise its independence.
The Department of Communications, Information and Modern Technologies, housed within the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, is the policy-making entity responsible for formulating and implementing state policy regarding electronic communications, information technologies, and postal services.

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.