Within the scope of the Madrid System, applicants can protect their trademarks in more than one country including Turkey with a single...

For a trademark to be protected in certain countries, the respective trademark must be registered in each country where protection is...

As per article 107(2) of the Industrial Property Code numbered 6769 (“Code”), the applicants or holders of a patent may request the...

Turkey adopts a post-registration opposition mechanism for design applications. In Turkey, there are two possibilities for invalidating...

The importance and value of the software industry are increasing day by day with the effect of digitalization that is accelerating....

Introduction In the presence of absolute grounds for refusal or relative grounds for refusal set out in Articles 5 and 6 of the...

Design Registration The registration of design simply protects appearance. In principle, the registration of a design application is...

Introduction The use of a trademark in commercial activities to distinguish the goods or services of one enterprise from the goods or...

Design Protection Term The initial term of protection provided for design is 5 years starting from the date of application. The...

In line with article 15(c) of the Code numbered 5000 (the Code on the Patent and Trademark Attorneyship and Some Regulations), it is...

In Turkey, the ownership of designs, regardless of whether they are registered or pending following application, can be transferred to...

In Turkey, the ownership of patents can be transferred to third parties through a patent assignment agreement. A patent assignment...

First published at turkishlawblog.com/home 1. Introduction The more a trademark becomes well-known or reputable, the more its functions,...

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) was used to notify the applicants of international registrations under the Madrid...

The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office (the “Office”), which receives a trademark application, will ex officio examine the trademark...

In Turkey, annual fees for a utility model (or a utility model application) are paid in advance for the third year and each subsequent year.

Patent Protection Term The patent protection term is 20 years from the effective filing date. The respective term cannot be extended....

Turkey is a party to the European Patent Convention (“EPC”). European patents validated in Turkey are published in the Turkish Patent...

In Turkey, with the enactment of the Code on Amending Certain Codes published in the Official Gazette dated 26 March 2020, the time...

Intellectual property rights holders may permit third parties through license agreements to use their intellectual property rights...

Subject Matter of Design Protection The registration of design simply protects the appearance. The registration of a design application...

In Turkey, the ownership of trademarks, regardless of whether they are registered or pending following application, can be transferred to...

Trademark Protection Term The term of protection for a registered trademark is 10 years from the date of application. This term may be...