Patent
Patent registration process in Turkey starts with the patent application to the Turkish Trademark and Patent Office. The institute performs a formal examination on the application within two months, and if finds that there is a missing information in the file, then returns back to the applicant for completing the missing information. The institute gives a two-month time to the applicant for completing the missing information.
Then, an investigation report is requested within 12 months for the application. If the investigation report results positively, then the right holder makes an inspection request within three months. If the inspection report results negatively, then the right holder has a right to make a change for three times. The application is published in the patent bulletin if the inspection report or corrections result positively. The application remains open for the objections of third parties for six months. In case of any objection, the required defenses are provided and the application is entitled for patent certificate if the process results positively or if no objection is received during the publishing period. The institute issues the certificate within two months and delivers it to the applicant or their proxy. The certificate holder has to pay the relevant charges every year in order to continue with 20-year protection process.
As a result of the amendment in the Industrial Property Law No. 6769 enacted on January 10, 2017, it is now possible to raise an objection against the patent after registration.
Turkey is also one of the countries where useful models can be protected with registration. Useful model registration process in Turkey starts with the application to the Turkish Trademark and Patent Office. The institute performs a formal examination on the application within two months, and if finds that there is a missing information in the file, then returns back to the applicant for completing the missing information. The institute gives a two-month time to the applicant for completing the missing information.
As a result of the amendment in the Industrial Property Law No. 6769 enacted on January 10, 2017, the obligatory process for requesting investigation report has also started for the useful models. This request should be made by the applicant within two months.
Three-month announcement process starts if the investigation report results positively. In case no objection is received, the institute issues the certificate within two months and delivers it to the applicant or their proxy.
The certificate holder has to pay the relevant charges every year in order to continue with 10-year protection process.
We serve to our clients as Inter Patent Before, during and after this process.
Our services:
- Preliminary investigation before the application
- Preparation of the complete application file
- Completion of application
- Monitoring of the process
- Defending against the third party opinions and objections
- Raising objections to the patent applications similar to the registered patent / useful model holder
- Patent / useful model comparison
- Patent / useful model protection area analysis
- Patent similarity investigation
- Notifying the public institute about address changes
- Changing the name of patent / useful model holder
- Patent / useful model assignment application
- Patent / useful model license application
- Issuing patent / useful model license agreement
- Notifying inheritance and transfer registration
- Monitoring and closing the patent / useful model sales process
- For the cases taken to lawsuit, representing our clients at the court through our attorney business partners expert in IP matters.
