Reinstatement of priority on grounds of "due care" accepted.
TURKPATENT only conducts a formality examination of the design patent application, and it can be authorized if it meets the novelty.
20 years
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
no
Filing Language: Turkish Necessary documents:
- Exterior Design Picture (Six Views)
- A Brief Description
Attachments (if any):
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Patent application fee payment certificate
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
yes
The initial protection period is 5 years, renewable 4 times, up to 25 years.
yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
The initial term of protection is 5 years from the filing date, which can be extended up to 25 years by renewal every 5 years.