The Georgian Patent Law has been amended to permit the grant of patents of importation for protection of inventions which have already been patented in other countries and thus are not patentable under the normal provisions. Such importation patents will be based on patents already granted elsewhere. The duration of any such importation patent will be determined by the term of the foreign patent on which it is based. It will, however, be subject to a maximum duration of ten years from the date of filing in Georgia. A patent of importation will be subject to cancellation if there is no actual manufacture of the patented product or use of the patented process in Georgia within three years of the grant of the patent of importation. Furthermore, a patent of importation will be effective only to prevent others from making or using the patented invention in Georgia and will not be effective to prevent importation of a patented product.