Use or non-use matter for patents in Turkey
The period for using or working a patented invention is typically three years as from the publication of the patent …
Industrial Property
Industrial Property refers to a branch of intellectual property law that protects commercial and industrial creations, including patents, trademarks, industrial designs, geographical indications, utility models, trade names, and related rights.
Industrial property rights are intended to encourage innovation, technological development, fair competition, and brand protection by granting exclusive rights to inventors, businesses, and creators. These rights enable owners to prevent unauthorized use of protected inventions, signs, designs, or other commercial identifiers.
The industrial property system operates through national, regional, and international legal frameworks administered by intellectual property offices and organizations such as the World Intellectual Property Organization, the European Patent Office, and the European Union Intellectual Property Office.
In Türkiye, industrial property rights are primarily regulated under the Turkish Industrial Property Code and administered by the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office.
Industrial property protection plays a key role in supporting innovation, international trade, technology transfer, investment, and economic growth.
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Turkish IP System has become more modern by new amendments
The Implementing Regulation on Industrial Property Code (Reg. No. 30825) has been amended for simplifying the procedures …
Novartis loses a Glivec patent case in Turkey
The Turkish Constitutional Court has ruled that there has been no violation of the property rights due to the …
Industrial Property
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The decisions of Intellectual and Industrial Property Courts of Turkey will become electronically accessible
Ministry of Justice of Turkey has gradually started to give online access to the decisions of intellectual property and …
Turkey is expanding the scope of its Patent Support Program to increase the patenting activity in the country
Patent Support Program, which is conducted in cooperation with The Scientific and Technological Research Council of …
Summit on Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0. and Intellectual Property Law to be held on February 12th, 2018
The “Summit on Artificial Intelligence, Industry 4.0 and Intellectual Property Law,” organized by the Research and …
Twitter's long struggle to register Periscope in Turkey
Twitter is not able to register its brand Periscope for live broadcasting and streaming services in Turkey.
A workshop on the Regulation for inventions made by universities and employees was held by Turkish Patent and Trademark Office
A workshop on the Implementing Regulation for “Employee Inventions, Inventions Made in Higher Education …
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