yes. After the applicant pays the corresponding fee, he can apply to change the patent type from invention to utility model.
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
The novelty grace period is 6 months before the filing date/priority date.
20 years
10 years
yes
Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
English: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviation: TURKPATENT
Website: TÜRKPATENT (turkpatent.gov.tr)
Turkish Utility Model Patent Search: Patent Araştırma (turkpatent.gov.tr)
- Grant fee: The applicant shall pay the granted fee within 2 months after receiving the granted payment notice.
- Annuity: From the 3rd year from the filing date, the annual fee shall be paid year by year. For the application of PCT entering the national phase of Turkey, the maintenance fee before granted shall be paid. If the annual fee is overdue, it can be paid within a grace period of 6 months, and a 125% late fee will be paid at the same time.
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
yes
- via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.
- via Nationalization of PCT : 30 months from the earliest priority date.
- Validation of European Patent in EPO member states: 3 months from the date of European patent grant.