Patent Application Encyclopedia

Turkish Patent and Trademark Office

English: Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, abbreviation: TURKPATENT

Website: TÜRKPATENT (turkpatent.gov.tr)

Turkish Invention Patent Search: Patent Araştırma (turkpatent.gov.tr)

12-18 months

It is protected for 5 years from the date of application, renewed every 5 years, and can be renewed twice, up to a maximum of 15 years.

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

A patent does not lose its novelty under any of the following circumstances:

• Within 6 months of the filing date/priority date, the patent has been disclosed as a result of apparent abuse by the applicant or its previous owner.
• The patent was disclosed at an international exhibition officially recognized by the Paris Convention Organization within 12 months of the filing date/priority date.

4-6 years

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: The annual fee renewal fee must be paid within 6 months before the application date. If the annual fee is overdue, the payment can be postponed within a grace period of 6 months, but a late fee will be charged.

no

IPONZ conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The applicant/anyone can submit a request for substantive examination no later than 5 years from the date of application. If there is a request for review, the substantive review cannot be carried out until the 5-year period expires.

Formal examination and substantive examination are required.

• Licensing Fee: None.
• Annuity: The annual fee is paid year by year in the first year from the application date. The annual fee before the granted should be paid after the granted, and the subsequent annual fee can be paid every three years.

yes

• Grant fee: The applicant should pay the granted fee, registration fee and first annual fee within 4 months after receiving the granted decision.
• Annuity: pay year by year starting from the first year from the application date, the annual fee can be paid within a grace period of 6 months if the annual fee is overdue, and a 50% penalty must be paid at the same time.

Novelty grace period applies if the invention is disclosed to the public within six months of the filing date or priority date.

20 years

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

PRV conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. The formality examination lasts for about 4 months, and the substantive examination does not need to be submitted by the applicant to start, and the examination is carried out automatically. After the actual examination is over, the applicant will receive the final granted notice.

Within 12 months before the filing date/priority date.